HM 14 Flashcards
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The Bio-Detection System installed by the UP Postal Service is an automated system to detect what?
Anthrax in the mail.
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The BDS scanning system compresses envelopes which may what?
Force out a biological agent and contaminate the area around the sorting machine.
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How long will the BDS process take to complete?
90 minutes
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T or F.If the system alerts it is a presumptive positive for anthrax. The USPS service anticipates a medium level of accuracy with the BDS.
False. “ a HIGH level of accuracy.
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What is mandatory for any USPS facility with a Bio Detection System?
A CIDS card.
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What is the FD mission at a BDS incident?
To perform triage, treatment, and decon.
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Since it is possible that an individual might transmit a manual fire alarm or use cell to call in an alarm at a post office, unit might not know they are responding to a BDS alarm. What must units do when responding to a USPS bulk facility?
Verify the type of incident (Fire, Med, BDS
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T or F. The facility will be treated as a crime scene with NYPD as lead investigators.
False. FBI
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Where shall first units respond to at a BDS incident?
The Initial Emergency Response Meeting Point as per Individual Facility Plan to make contact with Post Office Liason.
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What code shall be activated for a BDS activation?
10-80 Code 3
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What info should u get from the post office liason?
Life Safety Concerns
Empolyees out of the Bldg or in Safe Refuge Area
All employees accounted for?
Verify number of patients in each exposure group
** Units above intial alarm report into Staging Area
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Should units on the intial alarm enter the facility in the early stages of the operation?
No, unless life hazard needs to be addressed immediately.
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who is responsible for accounting for all the employees and doing a Primary and Secondary Search if necessary
The USPS
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Who does FDNY decon at a BDS incident?
Group 2 and 3 patients ( People who were present in the production area of the aerosol equipment - 2, and people identified in advance as particularly at risk for exposure as a result of direct physical contact with equipment - 3)
