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 |