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What is Phosgene gas?
Smells like fresh cut grass.
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What is a Tsunami?
large waves with major destructive power
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What is System Status Management
Dynamic deployment based on data collected for call location, frequency and traffic patterns.
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What is a clandestine lab?
Risks include flammable chemicals and booby traps
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What is immediate?
Must receive care immediately or survival is questionable
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What is in a NAAK?
2-PAM and Atropine
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What is forward surgical team
A team made up of a surgeon, nurses and EMS providers.
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What is a van chassis with a modular ambulance body.
Type III
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What is a gang?
Communicate with hand signs, grafitti and social media
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What is delayed category?
In need of prompt care but with no immediate life threat present
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What is the most common weapon used by terrorists today?
Explosives
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What is a pandemic?
A large epidemic that may require Paramedics to assist in administering vaccines.
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What is the minimum size for a suitable LZ?
100' by 100'
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What is a tactical paramedic?
Specially trained medics who render care in violent and dangerous situations.
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What is a systematic way of sorting patents by removing walking wounded then assessing respiration, pulse presence and mental status?
START
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What is the most powerful toxic chemical produced?
VX
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What is the EOC?
A central strategic command and control facility
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What is a spotter?
Must be used when backing the ground ambulance
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What is a part of the car that can provide cover?
The engine block
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What is different about JUMP START for kids?
Open airway and give rescue breaths
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What is salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, gastric distress, emesis and miosis?
Remembered as SLUDGEM
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What is a casualty collection point?
Where minor injured parties can be gathered together to be transported for further treatment
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What is brake fade?
A sensation that an ambulance has lost it's power brakes
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What is important to document after a crime scene response?
What you saw, smelled, heard and were told by patients who may have been victims or witnesses.
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What is where resources are left until needed
Staging area
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