ACRONYMS
IAP
What is the Incident Action Plan?
Text message, email, & phone call
What are the ways a callout is typically announced?
SKYWARN®
What program trains severe weather spotters?
Alkaline
What's a battery type to avoid?
100–120 beats per minute.
How fast should you do chest compressions in CPR?
AVOID — DENY — DEFEND
What are the 3 words to remember in an Active Shooter Incident?
PIO
What is the Public Information Officer?
Two each in every Rehab trailer.
What are LCRA radios?
TSA National Explosives Detection Canine Program at Austin Airport
Where can CERT members help train TSA dogs?
what3words
What's a good way to send location details?
Daily Double!
How often should you release a tourniquet to check bleeding?
PTT
What is Push To Talk? (Push Then Talk is also accepted)
Cell phone app for CERT chats.
What is GroupMe?
Rescue Throw Bags
What training is available for water rescue?
Lithium primary and rechargeable.
What are the best batteries to use in flashlights and portable electronics?
Heat Cramps – Heat Exhaustion – Heat Stroke
What are the three stages of Heat Emergencies?
Remain calm, follow instructions, raise hands & spread fingers, No screaming, No Yelling
How do you react when Law Enforcement Arrives?
CRASE
What is Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events?
Clear & concise
What's the optimum type of emergency messages?
(No 10 codes. No jargon. KISS.)
Hemostatic gauze
What can be used in bleeding situations where tourniquets are not suitable?
Daily Double!
How many steps in a CERT Size-up?
Obtain Consent.
What do you do first before treatment?
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, & Explosive
What are potential terrorist weapons?
ICS
What is the Incident Command System?
ITU Phonetics
What's the best way to spell words in emergency comms?
• • • − − − • • •
What is Morse Code for SOS?
Home, work, school, place of worship, & car
Where should individual Go-Bags be located?
High and tight on the limb
Where should you place a tourniquet?
Stop bleeding, maintain body temp, open the airway, provide comfort
What do you do until help arrives?