Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue Chpt. 37

Question 1

Gaining entry to an enclosed area and reaching a patient

Answer 1

Access

Question 2

The location of the incident commander at the scene of an emergency and where command, coordination, control and communication are centralized.

Answer 2

Command post

Question 3

Complicated entry that requires special tools and training and includes breaking windows or using other force

Answer 3

Complex access

Question 4

An area where individuals can be exposed to electrical hazards such as sharp metal edges, broken glass, toxic substances, lethal rays, or ignition or explosion of hazardous materials

Answer 4

Danger Zones (Hot zone)

Question 5

To be caught (trapped) within a vehicle, room or container with no way out or to have a limb or other body part trapped

Answer 5

Entrapment

Question 6

Removal of a patient from entrapment or a dangerous situation or position, such as removal from a wrecked vehicle, industrial accident or building collapse

Answer 6

Extrication

Question 7

Any substance that are toxic, poisonous, radioactive, flammable or explosive and cause injury or death with exposure

Answer 7

Hazardous materials

Question 8

The individual who has overall command of the incident in the field

Answer 8

Incident commander

Question 9

An area of protection providing safety from the danger zone (hot zone)

Answer 9

Safe zone

Question 10

Respirator with independent air supply used by firefighters to enter toxic and otherwise dangerous atmospheres

Answer 10

Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus

Question 11

Access that is easily achieved without the use of tools or force

Answer 11

Simple access

Question 12

The ongoing process of information gathering and scene evaluation to determine appropriate strategies and tactics to manage an emergency

Answer 12

Size-up

Question 13

A specialized law enforcement tactical unit

Answer 13

Special Weapons and Tactics Team

Question 14

A fire in a house, apartment building, office, school, plan, warehouse or other building

Answer 14

Structure Fire

Question 15

A hostage, robbery or other situation in which armed conflicts is threatened or shots have been fired and the threat of violence remains

Answer 15

Tactical situation

Question 16

A team of individuals from one or more departments in a region who are trained and on call for certain types of technical rescue

Answer 16

Technical rescue group

Question 17

A rescue that requires special technical skills and equipment in one of many specialized rescue areas, such as technical rope rescue, cave rescue and dive rescue

Answer 17

Technical rescue situation