HSS/Cold/Heat Injuries
The average body temperature
96-100
List the three factors associated with selecting a water source
Quantity
Quality
Accessibility
What are the three general groups
Bacteria
Virus
Biological
List all chemical agents
Nerve Agents
Vesicants
Blood agents
choking agents
vomiting agents
lacrimators
incapacitating agents
Four types of nuclear blasts?
High Altitude Bursts
Air Bursts
Surface Burst
Subsurface Burst
Predisposing factors for dehydration
Alcohol, Medications, Diet, BMI, Age, Acclimization
Of the four sources, which is the best suited for INDIVIDUAL USE
Surface Water
The three categories of Anthrax
Cutaneous (skin), inhalation (lungs), and gastrointestinal
List nerve agents and description
GA - Tabun
GB - Sarin
GD - Soman
VX
colorless/light brown
faint/fruity odor
Difference in bursts
High Altitude Burst- above 100,000 ft (30km)
Air Burst- below 100,000 (30km)
Surface Burst- on or slightly above surface of earth
Subsurface Burst- beneath the surface of land or water
Best treatment for MILD to MODERATE/SEVERE dehydration
Oral hydration and IV
Drawbacks of the boiling method
Can’t store
Small amounts
Only emergent
The three plague types
Bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic
List vesicants and their odors
HD - distilled mustard | smells like garlic/horseradish
HN- Nitrogen mustard | smells fishy
Lewisite- smells like geraniums
Phosgene oxide - pepperish/ pungent odor
The two types of thermal injuries
Flash burns (direct)
Flame burns (indirect)
Preventative measures for heat injuries
EDUCATE PERSONNEL
proper water intake
proper acclimation
Proper clothing
Work schedule
The range for free av chlorine
2.0-5.0 ppm
Ricin is made from
Caster beans
List blood agents and description
AC - Hydrogen cyanide
CK- Cyanogen chloride
colorless liquid, smells like bitter almonds or peach pits
Pit viper venom is a
colubrinae subfamily venom is
Elaine subfamily Venom is
Hemotoxic
hemotoxic
neurotoxic
Best and fastest method for cooling
Immersion
Chlorine bleach drops for 100 oz
6 drops
NATO biological marker
Blue background, Red “BIO” letters
NATO CW Warning marker
Definition of a cytotoxin
attacks a specific type of cell, muscle group, or organ