30-04 Operational Stress Management Flashcards
What is the purpose of the information provided in this guideline?
a) To outline procedures for emergency personnel recruitment
b) To limit the effects of exposures to traumatic incidents
c) To establish guidelines for mass casualty incidents
d) To define the scope of emergency services
B
What is Operational Stress Injury (OSI)?
a) A type of injury caused by operational inefficiencies
b) When an incident overwhelms the coping abilities of personnel
c) A physical injury sustained during firefighting operations
d) An injury caused by lack of training
B
What does DSMV stand for?
a) Department of Safety and Mental Wellness
b) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition
c) Department of Stress Management and Victims
d) Direct Support for Mental Wellness
B
When a crew is removed from service to allow for decompression, what is it called?
a) Decompression Break
b) Brown Out
c) Critical Incident Stress
d) Operational Pause
B
What is the role of the Peer Support Team?
a) Providing emergency medical services
b) Managing critical incidents on-site
c) Coordinating communication during traumatic incidents
d) Offering assistance and support to personnel facing critical incidents
D
When is the Peer Support Team accessible?
a) Only during regular business hours
b) On weekdays
c) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
d) During scheduled training sessions
C
What is a Critical Incident according to the provided information?
a) Any incident that attracts media coverage
b) A stressful event that may interfere with a person’s abilities during or after the incident
c) An incident that results in significant property damage
d) Any incident requiring the response of emergency personnel
B
What does the awareness training for all staff include, as mentioned in the document?
a) Recognition of property damage incidents
b) Recognition of critical incidents, OSI, and self-care techniques
c) Physical fitness techniques
d) Recognition of workplace conflicts
B
What is Crew Care, as described in the document?
a) Ensuring the crew’s vehicles are well-maintained
b) Providing medical care to crew members
c) Supporting each other and implementing decompression and self-care techniques
d) Managing crew scheduling
C
What training is mentioned for Management in the document?
a) Technical firefighting skills
b) Recognition of mental health behaviors, return to work, and accommodation requirements
c) First aid and CPR
d) Leadership and communication skills
B
What is the minimum brown out duration recommended in the document to decompress the crew after a critical incident?
a) 15 minutes
b) 30 minutes
c) 45 minutes
d) 1 hour
B
When can the Peer Support Team be called upon, according to the guidelines?
a) Only during regular business hours
b) Whenever requested by the crew, Captain, or as a resource to specific chiefs
c) Only during training sessions
d) Only after a certain number of critical incidents
B
What areas are covered in the training for the Peer Support Team, as mentioned in the document?
a) Firefighting techniques
b) Peer to Peer de-escalation, Crew de-escalation, System and benefit access, and OSI awareness
c) Administrative tasks
d) Vehicle maintenance
B
Whose responsibility is it to monitor themselves and their peers for signs of OSI’s, according to the document?
a) Only the Fire Management team
b) Only the District Chiefs
c) All members of Brampton Fire and Emergency Services
d) Only the Captains
C
