WMD emergencies and Clandestine incidents Flashcards
Bottle Bomb
Mix of chemical confined in a bottle causing exothrmic reaction
Chemical suicide
Suicide or attempted suicide using a single chemical or mixed chemicals in a confined space
Clandestine lab
A place where controlled substances use for illegal/illicit purposes secretly manufactured
Contamination
transference of hazardous material to people
Etiological
Living microorganism or its toxins which causes disease
Exclusion Zone
AKA the hot Zone
Exposure
contact/encounter with a hazardous chemical biological or explosive agent
Pathogen
Any organism capable of producing serious disease or death
Public Health Emergency
Incident which may or has the potential of spreading some fashion of sickness or illness to the public
Single pot method
use of one sealed container which is generally flipped upside down to cause the reaction needed to turn several toxic ingredients into methamphetamine
SLUDGEM
Salivation Lacrimation Urination Defication Gastro upset Emesis Miosis
Chempacks
Antidote used to counteract certain chemical warfare agents
Basic responsibilities in a WMD event
Safety of personnel
Continuous size-up
Continuous intelligence collection
Establish incident objectives for incident
Decontamination
2 types Emergency Gross decon (handline) Mass decon (towers and engines)
Special ops hazmat personnel
Select proper PPE Report number of victims coordinate control zones determine plume direction hazmat branch will coordinate to other incoming specialized teams
CBRNE
Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Etiological
Obscure stuff
Do not use 2-Way radios, radar or T.V. transmitting devices within 300 ft of potentially explosive devices
Staging distance
Stage a minimum of 500ft from initial damage/debris site
Obscure stuff
If multiple threats recieved for same location, avoid using preplanned staging area or predictable staging location
High-order Explosives (HE)
Deafening, supersonic, over-pressurization shockwave
Low-order Explosive (LE)
Supersonic explosion no shockwave
Blast injuries
Primary-Resulting from pressure wave
Secondary-Results from flying debris and bomb fragments
Tertiary-Results from flying debris and bomb fragmentation
Quarternary-Illness not due to primary 2ndary or tertiary
Biological Agents
Anthrax, Ricin, Smallpox, Plague, Botulism
2 types of toxic chemical agents
T.I.C. Toxic Industrial Chemicals
C.W.A. Chemical Warfare Agents
staging distance on a chemical agent event
on a chemical agent event stage at least 300ft
Nerve agents
Tabun Sarin Soman VX
Blister agents
Mustard gases, LEwisite
Choking agent
Chlorine, Phosgene
blood agent
Cyanogen chloride, hydrogen cyanide
Irritant agents
Pepper spray (OC), tear gas (CS), CN
Radiation Basics
Alpha particles- Superficial absorption, will not go past clothes or 1MM skin
Beta particles- Superficial thermal burn.
Gamma/X ray- Will penetrate through skin flesh and clothing
Dose LImits
5R All Activities
10R Protecting Major property
25R Lifesaving or protection of large populations
>25R Lifesaving or protection of large pop. understand risks
Most deadly type of RAD exposure
Inhalation of radiological materials is the most dangerous type of exposure to the body and the most difficult to treat
RAD safe zones
cold zone-2mR/Hr
Warm zone-2mR-10R/Hr
Hot zone- Over 10R/Hr
Turn back- 200R/Hr
Dosimeters
record total exposure to external gamma radiation
Aluminum Phosphide
WHen in contact with water or moisture, produces phosphine gas which has and IDLH of 50PPM
