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21 Cards in this Set
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Cold Zone
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Safe area at a hazardous materials incident for the agencies involved.
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Command
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The Positition that oversees the incident, sets objectives and priorities, developing a plan of action
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ERG
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Emergency response guidebook - Preliminary action guide for first responders for Hazardous materials incident
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Hazardous Material
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Any substance that is toxic, poisonous, radioactive, flammable, or explosive and causes injuries from exposure to them.
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Hot Zone
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The area immediatly surrounding a hazardous material incident that is directly dangerous to life and health.
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Incident Commander
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IC - THe overall leader of the incident command system to whom commanders or leaders of ICS divisions report
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Incident Command System
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A system implemented to manager disasters and mass-casualty incidents in which section chiefs, including finance, logistics, operations, and planning report to the IC.
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Mass-Casualty Incident
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Emergency situation involvoing 3 or more patients, that can place great demands on resources of the EMS system or has the potential to do so.
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Start Triage
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A patient sorting process that stands for Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment using a limitied assesment of the patients ability to walk, respritory status, and hemodynamic status.
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Warm Zone
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Area located between the hot zone and the Cold Zone at a hazardous materials incident. the decontamination corridor.
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Anthrax
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A disease caused by deadly bacteria Bacillus anthracis, that lay dormant in a spore, the germ is released when exposed to specific temperature and moisture content
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Bacteria
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Single celled Microorganisms that reproduce by binary fission.
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Chlorine
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CL - The first chemical agent every used in warfare, now used for treating water. odor of bleach, greenish cloud of vapour. irritates upper airway, and choking sensation.
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Mark 1
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Nerve agent antidote kitt, has two auto injectors. Atropine and pralidoxime chloride.
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Nerve Agent
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A class of chemicals called organophosphates. bodys organs become over stimulated and burn out..
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Primary Blast Injury
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Injuries caused to the hollow organs of the body due to the pressure wave of an explosion.
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Pulmonary Blast Injury
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Pulmonary trauma resulting from short ranger exposure to the detonation of explosives.
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Secondary Blast Injury
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Penetrating or non penetrating injury caused by ordnanace projectiles. (Shrapnel).
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Tertiary Blast Injury
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An injury of whole body displacement and subsequent traumatic impact with objects.
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Weapon of Mass Casualty
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Any agent designed to bring about mass death, casualties or destruction to property.
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Weapon of mass destruction
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Same as WMC.
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