DISASTER 101
Approximately 60 - 80 %.
What is amount of contaminating substance removed by just removing victim's clothing?
Double bag clothing and place outdoors in locked shower or barrel.
What is procedure for placement of contaminated belongings?
This is the most common shock seen in trauma patients.
What is hypovolemic shock?
The color tag assigned to a patient with minor injuries who can walk and wait.
What is a green/minor patient?
This is the best initial action when exposed to a chemical agent.
What is decontamination?
The first action you should take upon arriving at a disaster scene.
What is assess the scene for safety?
5 - 8 minutes.
What is the recommended amount of time for washing during decontamination?
The electrolyte imbalance caused by crush syndrome.
What is hyperkalemia?
Assess for presence or absence of spontaneous respirations. If apneic you should..
What is reposition the airway?
This personal protective equipment protects the respiratory system from harmful agents.
What is an N95 mask?
Set up of an Emergency Treatment Area (ETA) could be triggered by this.
What is a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) event?
HERT
What is Hospital Emergency Response Team and Hospital Emergence Response Training?
The most effective way to control severe bleeding on an extremity.
What is a tourniquet?
A traumatic cardiac arrest patient.
What is a black tagged / expectant patient?
This type of injury results from a blast wave causing internal organ damage without external wounds.
What is blast injury or primary blast injury?
The procedure for gasoline/diesel-soaked victims.
What is double bag clothing/belongings and place outside and decontaminate patient to prevent off-gassing?
Waste management disposal company.
Who is ATLAS Environmental Solutions?
The primary concern when a patient has been submerged in cold water for a long time.
What is hypothermia?
In START triage, a patient with no respirations initially, but who begins breathing after airway repositioning, is triaged as this color.
What is red / immediate?
This medication is commonly administered to treat nerve agent poisoning in chemical disasters.
What is atropine?
A container holding nerve agent antidotes, strategically placed to enable First Responders and medical personnel to quickly administer life-saving treatments.
What is a CHEMPACK?
Where to find information regarding potential hazards, public safety and emergency response for hazardous chemicals.
What is the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)?
5 - 10 minute summary of each involved staff members perspective of event.
What is a Debrief?
This triage principle prioritizes care for patients with the highest chance of survival when resources are limited.
What is doing the greatest good for the greatest number?
SLUDGEM
What is the acronym for organophosphate poisoning symptoms?