Hazmat 6Th Ed Chapter 14

Front 1

First responders should conduct a hazard and risk assessment to determine if your situation requires victim, rescue or body _____.

Back 1

Recovery

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Front 2

______ is the removal of ambulatory and non-ambulatory victims who are still living and who should survive injuries or exposures.

Back 2

Rescues

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Front 3

_____ is removal of the deceased.

Back 3

Recovery

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Front 4

Victims unable to extricate themselves (self rescue) from the hot zone requires ____.

Back 4

Rescue

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Front 5

_____ operations are generally nonemergency activities directed at locating, and retrieving remains of a deceased victim. There is no reason to risk the safety of responders for ____.

Back 5

Recovery

Recovery

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Front 6

_____ operations are a high priority, and may be conducted without complete mitigation of risk.

Back 6

Rescue

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Front 7

Personnel should conduct ___ operations, only after the risk to responders has been minimized, or eliminated.

Back 7

Recovery

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Front 8

Conducting a search for potential victims not inside, may increase the ___ to responders.

Back 8

Risk

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Front 9

The __, with support, formulates the incident action plan (IAP) at all hazmat incidents, which may include a rescue/recovery plan.

Back 9

IC

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Front 10

____ resistance, and the same strength effect, responders mobility and dexterity.

Back 10

Tear resistance

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Front 11

___-up directly influences initial response operations.

Back 11

Size up

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Front 12

The ____ ____ ____ (_), what was the framework for implementing emergency response plan and procedures when conducting rescues.

Back 12

Incident command system

(ICS)

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Front 13

In addition to filling the IC, and hazmat safety officer positions, decontamination must be establish and the back up team ready before entry team enters the __ zone.

Back 13

Hot zone

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Front 14

The ___ supervisor is responsible for providing proper supervision and overseeing the safety of all entry teams.

Back 14

The rescue supervisor

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Front 15

_____ team members work in teams of two (buddy system) and wear appropriate PPE.

Back 15

Entry team

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Front 16

____ up team members, working in the buddy system, and wearing the same level of PPE at the entry team members, have the sole responsibility of rescuing entry team members in case of emergency.

Back 16

Back up team

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Front 17

Undergo _____ immediately upon exiting the hazardous area.

Back 17

Decontamination

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Front 18

At hazmat incident, rescuers (with appropriate training, and PPE, for the hazards present) typically start at the incidence outer edges and work their way in following these priorities

1) assist ___ casualties to save themselves (area of safe refuge decontamination)

2) evacuate non-ambulatory casualties showing signs of life from the ____ zone.

3-evacuate non-ambulatory casualties showing signs of life from the ___ zone

4) recover the deceased

Back 18

Ambulatory

Warm zone

Hot zone

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Front 19

Rescue priorities start at the incidents ____ and work inward through the hot zone.

Back 19

Edge

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Front 20

Rescuers address ambulatory victims within the ___ of sight.

Back 20

Line

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Front 21

Ambulatory victims should be directed to an area of ____ refuge, or decontamination line.

Back 21

Safe refuge

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Front 22

After entry teams have removed the ambulatory victims within the line of sight, they can focus on the non-_____ victims within the line of sight.

Back 22

Nonambulatory

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Front 23

Ambulatory victims, not in the line of sight may be addressed or directed to self rescue via speakers, ____ _____ systems, intercoms, or other means.

Back 23

Public address systemS

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Front 24

Non-ambulatory victims outside line of sight are the ___ to be rescued from the hot zone. These victims generally appear closest to the hazardous materials/WMD event, and may have experience the greatest exposure and related dose.

Back 24

Last

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Front 25

____ safety takes first priority, and every effort is made it to save live victims within safety limits of responders.

Back 25

Life safety

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Front 26

____ safety takes first priority, and every effort is made it to save live victims within safety limits of responders.

Back 26

Life safety

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Front 27

Responders perform ___ operations after rescue completion.

Back 27

Recovery

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Front 28

____ happens when no Chance remains of rescuing victims alive.

Back 28

Recovery

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Front 29

____ happens when no Chance remains of rescuing victims alive.

Back 29

Recovery

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Front 30

Responders implement victim, prioritization in the ___ zone and medical triage in the ___ zone.

Back 30

Hot zone

Cold zone

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Front 31

Victim prioritization is based upon the potential of _____. Survivability considers, exposure, contamination, and signs and symptoms necessitating immediate medical intervention.

Back 31

Survival

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Front 32

Victim ____ becomes necessary, wind conditions, prevent self evacuation and sheltering in place or when victims are directly threatened.

Back 32

Removal

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Front 33

Victim assist methods include:

____ assist-victims assist one another under the direction of responders.

_____ assist-responders assist the victim with movement to the safe area.

Back 33

Buddy assist

Walking assist

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Front 34

Rescuers should never drag or carry a victim through the hazard zone, unless there is no other ____.

Back 34

Choice

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Front 35

___ drag-enables a rescuer to move the victim up or down a stairway or incline.

Back 35

Incline drag

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Front 36

Extremities ___/carry-enable to rescuers to move any victim.

Back 36

Extremities lift/Carry

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Front 37

____ drag-a rescuer Pulls on a section of webbing wrapped around the victims body.

Back 37

Webbing drag

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Front 38

____ drag-a rescuer Pools on a section of webbing wrapped around the victims body.

Back 38

Webbing drag

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Front 39

Cradle in arms ____/carry-this technique is used to carry children or small, conscious adults. It is impractical for unconscious adults because of the victims wait and relaxed body and the difficulty in supporting the head and neck.

Back 39

Cradle in arms lift/Carry

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Front 40

____ lift/carry-enables two rescuers to carry a conscious or unconscious victim.

Back 40

Seat lift/Carry

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Front 41

____ lift/carry-enables to rescuers to carry a conscious or unconscious victim.

Back 41

Seat lift/Carry

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Front 42

___ carry-occasionally, rescuers may use a litter to remove a victim. The long backboard litter is common, but other types include the standard ambulance cot, army, later, basket litter, SKED, and scoop stretcher.

Back 42

Litter carry

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Front 43

In an IDLH atmosphere, or with a threat of explosion, the possible spinal injury becomes secondary to the goal of preserving life. In these cases, rescuers should pull the victim in the direction of the ____ axis of the body.

Back 43

Long axis

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Front 44

It is always better to have two or more rescuers acting when attempting to move an adult. One rescuer can safely carry a small child, but it may require up to ____ rescuers to move a large adult.

Back 44

Four

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Front 45

It is always better to have two or more rescuers acting when attempting to move an adult. One rescuer can safely carry a small child, but it may require up to ____ rescuers to move a large adult.

Back 45

Four

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Front 46

Following safe, lifting, and carrying practices, it may require up to ___ rescuers to move an adult.

Back 46

Four

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Front 47

Life saving operations should precede _____ operations, and the incident commander should coordinate with law-enforcement or coroner personnel for ____ operations.

Back 47

Recovery

Recovery

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Front 48

Reducing the hazards to create a safer environment to operate, becomes essential when performing victim _____.

The remains of _____ victims are recovered for body identification.

Back 48

Recovery

Deceased

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