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 disasters. 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 (not including Team Lead):
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.