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17 Cards in this Set
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Gaining entry to an enclosed area and reaching a patient.
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access
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The location of the incident commander at the scene of an emergency and where command, coordination, control, and communication are centralized.
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command post
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Complicated entry that requires special tools and training and includes breaking windows or using other force.
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complex access
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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.
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danger zone (hot zone)
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To be caught (trapped) within a vehicle, room, or container with no way out or to have a limb or other body part trapped.
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entrapment
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Removal of a patient from entrapment or a dangerous situation or position, such as removal from a wrecked vehicle, industrial accident, or building collapse.
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extrication
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Any substance that is toxic, poisonous, radioactive, flammable, or explosive and causes injury or death with exposure.
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hazardous material
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The overall leader of the incident command system to whom commanders or leaders of incident command system divisions report.
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incident commander (IC)
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An area of protection providing safety from the danger zone (hot zone).
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safe zone
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Respirator with independent air supply used by fire fighters to enter toxic and otherwise dangerous atmospheres.
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self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
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Access that is easily achieved without the use of tools or force
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simple access
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The ongoing process of information gathering and scene evaluation to determine appropriate strategies and tactics to manage an emergency.
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size-up
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A specialized law enforcement tactical unit.
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special weapons and tactics team (SWAT)
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A fire in a house, apartment building, office, school, plant, warehouse, or other building.
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structure fire
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A hostage, robbery, or other situation in which armed conflict is threatened or shots have been fired and the threat of violence remains.
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tactical situation
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A team of individuals from one or more departments in a region who are trained and on call for certain types of technical rescue.
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technical rescue group
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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.
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technical rescue situation
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