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Gaining accsess 37
It is chapter is really special operations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The indivisual delegated to over see and coordinate activity in an incident command cector, works under incident comand | sector command |
| This is typically a vehicle or building at the scene where the ems commander establishes an office. | command center |
| The holding area for arriving ambulances and crews until they can be asigned a particular task | staging area |
| the area where the patients are distangled and removed from a hazardous enviornment, allowing them to move to triage | extrication area |
| special area for removing hazardous matrials from patient | Decontamination area |
| a sorting point where all patients are assesesed and tagged | triage area |
| A more thorough assessment is made in this area and on scene treatment is begun while transport is being arranged | treatment area |
| the area with extra equiptment and supplies | Supply area |
| The area abulances and crew are organized to transport patients from the treatment sector to area hospitals | transportation area |
| Who runs the the triage area | triage officer |
| who runs the the trasportation area | transportation officer |
| The area that provides treatment and rest to emergency responders working at a scene | rehabiltaion area |
| any situation that places such a reat demand on available equiptment or personnel that the system would require mutuial aid | mass casualty incident |
| an argreement between neigboring ems systems to respond to mass casualty incidents or disasters in each other's region when local resources are insufficent | mutial aid |
| sorting of 2 or more patients based on severity of their conditions to establish priority or care based on resouces | triage |
| a widespread event that disrupts functions and resources of community and treatens lives and property | disaster |
| how far should you stay upwind from a hazmat site | 100 feet |
| the process of removing or nutralizing and properly disposing of hazmat materials from equepitment patients and rescuers | decontamination |
| measures of heath risk that substances pose to someone who come into contact with it. | toxicity level |
| how many levels are in the toxicity levels | 5 |
| (level) includes materials that would cause little if any heath risk if come in contact with | level 0 |
| (level) includes materials that would cause irritation on cantact but only mild residual injury, even without treatment | level 1 |
| (level)include materials that could cause temporary damage or residual injury unless prompt medical treament | level 2 |
| (level) includes matireals that are extreamly hazardous to health. requires full protective gear so that 3no skin is exposed | level 3 |
| (level) includes matrials that are so hazrdous that minimal contact will cause death | level 4 |