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15 Cards in this Set
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Advisory system colors
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Low - Green
Guarded - Blue Elevated-Yellow High-Orange Severe-Red |
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Category A weapon definition
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most deadly
highest mortality rate ex's: anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox |
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Category B weapon definition
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2nd highest mortality
ex's: salmonella, shigella, e. coli, ricin, typhus, encephalitis |
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Category C weapon definition
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emerging agents - future threats
nipah fever, hantevirus |
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smallpox transmission
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droplets/clothing/bedding
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smallpox symptoms
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high fever
headache backache fatigue, malaise small papules |
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smallpox exposure vaccination
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up to 4 days post-exposure
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smallpox HCW precautions
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gown, gloves, mask
standard precautions |
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cutaneous anthrax
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resemble brown recluse bite
decontaminate w/ soap & water |
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inhaled anthrax symptoms
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nonproductive cough
chest pain sore throat low grade fever widened mediastinum x-ray |
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tx for inhaled anthrax
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universal precautions
cipro doxycycline |
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symptoms of botulism
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progressive symmetric descending paralysis
N/V/D universal precautions |
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tx of chemical agents
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wash w/ soap & water
cut off clothes, put in bag, send to lab wash eyes 15 min |
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symptoms of chemical agents
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salivation
urination sweating bradycardia hypotension collapse/convulsion respiratory distress death |
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tx for sarin gas
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atropine
oximes (2-Pam) |
