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Ch. 38 EMT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Emergency Response Guidebook | A preliminary action guide for first responders operating at a hazardous materials incident in coordination with the US Department of Transportation's labels and placards marking system. The ERG was jointly developed by the DOT, the Secretariat of Commu |
| bills of lading | The shipping papers used for transport of chemicals over roads and highways. Also referred to as freight bills. |
| carboys | Glass, plastic, or steel containers, ranging in volume from 5 to 15 gallons. |
| casualty collection area | An area set up by physicians, nurses, and other hospital staff near a major disaster scene where patients can receive further triage and medical care. |
| Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (CHEMTREC) | An agency that assists emergency personnel in identifying and handling hazardous materials transport incidents. |
| cold zone | A safe area at a hazardous materials incident for the agencies involved in the operations. The incident commander, the command post, EMS providers, and other support functions necessary to control the incident should be located in the cold zone |
| command | In incident command, the position that oversees the incident, establishes the objectives and priorities, and from there develops a response plan. |
| command post | The location of the incident commander at the scene of an emergency and where command, coordination, control, and communication are centralized. |
| container | Any vessel or receptacle that holds material, including storage vessels, pipelines, and packaging. |
| control zones | Areas at a hazardous materials incident that are designated as hot, warm, or cold, based on safety issues and the degree of hazard found there. |
| cylinders | Portable, compressed gas containers used to hold liquids and gases. Uninsulated compressed gas cylinders are used to store substances such as nitrogen, argon, helium, and oxygen. They have a range of sizes and internal pressures. |
| danger zone (hot zone) | 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. |
| decontamination | The process of removing or neutralizing and properly disposing of hazardous materials from equipment, patients, and rescue personnel. |
| decontamination area | The designated area in a hazardous materials incident where all patients and rescuers must be decontaminated before going to another area. |
| demobilization | The process of directing responders to return to their facilities when work at a disaster or mass-casualty incident has finished, at least for those particular responders. |
| disaster | A widespread event that disrupts community resources and functions, in turn threatening public safety, citizens' lives, and property. |
| drums | Barrel-like containers used to store a wide variety of substances, including food-grade materials, corrosives, flammable liquids, and grease. Drums may be constructed of low-carbon steel, polyethylene, cardboard, stainless steel, nickel, or othe |
| extrication supervisor | In incident command, the person appointed to determine the type of equipment and resources needed for a situation involving extrication or special rescue; also called the rescue officer. |
| finance | In incident command, the position in an incident responsible for accounting of all expenditures. |
| freelancing | When individual units or different organizations make independent and often inefficient decisions about the next appropriate action. |
| freight bills | The shipping papers used for transport of chemicals along roads and highways. Also referred to as bills of lading. |
| hazardous material | Any substance that is toxic, poisonous, radioactive, flammable, or explosive and causes injury or death with exposure. |
| hazardous materials (HazMat) incident | An incident in which a hazardous material is no longer properly contained and isolated. |
| hot zone | The area immediately surrounding a hazardous materials spill/incident site that is directly dangerous to life and health. All personnel working in the hot zone must wear complete, appropriate protective clothing and equipment. Entry requires approval by |
| incident action plan | An oral or written plan stating general objectives reflecting the overall strategy for managing an incident. |
| incident command system (ICS) | A system implemented to manage disasters and mass-casualty incidents in which section chiefs, including finance, logistics, operations, and planning, report to the incident commander. |
| incident commander (IC) | The overall leader of the incident command system to whom commanders or leaders of incident command system divisions report. |
| intermodal tanks | Shipping and storage vessels that can be either pressurized or nonpressurized. |
| joint information center | An area designated by the incident commander, or a designee, in which public information officers from multiple agencies disseminate information about the incident. |
| JumpSTART triage | A sorting system for pediatric patients younger than 8 years or weighing less than 100 lb. There is a minor adaptation for infants since they cannot ambulate on their own. |
| liaison officer | In incident command, the person who relays information, concerns, and requests among responding agencies. |
| logistics | In incident command, the position that helps procure and stockpile equipment and supplies during an incident. |
| mass-casualty incident (MCI) | An emergency situation involving three or more patients that can place great demand on the equipment or personnel of the EMS system or has the potential to produce multiple casualties. |
