Hazmat Awareness - Operations | Chapter 12

1. Which question is MOST likely to be asked when determining the feasibility of rescue operations?

Who owns the facility/vehicle involved?

Has the product been precisely identified?

Is it a rescue operation or a recovery operation?

Can rescue operations begin while waiting for additional personnel and/or equipment?

2. It is always better to have ______ _ when attempting to move an adult.

two or more rescuers

four or more rescuers

extrication hand tools

extrication power tools

3. When planning rescues, the responsibility ofrisk assessment and selecting control options typically belongs to:

an entry team leader.

the first-arriving officer.

the most senior level officer on scene.

a Technician level responder or Allied Professional.

4. 19. Recovery operations should be coordinated by the Incident Commander along with what other agencies?

Public works

Law enforcement

Disaster relief agencies

Federal public health agencies

5. Non-ambulatory victims can be moved using rescue equipment such as:

tool boxes.

excavators.

carts and buggies.

struts and buttresses.

6. Which of the following types of victims have generally experienced the greatest exposure and related dose?

Line-of-sight, ambulatory victims

Line-of-sight, non-ambulatory victims

Non-line-of-sight, ambulatory victims

Non-line-of-sight, non-ambulatory victims

7. In an extreme emergency, how should rescuers move a victim with a possible spinal injury?

Use a cradle carry

Use a standard ambulance cot

Pull in the direction of the long axis of the body

Pull in the direction of the short axis of the body

8. What should be accomplished before recovery operations begin?

All victims should be rescued.

All viable victims should be rescued.

All deceased persons should be removed.

All non-ambulatory victims should be presumed dead.

9. For Operations level responders assigned to individual companies or units, the unit leader's responsibilities include ___, after first establishing the hot zone and assembly area near the entry point.

determining feasibility

briefing all personnel on scene

developing the incident action plan (IAP)

ensuring a backup team is in position prior to entry

10. What is the BEST method for moving nonambulatory victims?

Using a cradle carry

Using a litter or SKED®

Grabbing the clothes or a belt

Pulling in the direction of the long axis of the body

11. If possible, line-of-sight ambulatory victims should be directed to a safe haven or area of safe refuge __ until a determination is made regarding the need for decontamination.

within the hot zone

within the warm zone

outside of the warm zone

outside of the incident area

12. Prior to any entry of PPB-equipped personnel into hazardous zones, such as those during rescue operations, a decontamination station:

should be planned.

must be considered.

must be established.

should be disassembled.

13. As with all operations at hazmat incidents, the risks identified __ will dictate many elements of the response.

at incident debriefings

during the initial size-up

when establishing command

while performing decontamination

14. If possible, ambulatory victims who are not in the line of sight should be:

treated as victims with the highest priority.

directed to a safe haven or area of safe refuge.

told to move to the cold zone as quickly as possible.

decontaminated in the area in which they were found.

15. What should entry teams turn their attention to after removing the ambulatory victims within the line of sight?

Product control operations

Technical decontamination operations

Non-ambulatory victims within line of sight

Non-ambulatory victims not within line of sight

16. What is typically the last priority for conducting rescue operations at hazmat incidents?

Recover the dead.

Assist ambulatory casualties to save themselves.

Evacuate non-ambulatory casualties showing signs of life.

Evacuate non-ambulatory casualties showing signs of life from the hot zone.

17. Ambulatory victims within the line of sight generally:

are the most difficult to rescue.

are the farthest away from the release.

require the greatest amount of time to remove.

have experienced the highest level of exposure.

18. 20. What is LEAST likely to be a document or report that responders will need to fill out or assist with completing after rescue/recovery operations?

Site safety plans

Exposure reports

Maintenance logs

NIMS reports such as HM 208

19. When performing rescue operations at a hazmat incident, responders need to:

evaluate if victim rescue is feasible.

notify family members of incident victims.

call for additional support from USAR teams.

make plans to rescue all victims at the incident.

20. What is a unique challenge to conducting rescue operations with a large number of victims?

Planning for a long-term incident

Establishing a safe haven or area of safe refuge

Performing emergency decontamination on personnel

Preparing additional personnel to back up the entry team

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