5 how to not become part of the problem Flashcards

1
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First responders who fail to realize the potential of catastrophic failure of non-pressure containers that become pressurized are at risk of?

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serious injury or death

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2
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The dispatcher should clarify what two things?

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  • the nature of the incident

- the spelling of any known chemicals that are involved

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3
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One of the best recommendations for solving dispatch problems is to ensure that?

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The individuals responsible for receiving request for emergency assistance know to ask appropriate questions.

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4
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A first responder’s response begins with?

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Dispatch

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5
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Providing the wrong patient care is often worse than?

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A delay in patient care

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6
Q

Bromoacetic acid is on guide number?

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156

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7
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Fluoracetic Acid is on guide number?

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154

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8
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First responders can become part of any problem by making?

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Uninformed Decisions

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9
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Containers that have not yet released their contents should be evaluated by first responders to determine?

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If there’s any stress on the container that could result in a release after their arrival

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10
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First responders can quickly become part of any problem involving hazardous materials by attempting to stop?

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An ongoing release

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11
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What three things must be considered by first responders attempting to decide how to best manage any incident.

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  • The material
  • The container
  • The environment
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12
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Why should first responders always use caution when assessing the potential harm of a material based upon information provided by the party responsible for the release

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Some may have the tendency to downplay the severity of the incident

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13
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Defense of actions:

A first responder should also remember that traditional remedies such flushing a spill with large amounts of water or covering the spill with sand may

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Worsen the problem

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14
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Defense of actions:

Personal relationships with the victim can magnify pressure for?

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A quick fix

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15
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Defense of actions: regardless, certain situations may appear to demand solutions, which can present?,?, Or? Pressures

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Moral financial or political

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16
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First responders who encounter a container that has not yet released its contents must?

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Continually evaluate the situation

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17
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When it comes to contacting a hazardous material, first responder should never forget the limits of?

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Their structural protective clothing related to chemical exposure

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18
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The rate in which a gas is released will depend on

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It’s internal pressure

19
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What determines the volume of gas inside a container

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The size of the container and the pressure at which the material is stored

20
Q

First responders need to estimate the total amount of material that could ultimately be released when planning for

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containment strategies

21
Q

The first responder shall never risk health and safety just because of?

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Curiosity

22
Q

Aggressive action on the part of the first responder for a leak that is being forced by gravity is necessary only when

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The material is moving to an area where it may cause additional harm

23
Q

What’s the best means to alleviate a situation where there is a liquid leak on a flat earth and area and not moving

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Prompt cleanup and removal by cleanup contractor

24
Q

What are the stages of a hazmat incident

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: Containers that have released their contents:
containers that I have an ongoing release:
containers that have not released their contents but have the potential to do so

25
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Hazardous materials that become airborne whether as a gas or dust vapor or mist may require first responders to control the vapor with

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Fog streams

26
Q

Another aspect of assessing any hazardous material is its physical state. This can determine how it product will?

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Move once released from its container and what’s means first responders can use to control the spread

27
Q

An assessment of the hazardous material involved takes into consideration it’s health effects and?

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The potential for fire or explosion

28
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If a first responder is not the first you don’t see, you should never assume that just because others have rolled in for a closer look that?

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It is safe for him to do so also

29
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A first responder should never forget that whatever he is doing well park on top of an incident can I was certainly be done?

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Several hundred feet back

30
Q

First responders must make every effort to stay?

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Upwind, Uphill, and a safe distance away from a release or hazardous materials

31
Q

To avoid becoming part of the problem during any incident, the first responder must remember?

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There could always be a hazardous material involved

32
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The importance of assessing the hazards of a container is based in large part on whether or not the container is?

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Pressurized

33
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As a general rule pressurize containers will present first responders with greater hazards than will

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Non-pressurized containers

34
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Knowing that hazardous materials are usually safe and less released from the containers, first responders can avoid becoming part of the problem but also assessing what? upon their arrival

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The stage of the incident

35
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To avoid becoming part of any problem, a first responders decisions on what actions to take regarding the stage of an incident should be always based upon?

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Whether those actions will really make a difference

36
Q

Any incident involving containers that have released their contents means?

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The leak is not on going

37
Q

Defense of actions for first responders include?

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Protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of a hazardous material

38
Q

Defense of actions:

when reading about these guidelines, particular attention should be paid to those recommendations aimed at?

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Preventing first responders from becoming part of the problem

39
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Regardless of what first responders do or do not do, their decisions must be defensible and based upon?

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Reliable information

40
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Assessing the? Determines what may be exposed to released hazardous materials and the means by which first responders can protect these exposures

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Environment

41
Q

When relaying a chemical name verbally, first responders should spell the name of the material using?

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a phonetic alphabet

42
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Aggressive action on the part of the first responder is necessary only if the material is moving to an area where it may cause?

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additional harm

43
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On a body of water, first responders may be able to deploy _____ to contain a hazardous material, or he may place ______ in a stream to absorb release of products such as latex paint.

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floating booms

bales of straw