| material safety data sheet (MSDS) | A form, provided by manufacturers and compounders (blenders) of chemicals, containing information about chemical composition, physical and chemical properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response, and waste disposal of a specific material. |
| medical incident command | A branch of operations in a unified command system, whose three designated sector positions are triage, treatment, and transport. |
| morgue supervisor | In incident command, the person who works with area medical examiners, coroners, and law enforcement agencies to coordinate the disposition of dead victims. |
| mutual aid response | An agreement between neighboring EMS systems to respond to mass-casualty incidents or disasters in each other's region when local resources are insufficient to handle the response. |
| National Incident Management System (NIMS) | A Department of Homeland Security system designed to enable federal, state, and local governments and private-sector and nongovernmental organizations to effectively and efficiently prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, |
| nonbulk storage vessels | Any container other than bulk storage containers such as drums, bags, compressed gas cylinders, and cryogenic containers. Nonbulk storage vessels hold commonly used commercial and industrial chemicals such as solvents, industrial cleaners, and compounds. |
| operations | In incident command, the position that carries out the orders of the commander to help resolve the incident. |
| personal protective equipment (PPE) levels | Measures of the amount and type of protective equipment that an individual needs to avoid injury during contact with a hazardous material. |
| placards | Signage required to be placed on all four sides of highway transport vehicles, railroad tank cars, and other forms of hazardous materials transportation; the sign identifies the hazardous contents of the vehicle, using a standardization system with 10¾ |
| planning | In incident command, the position that ultimately produces a plan to resolve any incident. |
| primary triage | A type of patient sorting used to rapidly categorize patients; the focus is on speed in locating all patients and determining an initial priority as their conditions warrant. |
| public information officer (PIO) | In incident command, the person who keeps the public informed and relates any information to the press. |
| rehabilitation area | The area that provides protection and treatment to fire fighters and other personnel working at an emergency. Here, workers are medically monitored and receive any needed care as they enter and leave the scene. |
| rehabilitation supervisor | In incident command, the person who establishes an area that provides protection for responders from the elements and the situation. |
| rescue supervisor | In incident command, the person appointed to determine the type of equipment and resources needed for a situation involving extrication or special rescue; also called the extrication officer. |
| safety officer | In incident command, the person who gives the "go ahead" to a plan or who may stop an operation when rescuer safety is an issue. |
| secondary containment | An engineered method to control spilled or released product if the main containment vessel fails. |
| secondary triage | A type of patient sorting used in the treatment sector that involves retriage of patients. |
| single command system | A command system in which one person is in charge; generally used with small incidents that involve only one responding agency or one jurisdiction. |
| span of control | In incident command, the subordinate positions under the commander's direction to which the workload is distributed; the supervisor/worker ratio. |
| staging supervisor | In incident command, the person who locates an area to stage equipment and personnel and tracks unit arrival and deployment from the staging area. |
| START triage | A patient sorting process that stands for Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment and uses a limited assessment of the patient's ability to walk, respiratory status, hemodynamic status, and neurologic status. |
| termination of command | The end of the incident command structure when an incident draws to a close. |
| toxicity levels | Measures of the risk that a hazardous material poses to the health of an individual who comes into contact with it. |
| transportation area | The area in a mass-casualty incident where ambulances and crews are organized to transport patients from the treatment area to receiving hospitals. |
| transportation supervisor | The individual in charge of the transportation sector in a mass-casualty incident who assigns patients from the treatment area to awaiting ambulances in the transportation area. |
| treatment area | The location in a mass-casualty incident where patients are brought after being triaged and assigned a priority, where they are reassessed, treated, and monitored until transport to the hospital. |
| treatment supervisor | The individual, usually a physician, who is in charge of and directs EMS personnel at the treatment area in a mass-casualty incident. |
| triage | The process of sorting patients based on the severity of injury and medical need to establish treatment and transportation priorities. |
| triage supervisor | The individual in charge of the incident command triage sector who directs the sorting of patients into triage categories in a mass-casualty incident. |
| unified command system | A command system used in larger incidents in which there is a multiagency response or multiple jurisdictions are involved. |
| warm zone | The area located between the hot zone and the cold zone at a hazardous materials incident. The decontamination corridor is located in the warm zone. |
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