ICS
The Section responsible for getting "things" during an incident
What is Logistics?
This item in your emergency bag contains gauze, triangle bandages, tourniquets and non-latex gloves
What is a First Aid Kt?
When blood is spurting from a wound.
What is arterial bleeding?
The type of damage to a building CERT members should never enter.
What is Heavy Damage?
Bleeding, Airway and Shock
What are the 3 killers?
The Section responsible for maintaining documentation
What is Plans?
This is how long you should plan on being self sufficient following a disaster
What is 72 hours?
The treatment for a sprain, fracture or a broken bone
What is immobilize and splint?
The type of damage CERT members only enter to save lives
What is moderate damage?
Someone suffering from this may be disoriented and not be able to answer simple commands
What is shock?
The acronym for the State system established to better organize responders and resources during a disasters.
What is SEMS?
Warning (voluntary) and Order (mandatory)
What are types of evacuations?
Attach this high and tight and once it's on, don't take it off!
What is a tourniquet?
Using 2x4s, 4x4 and wedges to stabilize and object to rescue a trapped person
What is cribbing?
The triage area where someone with a life threatening injury should be placed
What is immediate?
The title given to the Police Lieutenant or Fire Battalion Chief managing the emergency.
What is Incident Commander?
The city of Brea's primary shelter site following a disaster
What is the Brea Community Center?
This is what you should do after applying dressing and a bandage and blood soaks through
What is apply more dressing on top of existing dressing?
This type of carry requires at least 4 CERT volunteers
What is a blanket carry?
This is the area a person should be placed if they need medical care but the injury is not life threatening
What is delayed?
The acronym for the National system that was established so first responders can work together to better respond to disasters.
This is the first thing a CERT member should do following a disaster
Head, Neck, Shoulders, Chest, Arms, Abdomen, Pelvis, Legs
What is a Head to Toe assessment?
This is the eight step process all CERT members should utilize in all operations
Scene size-up
This should be set up far away from all treatment areas
What is the morgue/dead?