They are relatively unexpected
Emergency personnel may be overwhelmed
Lives, health, and the environment are endangered
What are some key disaster elements?
100
Plays a very important role in fire safety by extinguishing small fires, preventing additional fires by removing fuel sources and shutting off utilities?
What is the role of CERT?
100
Phase I: Death within minutes, Phase II: Death within several hours, Phase III: Death within several days.
What is the importance of quick action?
100
Have a responsibility to participate in community prepardness.
What is a community leader?
100
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What is Mrs. Forrest's room number?
200
Protect from debris and signal if trapped, remove contaminants, practice good hygiene
What is protective actions?
200
Rescuers safety is #1 priority, always work with a buddy, and always wear safety equipment.
What are the CERT priorities?
200
Simple Triage
What is STart?
200
Take training, practice skills and personnel plans, network and help others, give feedback to the community.
What is the public?
200
Disease known as the "silent killer"
What is hypertension?
300
Develop, test, and refine emergency plans
Ensure emergency responders have adequate skills and resources
Provide services to protect and assist citizens
What the responsibilities of the government?
300
Do the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the shortest amount of time?
What is the CERT goal?
300
and rapid treatment?
What is stART?
300
Gas line ruptures (displaced water heaters or ranges) Damage (falling books, dishes, other cabinet contents) Fire (overloaded plugs)
What are hazards from home fixtures?
300
Pulse, blood pressure, respiration, degree of pain
What are the 4 main vital signs?
400
Natural
Technological
Intentional
What are the types of disasters?
400
Heat, fuel, oxygen
What is the fire triangle?
400
Arterial, venous, capillary
What are the types of bleeding?
400
They are relatively unexpected, emergency personnel may be overwhelmed, lives, health and enviorment are endangered.
What are key disaster elements?
400
Measurement of the pressure that blood exerts on the wall of the arteries.
What is blood pressure?
500
Where will you meet family members?
Who is your out-of-State “check-in” contact?
Will you have an extended stay? Shelter in place? Evacuate?
How will you escape your home? Workplace? School? Place of worship?
What is a disaster plan?
500
Ordinary combustibles, flammable and combustible liquids, energized electrical equipment, combustible metals, and cooking oils.
What are the 5 classes of fires?
500
Direct pressure, elevation, pressure points.
What are some ways to control bleeding?
500
Police: address incidents, Fire fighters: suppress major fires, EMS personnel: handle life- threatening injuries,