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What is type A packaging? |
Designed to protect the internal radiological contents during normal transport, and in the event of a minor incident |
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What is type B packaging? |
More durable than type A Typically holding more dangerous materials Extreme accidents |
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What is type C packaging? |
Use for transporting high activity radioactive substance is by air, not certified for use in the United States |
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What is the plague, where is it from, and how does it spread? |
Caused by yersinia pestis, a bacterium commonly found in rodents (fleas transmit them to humans) |
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What evaporates the same as water? |
Sarin |
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What has a low vapor pressure and will not evaporate quickly? |
VX (V- Agent) |
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What is a nerve agent and what is its most effective form? |
Liquids that must be disbursed in aerosol form or be broken down into fine droplets to be effective Inhaled or absorbed through the skin |
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How do you treat a nerve agent? |
Field treatment is Duodote which contains atropine and 600 mg of 2 PAM |
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What are the three categories of targets? |
Infrastructure, symbolic, and civilian |
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How should you approach all terrorist incidents? |
Like it’s a hazmat |
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What percentage of people are killed by smallpox and what is the incubation period? |
30% 4-17 |
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What is the number of spores needed for anthrax? |
8000 to 10,000 spores |
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What are the side effects of nerve agents? |
Nerve agents attack the central nervous system Symptoms evident within minutes Signs and symptoms include: pinpoint pupils, runny nose, drooling, difficulty breathing, tearing, twitching, diarrhea, convulsions or seizures, and loss of consciousness |
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How far away should incident command be established away from a terrorist incident? |
3000 feet |
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What should we be conscious of when entering a drug lab? |
Possibility of spontaneous combustion, hazardous materials/atmosphere Equipment such as surveillance materials, blueprints, uniforms fuses, wires, projectiles, guns, booby trap systems |
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Whenever there is an odor or chemical agent, what should you not do? |
Smell or feel it or disturb it |
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What is the acronym EVADE? |
Evaluate the scene Visually scan areas Avoid touching Designate and enforce scene control zones Evaluate victims |
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What are the different types of agents that were used in the world wars? |
Nerve agents Developed in Germany before World War II Like pesticides but 100 to 1000 times more toxic than similar pesticides Result in injury or death within minutes |
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What is Ricin and what type of agent is it? |
Biological agent that causes disease and attack on the body Bacteria and viruses Aflatoxin is also a biological toxin |
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How do you identify anthrax? |
You have to get your blood drawn and analyzed in a lab |
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What PPE should be worn in the event of an explosion or release of anything toxic? |
SCBA’s |
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What is a visible vapor cloud a strong indicator of? |
Chemical release |
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What is a visible vapor cloud a strong indicator of? |
Chemical release |
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When can emergency responders that become contaminated leave the scene? |
After being decontaminated |
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What does EOC stand for? |
Emergency Operations Center |
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What acronym helps you remember nerve agent symptoms? |
SLUDGEM Salivation Lacrimation Urination Defecation Gastric upset Emesis (vomiting) Miosis (pinpoint) |
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What does Atropine do for SLUDGEM? |
Reverses all the effects |
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What does BNICE stand for? |
Biological Nuclear Incendiary Chemical Explosive |
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What is the aging time of Soman nerve agent? |
Approximately 2 minutes |
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What is Sarins aging time? |
3 to 4 hours |
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What’s the biggest difference between chemical incident and a biological incident? |
Speed of onset of the health effects |
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What are some diseases caused by biological agents that can be passed from person to person and of which doctors are concerned about? |
Smallpox and pneumonic plague |
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How is smallpox spread? |
Spread by direct contact, droplet, and airborne transmission |
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Where is anthrax normally found? |
Around farm animals such as cows and sheep For use as a weapon, the bacteria must be cultured to develop anthrax spores |
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What is the incubation period for anthrax? |
2 to 6 days |
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Where is the plague found and how is it most often transmitted to humans? |
Commonly found on rodents Transmitted to humans by fleas that feed on infected animals and then bite humans |
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What are the two main forms of plague? |
Bubonic (flea bites) Pneumonic (inhalation) |
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What is the incubation period for the plague? |
2 to 6 days |
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What is smallpox caused by? |
Variola |
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What device is used by responders allowing the detection of radiation? |
Geiger counter‘s |
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What are the three varieties of labels found on radioactive packages? |
White I Yellow II Yellow III |
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What is transport index? |
Highest amount of radiation that can be measured 1 meter away |
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What is excepted packaging? |
Used to transport materials that meet only general design requirements for any hazardous material package Low-level radioactive substances or commonly shipped in excepted packages |
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What is industrial packaging? |
Used in certain shipments of low activity material and contaminated objects |
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What is an RDD and what is another name for it? |
Radiation dispersal device “Dirty Bomb” |
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What are some indicators of potential secondary devices? |
Timers, wires, or switches “Trip devices” |
