Hazmat Awareness - Operations

Chapter 10

Knowledge Check

1. Which of the following is MOST likely NOT to be a factor influencing the priority of treatment for ambulatory victims?
2. The four primary types of decon are emergency, technical, and:
3. The technical decontamination process that uses a material to change the chemical structure of a hazardous material is:
4. What is the process in which a hazardous liquid interacts with ( or is bound to) the surface of a sorbent material?
5. The physical process of rapidly reducing or removing contaminants from multiple persons in potentially life-threatening situations is called:
6. What generally determines the technology or device needed to monitor the effectiveness of decontamination operations?
7. When decontaminating women, try to:
8. If the decontamination site cannot be placed on terrain that slopes toward the hot zone, first responders may have to:
9. What should happen before entry personnel enter the hot zone?
10. Diatomaceous earth, baking powder, and activated carbon are examples of:
11. When should decontamination be considered?
12. Mass decon can most readily and effectively be accomplished with:
13. If a criminal suspect must be decontaminated, they should be:
14. When should victims undergo decon?
15. Although it is important to protect the environment, decon should NEVER be delayed to protect the environment if:
16. Technical decon would MOST likely be used:
17. Evidence collected on scene must be decontaminated in conjunction with:
18. normally, removal of deceased victims from the hot zone will occur:
19. How are victims going through decontamination prioritized?
20. The chronology of events, activities that occurred during an incident, and decon procedures must be documented in the: