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The leading cause of death in the United States is: -
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Precise Answer ✔✔heart disease.
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To date, the preferred WMD for terrorists has been: -
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Precise Answer ✔✔explosive devices.
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ose who: - Precise Answer ✔✔can have care delayed for up to 3 hours.
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Many of the safety precautions used in accidental emergencies: -
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Precise Answer ✔✔are the same precautions needed during a terrorist e
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,A nerve agent is a form of: - Precise Answer ✔✔chemical warfare.
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Sarin, soman, tabun, and V agent are the most common: -
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Precise Answer ✔✔nerve agents.
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mPrecise Answer ✔✔level of intimidation produced.
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mPrecise Answer ✔✔Sulfur mustard and Lewisite are examples of blister
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rom: - Precise Answer ✔✔breathing problems.
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You arrive at the scene of a commercial bus wreck shortly after it occurr
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ents are out of the bus, but some are still inside and are apparently entrap
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mPrecise Answer ✔✔request the fire department and seven ambulances a
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Common signs of acute radiation sickness include all of the following, E
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While en route to the scene of a car explosion, the dispatcher advises you
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ained personnel.m
The leading cause of death in the United States is: -
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Precise Answer ✔✔heart disease.
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To date, the preferred WMD for terrorists has been: -
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Precise Answer ✔✔explosive devices.
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A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is MOST accurately defined as: -
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mPrecise Answer ✔✔any agent designed to cause mass death, casualties,
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According to the START triage system, a green tag is used to identify th
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ose who: - Precise Answer ✔✔can have care delayed for up to 3 hours.
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Many of the safety precautions used in accidental emergencies: -
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Precise Answer ✔✔are the same precautions needed during a terrorist e
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vent.
,A nerve agent is a form of: - Precise Answer ✔✔chemical warfare.
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If you must rescue patients from a building that has exploded, it is MOS
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T important to: -
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mPrecise Answer ✔✔be alert for the presence of a second explosive devic
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e.
Sarin, soman, tabun, and V agent are the most common: -
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Precise Answer ✔✔nerve agents.
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old man begins experiencing shortness of breath and anxiety about 2 hou
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you note the smell of freshly cut grass. This patient has MOST likely bee
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Terrorism is MOST accurately defined as: -
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ate a population or government to achieve a goal.
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The FIRST indication that an incendiary device is present is usually: -
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In addition to the amount of property damage and number of lives lost, t
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he success of terrorist events is measured by the: -
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mPrecise Answer ✔✔level of intimidation produced.
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,Which of the following statements regarding blister agents is correct? -
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mPrecise Answer ✔✔Sulfur mustard and Lewisite are examples of blister
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Most fatalities and serious injuries sustained in HazMat incidents result f
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rom: - Precise Answer ✔✔breathing problems.
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You arrive at the scene of a commercial bus wreck shortly after it occurr
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Which of the following statements regarding terrorism is correct? -
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Common signs of acute radiation sickness include all of the following, E
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Metabolic agents affect the body's ability to: -
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here several people are experiencing shortness of breath, flushed skin, an
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