ODORS

Question 0

Hydrogen Fluoride

Answer 0

Rotten eggs

AUC 338-Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) – This gas has a strong irritating odor similar to rotten eggs. Prolonged exposure to HF gas will desensitize your sense of smell making it undetectable. Inhaling HF gas can result in immediate or delayed onset pulmonary edema.

Question 1

Hydrogen Cyanide

Answer 1

Burnt almonds

Question 2

Tabun

Answer 2

Fruit

Question 3

Chlorine

Answer 3

Bleach

Question 4

Acetaldehyde

Answer 4

Fruit

Question 5

Hydrogen Chloride

Answer 5

Pungent odor

Question 6

Phosphine Gas

Answer 6

Fish or garlic

Question 7

Mustard

Answer 7

Garlic

Question 8

Lewisite

Answer 8

Geraniums

Question 9

Cyanogen Chloride

Answer 9

Burnt almonds

Question 10

Phosgene

Answer 10

Musty hay

Question 11

Hydrogen sulfide

Answer 11

Rotten eggs

Question 12

Soman

Answer 12

Camphor or fruit odor

Question 13

TABUN (GA) A NERVE AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE?

Answer 13

TABUN (NERVE AGENT) SMELLS LIKE FRUIT

VISIBLE SIGNS:SLUDGEMS

TREATMENT: ATROPINE/2 PAM

Question 14

SARIN (GB) A NERVE AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE?

Answer 14

SARIN (GB) HAS NO ODOR

VISIBLE SIGNS:SLUDGEMS

TREATMENT: ATROPINE/2 PAM

Question 15

SOMAN (GD) A NERVE AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE?

Answer 15

SOMAN (GD) A NERVE AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE CAMPHOR OR FRUIT ODOR

VISIBLE SIGNS:SLUDGEMS

TREATMENT: ATROPINE/2 PAM

Question 16

VX A NERVE AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE?

Answer 16

VX A NERVE AGENT WILL HAVE NO ODOR

VISIBLE SIGNS:SLUDGEMS

TREATMENT: ATROPINE/2 PAM

Question 17

MUSTARD, A BLISTER AGENT CAN BE DIVIDED INTO 2 SEPARATE CATEGORIES, NITROGEN MUSTARD - WHICH WILL SMELL LIKE __________ & SULFUR MUSTARD WHICH WILL SMELL LIKE __________?

Answer 17

NITROGEN MUSTARD (NERVE AGENT) - FISHY OR MSTY ODOR

SULFUR MUSTARD (NERVE AGENT) - GARLIC OR MUSTARD ODOR

Question 18

LEWISITE, A NERVE AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE?

Answer 18

LEWISITE SMELLS LIKE GERANIUMS

Question 19

HYDROGEN CYANIDE, A BLOOD AGENT WILL HAVE THIS TYPE OF ODOR?

Answer 19

HYDROGEN CYANIDE A BLOOD AGENT SMELLS LIKE BURNT ALMONDS

Question 20

CYANOGEN CHLORIDE, A BLOOD AGENT SMELLS LIKE?

Answer 20

CYANOGEN CHLORIDE, A BLOOD AGENT SMELLS LIKE BURNT ALMONDS

Question 21

PHOSGENE A CHOCKING AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE?

Answer 21

PHOSGENE A CHOCKING AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE MUSKY HAY

Question 22

CHLORINE, A CHOKING AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE?

Answer 22

CHLORINE, A CHOKING AGENT WILL SMELL LIKE ODOR OF BLEACH

Question 23

ACRONYM FOR CHEMICAL ODORS

‘Frank Never Gets Blisters Although Bob Can Choke”

Answer 23

ACRONYM FOR CHEMICAL ODORS

‘Frank Never Gets Blisters Although Bob Can Choke”

F-FRUIT
N-NERVE AGENT
G-GARLIC
B-BLISTER AGENT
ALMONDS
B-BLOOD AGENT
C-CHLORINE
C-CHOKING AGENT

Question 24

Wood and paint odor, where may this odor indicate location of fire?.

Answer 24

•APT Wood and paint odor - apartment.

Question 25

Food on the stove might indicate the location of the fire as?

Answer 25

•APT Food on the stove - apartment.

Question 26

Fuel oil odor may indicate the location of the fire?

Answer 26

* BASEMENT * BOILER ROOM Fuel oil odor - boiler room or basement.

Question 27

Rubbish odor may indicate that the fire is where?

Answer 27

* PUBLIC HALL/STAIRWAY * COMPACTOR ROOM * SHAFT Rubbish odor - public hallway/stairway, compactor room, shafts.

Question 28

Electrical odor may indicate the fire location to?

Answer 28

•OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN HALLWAY Electrical odor - overhead lights in hallways.

