Disaster Preparedness
When a disaster occurs, a CERT members first responsibility is:
To ensure personal and family safety
In the CERT command structure, the CERT leader is established by:
First on Scene
You come across an unresponsive person. After calling out your name and affiliation you ask, "Are you okay?". You get no response. Proceed by:
Assessing for airway obstruction, excessive bleeding and low body temperature.
Name a physiological symptom of trauma:
Hyperactivity, Headaches, Loss of appetite
The first thing you should do as you begin the Size Up process:
Gather Facts
CERT members volunteer to fill non-disaster roles. An example of a non-disaster function of CERT is:
Staffing parades, heath fairs, and other Special Events
Before the CERT Team Lead leaves the command post they should:
Designate CERT Team Leader status to someone else in the command post.
You notice blood is spurting from a wound on a survivor's inner thigh. This type of bleeding is called:
Arterial
The phase in which survivors attempt to assess the damage and locate other survivors:
Heroic Phase
A method of moving a survivor is not recommended for a team of only 2 CERT members:
Blanket Carry
There are 5 types of disaster. They are natural, terrorist, home fires, pandemic and
Technological and Accidental
The maximum number of CERT team members recommended for optimum span of control is:
Five (5)
This is the first thing you do to stop bleeding that is spurting from the wound:
Use sterile dressings in your supply kit, apply pressure directly to the wound.
The chief officer asks you and your fellow CERT members to remain outside at a safe distance, your response is:
Continue to conduct a size-up from a safe distance outside of the building
CERT members role in crowd management:
Maintain situational awareness at all times; Provide customer service to the impact area; Set up, adjust, man barricades; Direct flow of people; Provide directions and assistance; Maintain orderly scene; Communicate with team leaders
This is NOT a hazard associated with home fixtures: Gas Line Rupture, Hazardous Material Spill, Electric Shock, Fire from Wiring.
Hazardous Material Spill
Give documentation to:
First proffessional responders on the scene
The acronym used to remember what to look for when conducting a rapid assessment:
DCAP-BTLS
A fire continues to burn 5 seconds after you start to extinguish it, your response is:
Leave immediatly
The information you write in the left quadrant of your search and rescue door symbol:
Your agency or Group ID
You should have separate disaster supply kits at these three locations:
Home, Work, Vehicle
The name of the system used by emergency response agencies to manage emergency responses is:
Incident Command System (ICS)
A woman comes up to a disaster scene that you have determined is unsafe to enter. You should:
Warn her that the situation is unsafe.
While the fire department manages to suppress most of the fire inside the building, a small fire has started outside. You notice a nearby shed is posted with an NFPA 704 Diamond featuring the numbers, 1, 1 and 2. Your response:
Leave the area and communicate the information to one of the professional firefighters on scene if they are accessible.
You enter a house where the second floor has collapsed, creating a lean-to void. Your response:
Leave the premises immediately and mark the structure as unsound.