Potpourri
Abbreviations
Fire Safety
First Aid
Be Prepared!
100

This Natural Disaster Swept Dorothy Gale into OZ.

What is a Tornado?

100

CERT

What is Community Emergency Response Team?

100

True or False: Most fire-related deaths are caused by smoke inhalation rather than burns.
 

What is True?

100

This medication device may be used during a severe allergic reaction.

What is an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen)?

100

A) Fire, B) Flood, or C) Tornado — this disaster is generally the most predictable.
 

What is flood?

200

These three words describe what to do in an active shooter situation.


What is Run, Hide, Fight?

200

PASS

What is Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep?

200

This simple fire safety technique is taught to children for if their clothes catch fire.

What is Stop, Drop and Roll?

200

This song is commonly used to demonstrate the correct pace for CPR

What is Stayin Alive (100-120 BPM)?

200

This much water should be in your disaster kit.

What is one gallon per person per day?

300

Before responders can help you, the dispatcher needs to know this first.

What is your location/address?

300

PPE

What is Personal Protective Equipment?

300

These are the three components of the fire triangle.

What are Heat, Fuel, Oxygen?

300

This dangerous condition can occur after being in cold water for too long.

What is hypothermia?

300

You should identify at least two of these in your home in case one is blocked.


What are escape routes?

400

Before jumping into water, you should check for this.

What are hazards/rocks/shallow water?

400

CPR

What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?

400

This should be kept nearby whenever a campfire is burning.

What is a bucket of water?

400

This rescue technique is used when someone is choking.

What are abdominal thrusts (AKA Heimlich maneuver)?

400

This is the safest thing to do if you realize you are lost while hiking.

What is stop and stay in one place?

500

In triage, the most critical patients are tagged this color (Black, Red, Yellow, Green)

What is red?

500

AED

What is Automated External Defibrillator?

500

Adding this to a grease/ kitchen fire can cause the flames to flare up and spread quickly.
 

What is water?

500

This type of bleeding is usually bright red and spurts with the heartbeat.

What is arterial bleeding?

500

You should replace smoke detector batteries this many times per year.

What is twice a year / when clocks change?