PPE
These are the zones set up for your protection on scene.
What are hot, warm and cold?
The CBRNE acronym incudes these five of the agents of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
What is chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives?
This resource is for first responders for initial identification of a hazardous substance and appropriate emergency response.
What is Emergency Response Guidebook?
This is the sign that helps indicate what hazardous substance is being transported.
What is Placard?
99% of all decontamination can be done with this.
What is soap and water?
This is completed prior to donning your PPE equipment to perform decontamination
What is a physical exam?
These are types of Radiation that can affect humans.
What are Alpha, Beta, and Gamma radiation?
Methods of decontamination can be performed on scene for contaminated patients.
What are fire hoses, fire trucks, facility showers?
This is the most significant threat to an unprotected first responder during the initial hazmat victim contact or triage event
What is secondary contamination?
You are not decontaminated unless you are this.
What is naked?
These are four routes of exposure.
What are inhalation, injection, ingestion, and absorption?
These are some examples of Chemical agents in WMD.
What are nerve, blistering (vesicants), choking, irritants, and blood?
The individual that is responsible for decontaminating a K-9 unit.
What is the K-9 handler (officer)?
This is a detailed document prepared by the manufacturer that provides specific information about a product.
What is the Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
The direction in which you perform decontamination on a patient.
What is from top to bottom?
These are the four levels of PPE referencing clothing.
What are levels A, B, C, and D?
These are some examples of Biological agents used in WMD.
What are bacterial, viral, and toxic agents?
The regulatory agency that enforces Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response.
What is OSHA?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The hazardous material is physically present on a person's skin, clothing, or hair.
What is Contamination?
These are two different levels of decontamination
What is wet and dry?
These are the three principles of PPE failure.
What are degradation, penetration, and permeation?
These are some examples of Explosive agents that are used in WMD.
What are incendiary devices, explosive devices, and firearms?
The identifying system NFPA has developed which is found on doorways to chemical storage areas, outside of buildings, and on fixed storage tanks.
What is NFPA 704 Marking System?
Contact with a hazardous material that is now has internally absorbed, inhaled, injected or ingested the product.
What is an exposure?
These are the two levels of decontamination for decon workers in PPE.
What is gross and secondary decontamination?