Question 29

THERE ARE 4 TYPES OF NERVE AGENTS (ORGANOPHOSPHATES), WHAT ARE THERE ASSOCIATED ODORS? TABUN (GA) - SARIN (GB) - SOMAN (GD) - VX -

Answer 29

TABUN (GA) - FRUITY ODOR SARIN (GB) - NO ODOR SOMAN (GD) - CAMPHOR, FRUIT ODOR VX - NO ODOR ++NERVE AGENTS ARE ORGANOPHOSPHATES++

Question 30

THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF BLISTER AGENTS (VESICANT), MUSTARD & LEWISITE-MUSTARD IS FURTHER BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO TYPES. WHAT ARE THEIR ASSOCIATED ODORS? MUSTARD •NITROGEN MUSTARD •SULFUR MUSTARD LEWISITE

Answer 30

MUSTARD •NITROGEN MUSTARD - FISH OR MUSTY ODOR •SULFUR MUSTARD - GARLIC, MUSTARD ODOR LEWISITE - ODOR OF GERANIUMS

Question 31

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF BLOOD AGENTS (PULMONARY) HYDROGEN CYANIDE & CYANOGEN CHLORIDE. BOTH AGENTS WILL HAVE THIS TYPE OF SMELL?

Answer 31

•BURNT ALMONDS HYDROGEN CYANIDE - BURNT ALMONDS (LIGHTER THAN AIR) CYANOGEN CHLORIDE - BURNT ALMONDS

Question 32

THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF CHOKING AGENTS, WHAT ARE RHEIR ASSOCIATED ODORS? PHOSGENE CHLORINE AMMONIA

Answer 32

PHOSGENE-ODOR OF MUSKY HAY (CLEAR TO PALE YELLOW COLOR) CHLORINE-ODOR OF BLEACH (YELLOW-GREEN COLOR) AMMONIA-DOES NOT SAY BUT GO W/CHLORINE

Question 33

UNITS ARRIVE ON SCENE TO A CHEMICAL SUICIDE AND OVERHEAR THE CHIEF SAY THE VICTIM USED POLY SULFIDES WHICH PRODUCED HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS. BEING A GOOD STUDENT YOU SHOULD EXPECT THIS ODOR?

Answer 33

HYDROGEN SULFIDE - ROTTEN EGGS

Question 34

UNITS ARRIVE ON SCENE TO A CHEMICAL SUICIDE AND OVERHEAR THE CHIEF SAY THE VICTIM USED FORMIC ACID WHICH PRODUCED CARBON MONOXIDE GAS. BEING A GOOD STUDENT YOU SHOULD EXPECT THIS ODOR?

Answer 34

CARBON MONOXIDE - ODORLESS

Question 35

UNITS ARRIVE ON SCENE TO A CHEMICAL SUICIDE AND OVERHEAR THE CHIEF SAY THE VICTIM USED CYANIDE SALTS WHICH PRODUCE HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS. BEING A GOOD STUDENT YOU SHOULD EXPECT THIS ODOR?

Answer 35

HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS - BITTER ALMOND LIKE

Question 36

UNITS ARRIVE ON SCENE TO A CHEMICAL SUICIDE AND OVERHEAR THE CHIEF SAY THE VICTIM USED ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE WHICH PRODUCED PHOSPHINE GAS. BEING A GOOD STUDENT YOU SHOULD EXPECT THIS ODOR?

Answer 36

PHOSPHINE GAS - FISH OR GARLIC LIKE ODOR

Question 37

UNITS ARRIVE ON SCENE TO A CHEMICAL SUICIDE AND OVERHEAR THE CHIEF SAY THE VICTIM USED A CYLINDER OF INERT GAS WHICH CAUSED OXYGEN DISPLACEMENT. BEING A GOOD STUDENT YOU SHOULD EXPECT THIS ODOR?

Answer 37

ODORLESS

Question 38

ACCORDING TO THE SCBA TRAINING BULLETIN, Phosgene COC12 is tasteless, and is odorless at first, but at 6 ppm it has a _________smell. If the concentration reaches _____ ppm, phosgene is deadly.

Answer 38

* MUSTY HAY * 25 PPM ACCORDING TO THE SCBA TRAINING BULLETIN, Phosgene COC12 is tasteless, and is odorless at first, but at 6 ppm it has a musty-hay smell. If the concentration reaches 25 ppm, phosgene is deadly.

Question 39

ACCORDING THE THE SCBA BULLETIN, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE HCL is colorless, but has a _______ odor and is intensely irritating not only to your eyes but also to your respiratory tract which may swell enough to suffocate you.

Answer 39

•PUNGENT ACCORDING THE THE SCBA BULLETIN, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE HCL is colorless, but has a pungent odor and is intensely irritating not only to your eyes but also to your respiratory tract which may swell enough to suffocate you.