Chapter 10

1. When should victims undergo decon?

2. Technical decon would MOST likely be used:

3. Diatomaceous earth, baking powder, and activated carbon are examples of:

4. The physical process of rapidly reducing or removing contaminants from multiple persons in potentially life-threatening situations is called:

5. What is the process in which a hazardous liquid interacts with ( or is bound to) the surface of a sorbent material?

6. When should decontamination be considered?

7. How are victims going through decontamination prioritized?

8. The technical decontamination process that uses a material to change the chemical structure of a hazardous material is:

9. If a criminal suspect must be decontaminated, they should be:

10. Although it is important to protect the environment, decon should NEVER be delayed to protect the environment if:

11. The chronology of events, activities that occurred during an incident, and decon procedures must be documented in the:

12. What should happen before entry personnel enter the hot zone?

13. When decontaminating women, try to:

14. If the decontamination site cannot be placed on terrain that slopes toward the hot zone, first responders may have to:

15. Evidence collected on scene must be decontaminated in conjunction with:

16. Which of the following is MOST likely NOT to be a factor influencing the priority of treatment for ambulatory victims?

17. normally, removal of deceased victims from the hot zone will occur:

18. The four primary types of decon are emergency, technical, and:

19. What generally determines the technology or device needed to monitor the effectiveness of decontamination operations?

20. Mass decon can most readily and effectively be accomplished with: