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Emergency Care 13th Ed. Chapter 39 - EMS Response to Terrorism Flashcards

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4263878869________ is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectivesTerrorism0
4263878870_______ _______ is terrorism directed against one's own government or population without foreign directionDomestic Terrorism1
4263878871_______ _______ is terrorism that is purely foreign-based or directedInternational Terrorism2
4263878872CBRNEChemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive3
4263878873________ _____ ______ _______ (WMD) are weapons, devices, or agents intended to cause widespread harm and/or fear among a populationWeapons of Mass Destruction4
4263878874______ ______ are destructive devices, such as bombs, including those used in the initial attack and those placed to be activated after an initial attack and timed to injure emergency responders and others who rush in to help care for those targeted by an initial attackMultiple Devices5
4263878875______ ______ are those placed to be activated after the initial attackSecondary Devices6
4263878876Terrorism incidents are also considered ______ ______Crime Scenes7
4263878877OTTOOccupancy, Type of Event, Timing, On-Scene Warnings8
4263878878TRACEM-PThermal, Radiological, Asphyxiation, Chemical, Etiological, Mechanical, Psychological9
4263878879Protection of the EMT is based on avoiding or minimizing exposure through the principles of ______, ______, and ________Time, distance, and shielding10
4263878880A ________ emergency is a situation in which the potential or actual point of origin or source of a disease is locatedFocused11
4263878881A ______ ______ ______ manifests itself as a sudden demand in the public health infrastructure with no apparent explanation for the occurencePublic health emergency12
4263878882________ are single-celled organismsBacterias13
4263878883________ are the smallest known entities capable of reproductionViruses14
4263878884_______ are poisons produced by living organismsToxins15
4263878885________ is the dose or concentration of an agent multiplied by the time or durationExposure16
4263878886______ _____ ______ are pathways into the body, generally by absorption, ingestion, injection, or inhalationRoutes of entry (Exposures)17
4263878887_______ (mosquitoes or fleas) can carry biological agents from one host to anotherVectors18
4263878888_________ is contact with or presence of a material that is present where it does not belong and that is somehow harmful to persons, animals, or the environmentContamination (Clings to body or clothing)19
4263878889_________ is the movement of a substance through a surface, or, on a molecular level, through intact materials, penetration, or spreadingPermeation20
4263878890All ________ incidents should be treated as potential disseminations of radiological materialsExplosive21
4263878891______ is defined as the portion of operations that occurs after a written or verbal warning is received but before an explosion takes placePreblast22
4263878892______ refers to operations occurring after at least one detonation has occuredPostblast23
4263878893________ means spreadingDissemination24
4263878894The most effective means of dissemination is to enable the material to enter the _______ _______Respiratory Tract25
4263878895__________ is packaging or producing a material, such as chemical, biological, or radiological agent, so it can be used as a weaponWeaponization26
4263878896The more ________ (easily evaporable) a material, the greater airborne concentration that will be releasedVolatile27
4263878897________ agents are primarily respiratory irritantsChoking28
4263878898________ agents (Blister) cause chemical changes in cellsVesicating29
4263878899_______ were referred to as blood agents, preventing the use of oxygen in the body's cellsCyanides30
4263878900_______ agents produce the symptoms SLUDGEMNerve31
4263878901SLUDGEMSalivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation, GI Upset, Emesis, Miosis (pupils)32
4263878902________ reflects the relative ease with which the microorganisms involved establish themselves in a host speciesInfectivity33
4263878903______ relates to the severity of the disease producedVirulence34
4263878904______ reflects the severity of the illness or incapacitation produced by a toxinToxicity35
4263878905________ means able to move the animal-human barrier, transmissible from animals to humansZoonotic (Anthrax)36
4263878906_________ can affect the blood-forming system, the GI system, and the CNSRadiation37
4263878907______ is a measure of radiation dosageRem38
4263878908______ ______ is a direct consequence of the HE overpressurization wave and the most common cause of death in a blast injuryBlast lung39
4263878909_______ are broad general plans designed to achieve desired outcomesStrategies40
4263878910_______ are specific operational actions to accomplish assigned tasksTactics41
4263878911The ______ _______ is the most distant control point or boundary of an incident, used to restrict all public access to the incidentOuter perimeter42
4263878912The ______ _______ isolates known hazards within the outer perimeterInner perimeter (Hot Zone)43

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