Smoke Signals
Flammable fuel used by some arsonists to increase size or intensity of fire.
What is an Accelerant
Signs, events leading up to, meds, past illnesses, allergies, last meal, are all examples of
What is a SAMPLE History.
An arrangement of hose which can be quickly unloaded from either side of the apparatus.
What is a Cross lay
What the U stands for in AVPU
What is Unresponsive
U shape bend in a rope
What is a bight
We recognize this as 1.5 times the height of the building.
What is the Collapse Zone
Slurred speech, arm/leg weakness, facial droop.
What are Stroke symptoms
Simultaneous ignition of combustible materials in a closed space.
What is Flashover
Pinpoint pupils, loss of consciousness/sleepy, slow breathing, pale skin, blue lips/nails.
What are symptoms of opioid overdose
This special designation is given to an event where available resources are outnumbered by patients
What is a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI)
An isolated fire that is closed off from the rest of the structure.
What is a Compartment Fire
5 back pats - 5 chest compressions
The process of stringing hose from a fire to a source of water.
Reverse-lay
This mass follows after the birth of a child and is what the umbilical cord is attached to
What is the placenta
How long is a traditional "chain"
What is 66ft (20m)
Method of firefighting in which water is pumped onto materials above or near the fire so that the splash rains onto the fire.
What is an Indirect attack
Thin membrane that lines the chest cavity
What is the parietal pleura
Pressure in a water system when the water is not flowing.
Static Pressure
Part of the nervous system that regulate functions that are not controlled consciously
What is the autonomic nervous system
The post between the front and rear doors on a 4 door vehicle.
What is the B-post
Unfinished preliminary fire line hastily established as emergency measure to check the spread of fire.
What is a Scratch Line.
The AED will only shock these two rhythms
What are ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation
The ignition and flare-up of a tree or small group of trees, usually from bottom to top.
What is Torching
Pain pt feels when pressure is released as opposed to applied
What is rebound tenderness
Free end of the rope used for hoisting, pulling or belaying
What is the running part