5 how to not become part of the problem Flashcards

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First responders who fail to realize the potential of catastrophic failure of non-pressure containers that become pressurized are at risk of?

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serious injury or death

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The dispatcher should clarify what two things?

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  • the nature of the incident

- the spelling of any known chemicals that are involved

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One of the best recommendations for solving dispatch problems is to ensure that?

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The individuals responsible for receiving request for emergency assistance know to ask appropriate questions.

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A first responder’s response begins with?

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Dispatch

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Providing the wrong patient care is often worse than?

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A delay in patient care

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Bromoacetic acid is on guide number?

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156

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Fluoracetic Acid is on guide number?

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154

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First responders can become part of any problem by making?

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Uninformed Decisions

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Containers that have not yet released their contents should be evaluated by first responders to determine?

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If there’s any stress on the container that could result in a release after their arrival

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First responders can quickly become part of any problem involving hazardous materials by attempting to stop?

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An ongoing release

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What three things must be considered by first responders attempting to decide how to best manage any incident.

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  • The material
  • The container
  • The environment
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Why should first responders always use caution when assessing the potential harm of a material based upon information provided by the party responsible for the release

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Some may have the tendency to downplay the severity of the incident

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Defense of actions:

A first responder should also remember that traditional remedies such flushing a spill with large amounts of water or covering the spill with sand may

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Worsen the problem

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Defense of actions:

Personal relationships with the victim can magnify pressure for?

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A quick fix

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Defense of actions: regardless, certain situations may appear to demand solutions, which can present?,?, Or? Pressures

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Moral financial or political

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First responders who encounter a container that has not yet released its contents must?

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Continually evaluate the situation

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When it comes to contacting a hazardous material, first responder should never forget the limits of?

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Their structural protective clothing related to chemical exposure

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The rate in which a gas is released will depend on

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It’s internal pressure

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What determines the volume of gas inside a container

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The size of the container and the pressure at which the material is stored

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First responders need to estimate the total amount of material that could ultimately be released when planning for

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containment strategies

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The first responder shall never risk health and safety just because of?

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Aggressive action on the part of the first responder for a leak that is being forced by gravity is necessary only when

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The material is moving to an area where it may cause additional harm

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What’s the best means to alleviate a situation where there is a liquid leak on a flat earth and area and not moving

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Prompt cleanup and removal by cleanup contractor

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What are the stages of a hazmat incident

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: Containers that have released their contents:
containers that I have an ongoing release:
containers that have not released their contents but have the potential to do so

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Hazardous materials that become airborne whether as a gas or dust vapor or mist may require first responders to control the vapor with
Fog streams
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Another aspect of assessing any hazardous material is its physical state. This can determine how it product will?
Move once released from its container and what's means first responders can use to control the spread
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An assessment of the hazardous material involved takes into consideration it's health effects and?
The potential for fire or explosion
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If a first responder is not the first you don't see, you should never assume that just because others have rolled in for a closer look that?
It is safe for him to do so also
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A first responder should never forget that whatever he is doing well park on top of an incident can I was certainly be done?
Several hundred feet back
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First responders must make every effort to stay?
Upwind, Uphill, and a safe distance away from a release or hazardous materials
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To avoid becoming part of the problem during any incident, the first responder must remember?
There could always be a hazardous material involved
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The importance of assessing the hazards of a container is based in large part on whether or not the container is?
Pressurized
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As a general rule pressurize containers will present first responders with greater hazards than will
Non-pressurized containers
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Knowing that hazardous materials are usually safe and less released from the containers, first responders can avoid becoming part of the problem but also assessing what? upon their arrival
The stage of the incident
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To avoid becoming part of any problem, a first responders decisions on what actions to take regarding the stage of an incident should be always based upon?
Whether those actions will really make a difference
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Any incident involving containers that have released their contents means?
The leak is not on going
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Defense of actions for first responders include?
Protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of a hazardous material
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Defense of actions: | when reading about these guidelines, particular attention should be paid to those recommendations aimed at?
Preventing first responders from becoming part of the problem
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Regardless of what first responders do or do not do, their decisions must be defensible and based upon?
Reliable information
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Assessing the? Determines what may be exposed to released hazardous materials and the means by which first responders can protect these exposures
Environment
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When relaying a chemical name verbally, first responders should spell the name of the material using?
a phonetic alphabet
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Aggressive action on the part of the first responder is necessary only if the material is moving to an area where it may cause?
additional harm
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On a body of water, first responders may be able to deploy _____ to contain a hazardous material, or he may place ______ in a stream to absorb release of products such as latex paint.
floating booms bales of straw