Ch.4 Flashcards
The Initial Isolation Zone should be established using the recommendation of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), taking the following factors into consideration:
Topography • Material released • Wind/weather
The location of the fire line tape designating the isolation area should be placed in an __________location to ensure that initial actions are undertaken from a safe location.
Uphill or upwind location
Emergency Response Guidebook, 2000 edition: “The ‘________’ is a distance within which all persons should be considered for evacuation in all directions from the actual spill/leak source. It is a distance (radius) which defines a circle
Initial isolation distance
Once on scene, place a short length of fire line tape or other suitable material on the ________ and keep a close watch on wind direction.
Apparatus antenna
Prior to initiating decontamination efforts, first responders should triage patients by attempting to separate _______from _________patients.
Symptomatic from asymptomatic
Emergency decontamination (also referred to as _______) is the initial decontamination intended to rapidly remove as much contamination as possible
Gross decon
_______involves moving the victim from the hazardous atmosphere, and may involve oxygen therapy.
Respiratory decon
________is the expansion of the Emergency Decontamination process to accommodate large numbers of contaminated people
Mass decon
The best personal protective equipment for first responders engaged in decontamination is the Level B ensemble provided for every position on each ____
fire suppression company and rescue ambulance.
Showering time will be incident-specific, but should be between ____ and ____minutes per person.
One to three
First-arriving companies can initiate Mass Decontamination by using fog and spray streams with:
X5
- Ladder pipes
- Portable monitors
- Wagon batteries
- Discharge gates
- Hand lines
If engine companies are positioned to form a corridor, they should be facing ____
in opposite directions so that the panels are on the outside
If possible engines should pump in _____ and nozzles adjusted to a _____ fog pattern
Volume; wide
- If still clothed, instruct patient to remove outer clothing and to avoid removing garments over their head. Approximately ____% or more of the contaminants will be removed by removing clothing.
80%
- Provide a Haz Mat Triage Tag to each patient entering _______ Decontamination.
Secondary
Decontamination Equipment inventory & quantity;
X7
- 5 gal plastic bucket
- 10 x Trash bags /40”x48”
- 10x ziplock bags /10’x 12’x 2mil
- 2x foxtail brush
- 10x Disposable post decon coveralls, xlg
- 1 liquid dish soap
- 10x hazmat triage tags
This Tag is constructed of ____and is completely waterproof. It accepts ballpoint pens when wet, and can be used during decon operations.
100% synthetic paper
To d i fferentiate victim rescue from rescue of first responders, the term used to describe actions directed at retrieving civilian exposure victims is ______
Rapid extraction
Types of extrication x 4
Which is performed by USAR or the hazardous materials task force
Self rescue
Bystander rescue
Responder rescue
Technical rescue ***
Rapid Extraction Guidelines
A successful extraction will minimize the exposure for both the victims and the rescuers, by limiting exposure time and providing immediate decontamination. To accomplish this, ________must be available prior to entry,
Decontamination
Rapid Extraction Guidelines
extraction teams shall use no more than one _______ SCBA bottle prior to evaluation for exposure by Haz Mat personnel.
45 min
Upon encountering any of the following exit conditions, first responders must immediately leave the rescue site, make appropriate notifications, and proceed to decontamination:
X 3
- Any signs or symptoms of exposure for any members of an extraction team;
- Encountering an area with ONLY non-viable victims;
- The first SCBA audible alarm (approximately 25% reserve for exiting and decontamination).
The minimum protection for all hazardous material incidents consists of full structural PPE, SCBA, and ____
personal dosimeter2.
Statistically, the most significant route of exposure for hazardous materials continues to be ________
Inhalation
