Crime Scene Awareness
Protection from being seen.
What is cover.
The act of descending from a height on a fixed rope.
What is rappelling.
Any vessel or receptacle that holds materials including storage vessels, pipelines and packaging.
What is container.
The means with which a terrorist will spread a disease-for example, by poisoning the water supply or aerosolizing the agent into the air or ventilation system of a building.
What is dissemination.
An illness or disease that affects a high proportion of population over a broad or potentially worldwide geographic area.
What is a pandemic.
A situation in which a paramedic becomes so completely involved with patient care that he or she fails to see the possibility of physical harm to the patient or other care providers.
What is tunnel vision.
A cross between hill climbing and rock climbing used to ascend rocky surfaces and ridges.
What is scrambling.
A substance that interferes with the use of oxygen at the cellular level.
What is chemical asphyxiant.
A bomb that is used as a radiologic dispersal device. (RDD).
What is dirty bomb.
A situation in which a reservoir overflows its boarders.
What is overtopping.
What is testimonial evidence.
Any tool or piece of equipment operated by human power.
What is a hand tool.
A document carried by drivers of commercial vehicles that should provide specific information about what is carried on the vehicle.
What is bill of lading.
A natural process in which a material that is unstable attempts to stabilize itself by changing its structure.
What is decay.
Documents that preplan how you will access help from others areas when needed.
What are mutual aid agreements.
Knowing your surroundings, the people and groups in your environment, and the climate of violence or strife.
What is situational awareness.
A safe area for agencies involved in rescue operation; the incident commander, command post, EMS providers, and other necessary support functions should be located.
What is the cold zone.
Any gas that displaces oxygen from the atmosphere, can be deadly if exposure occurs in a confined space.
What is asphyxiant.
A type of energy that is emitted from a strong radiologic source that is far faster and stronger than alpha and beta rays. These rays easily penetrate the human body and require several inches of either lead or concrete to prevent penetration; share key characteristics with x-rays.
What is gamma radiation.
A command system used in larger incidents in which there is a multiagency response or multijurisdictional response to coordinate decision making and cooperation among the agencies.
What is a unified command system.
A technique that involves one paramedic making contact with the patient to provide care while the second paramedic obtains patient information, gauges the level of tension, and warns his or her partner at he first sign of trouble.
What is contact and cover.
A phenomenon associated with cold-water immersion in which the body reflexively lowers its metabolic rate in an effort to preserve basic bodily functions.
What is cold-protection response.
A type of decontamination method that used copious amounts of water to flush the contaminate from the skin or eyes.
What is dilution.
Early nerve agents that were developed by German scientists in the period after WWI and into WWII. There are three agents; sarin, soman, and tabun
What are G agents.
Depression that can affect people in long periods of bad weather, usually winter.
What is seasonal affective disorder (SAD).