AAOS EMT ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE
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✔✔command - ✔✔In incident command, the position that oversees the incident,
establishes the objectives and priorities, and from there develops a response plan.
✔✔command post - ✔✔The location of the incident commander at the scene of an
emergency and where command, coordination, control, and communication are
centralized.
✔✔container - ✔✔Any vessel or receptacle that holds material, including storage
vessels, pipelines, and packaging.
✔✔control zones - ✔✔Areas at a hazardous materials incident that are designated as
hot, warm, or cold, based on safety issues and the degree of hazard found there.
✔✔cylinders - ✔✔Portable, compressed gas containers used to hold liquids and gases.
Uninsulated compressed gas cylinders are used to store substances such as nitrogen,
argon, helium, and oxygen. They have a range of sizes and internal pressures.
✔✔danger zone (hot zone) - ✔✔An area where individuals can be exposed to electrical
hazards such as sharp metal edges, broken glass, toxic substances, lethal rays, or
ignition or explosion of hazardous materials.
✔✔decontamination - ✔✔The process of removing or neutralizing and properly
disposing of hazardous materials from equipment, patients, and rescue personnel.
✔✔decontamination area - ✔✔The designated area in a hazardous materials incident
where all patients and rescuers must be decontaminated before going to another area.
, ✔✔demobilization - ✔✔The process of directing responders to return to their facilities
when work at a disaster or mass-casualty incident has finished, at least for those
particular responders.
✔✔disaster - ✔✔A widespread event that disrupts community resources and functions,
in turn threatening public safety, citizens' lives, and property.
✔✔drums - ✔✔Barrel-like containers used to store a wide variety of substances,
including food-grade materials, corrosives, flammable liquids, and grease. Drums may
be constructed of low-carbon steel, polyethylene, cardboard, stainless steel, nickel, or
other materials.
✔✔extrication supervisor - ✔✔In incident command, the person appointed to determine
the type of equipment and resources needed for a situation involving extrication or
special rescue; also called the rescue officer.
✔✔finance - ✔✔In incident command, the position in an incident responsible for
accounting of all expenditures.
✔✔freelancing - ✔✔When individual units or different organizations make independent
and often inefficient decisions about the next appropriate action.
✔✔freight bills - ✔✔The shipping papers used for transport of chemicals along roads
and highways. Also referred to as bills of lading.
✔✔hazardous material - ✔✔Any substance that is toxic, poisonous, radioactive,
flammable, or explosive and causes injury or death with exposure.
✔✔hazardous materials (HazMat) incident - ✔✔An incident in which a hazardous
material is no longer properly contained and isolated.
✔✔hot zone - ✔✔The area immediately surrounding a hazardous materials spill/incident
site that is directly dangerous to life and health. All personnel working in the hot zone
must wear complete, appropriate protective clothing and equipment. Entry requires
approval by the incident commander or other designated officer.
✔✔incident action plan - ✔✔An oral or written plan stating general objectives reflecting
the overall strategy for managing an incident.
✔✔incident command system (ICS) - ✔✔A system implemented to manage disasters
and mass-casualty incidents in which section chiefs, including finance, logistics,
operations, and planning, report to the incident commander.
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✔✔command - ✔✔In incident command, the position that oversees the incident,
establishes the objectives and priorities, and from there develops a response plan.
✔✔command post - ✔✔The location of the incident commander at the scene of an
emergency and where command, coordination, control, and communication are
centralized.
✔✔container - ✔✔Any vessel or receptacle that holds material, including storage
vessels, pipelines, and packaging.
✔✔control zones - ✔✔Areas at a hazardous materials incident that are designated as
hot, warm, or cold, based on safety issues and the degree of hazard found there.
✔✔cylinders - ✔✔Portable, compressed gas containers used to hold liquids and gases.
Uninsulated compressed gas cylinders are used to store substances such as nitrogen,
argon, helium, and oxygen. They have a range of sizes and internal pressures.
✔✔danger zone (hot zone) - ✔✔An area where individuals can be exposed to electrical
hazards such as sharp metal edges, broken glass, toxic substances, lethal rays, or
ignition or explosion of hazardous materials.
✔✔decontamination - ✔✔The process of removing or neutralizing and properly
disposing of hazardous materials from equipment, patients, and rescue personnel.
✔✔decontamination area - ✔✔The designated area in a hazardous materials incident
where all patients and rescuers must be decontaminated before going to another area.
, ✔✔demobilization - ✔✔The process of directing responders to return to their facilities
when work at a disaster or mass-casualty incident has finished, at least for those
particular responders.
✔✔disaster - ✔✔A widespread event that disrupts community resources and functions,
in turn threatening public safety, citizens' lives, and property.
✔✔drums - ✔✔Barrel-like containers used to store a wide variety of substances,
including food-grade materials, corrosives, flammable liquids, and grease. Drums may
be constructed of low-carbon steel, polyethylene, cardboard, stainless steel, nickel, or
other materials.
✔✔extrication supervisor - ✔✔In incident command, the person appointed to determine
the type of equipment and resources needed for a situation involving extrication or
special rescue; also called the rescue officer.
✔✔finance - ✔✔In incident command, the position in an incident responsible for
accounting of all expenditures.
✔✔freelancing - ✔✔When individual units or different organizations make independent
and often inefficient decisions about the next appropriate action.
✔✔freight bills - ✔✔The shipping papers used for transport of chemicals along roads
and highways. Also referred to as bills of lading.
✔✔hazardous material - ✔✔Any substance that is toxic, poisonous, radioactive,
flammable, or explosive and causes injury or death with exposure.
✔✔hazardous materials (HazMat) incident - ✔✔An incident in which a hazardous
material is no longer properly contained and isolated.
✔✔hot zone - ✔✔The area immediately surrounding a hazardous materials spill/incident
site that is directly dangerous to life and health. All personnel working in the hot zone
must wear complete, appropriate protective clothing and equipment. Entry requires
approval by the incident commander or other designated officer.
✔✔incident action plan - ✔✔An oral or written plan stating general objectives reflecting
the overall strategy for managing an incident.
✔✔incident command system (ICS) - ✔✔A system implemented to manage disasters
and mass-casualty incidents in which section chiefs, including finance, logistics,
operations, and planning, report to the incident commander.
