Potpourri
This Natural Disaster Swept Dorothy Gale into OZ.
What is a Tornado?
CERT
What is Community Emergency Response Team?
True or False: Most fire-related deaths are caused by smoke inhalation rather than burns.
What is True?
This medication device may be used during a severe allergic reaction.
What is an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen)?
A) Fire, B) Flood, or C) Tornado — this disaster is generally the most predictable.
What is flood?
These three words describe what to do in an active shooter situation.
What is Run, Hide, Fight?
PASS
What is Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep?
This simple fire safety technique is taught to children for if their clothes catch fire.
What is Stop, Drop and Roll?
This song is commonly used to demonstrate the correct pace for CPR
What is Stayin Alive (100-120 BPM)?
This much water should be in your disaster kit.
What is one gallon per person per day?
Before responders can help you, the dispatcher needs to know this first.
What is your location/address?
PPE
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
These are the three components of the fire triangle.
What are Heat, Fuel, Oxygen?
This dangerous condition can occur after being in cold water for too long.
What is hypothermia?
You should identify at least two of these in your home in case one is blocked.
What are escape routes?
Before jumping into water, you should check for this.
What are hazards/rocks/shallow water?
CPR
What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?
This should be kept nearby whenever a campfire is burning.
What is a bucket of water?
This rescue technique is used when someone is choking.
What are abdominal thrusts (AKA Heimlich maneuver)?
This is the safest thing to do if you realize you are lost while hiking.
What is stop and stay in one place?
In triage, the most critical patients are tagged this color (Black, Red, Yellow, Green)
What is red?
AED
What is Automated External Defibrillator?
Adding this to a grease/ kitchen fire can cause the flames to flare up and spread quickly.
What is water?
This type of bleeding is usually bright red and spurts with the heartbeat.
What is arterial bleeding?
You should replace smoke detector batteries this many times per year.
What is twice a year / when clocks change?