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terminology and definitions for special operations

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show triage tag  
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Area in which secondary triage takes place at a multiple casualty incident.   show
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Process of quickly assessing patients in a multiple-casualty incident and assigning a priority for receiving emergency care or transportation to definitive care.   show
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show triage officer  
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Person responsible for communicating with sector officers and hospitals to manage transportation of patients to hospitals from the scene of a multiple-casualty incident.   show
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Area in which ambulances are parked and other resources are held until needed.   show
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Person responsible for overseeing and keeping track of ambulance personnel at a multiple casualty incident and who directs ambulances to treatment areas at the request of the transportation officer.   show
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show multiple casualty incident (MCI)  
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System used for management of a large scale multiple casualty incident, involving assumption of responsibility for command and designation and coordination of such elements as triage, treatment, transport, and staging   show
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show EMS command  
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show hazardous material  
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show hot zone  
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show cold zone  
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show eyes and respiratory tract  
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Benzene (benzol) is a chemical that has toxic vapors which can be absorbed through   show
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show OSHA 1910.120  
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Level of training for those who initially respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous materials in order to protect people, property and environment.   show
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Level of training for those who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release.   show
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Standard that deals with competencies for EMS personnel at a hazardous material incident.   show
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Unless EMS personnel have this level of training, they must remain in the cold zone.   show
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All victims leaving this zone should be considered contaminated unless proven otherwise.   show
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show safety of the EMT-B, crew, patients, and public  
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Safe zone of a hazardous materials incident should be located in this type of area.   show
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Role of an incident commander at a hazardous material incident is to delegate responsibility for:   show
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When a contaminated victim comes in contact with other people who are not contaminated, this is called   show
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Designations on the side of tanker trucks are called   show
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show NFPA 704  
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show MSDS  
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This is a 24 hour service for identifying hazardous materials.   show
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show taking care of injured, monitoring and rehabilitating hazmat team members  
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Characteristics of the rehab sector at a hazardous material incident:   show
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show reassess his vital signs  
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show familiar to emergency responders, based on actual availability of resources, be rehearsed so it works smoothly  
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If an MCI involves hazardous materials, an additional sector of this type would be needed.   show
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show triage officer  
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show staging officer  
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Individual responsible for determining patient destinations and notifying hospitals of incoming patients.   show
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show name, callback #, fax, ID # of material, carrier, shipper, manufacturer, point of origin, container type/size, estimated quantity, info on location, injuries, exposures, local EMS that has been notified  
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