HAZMAT TECH 2, TOP EXAM (ACTUAL / ) QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
what is evaporation - ---Answers---allows contaminants to evaporate
What is isolation and disposal - ---Answers---remove contaminated items and transport them to a containment.disposal facility removing a contaminated cover from a piece of equipment and disposing of it as contaminated waste
neutralization - ---Answers---add a chemical to a contaminant in order to change its chemical structure with the goal of eliminating or rendering it harmless
sterilization - ---Answers---process of destroying all microorganisms in or on an object
vacuuming - ---Answers---gather the contaminant by sucking it from the surface and placing it in a container
washing - ---Answers---remove contamination by decontaminating with water or soapy water
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What are the physical methods of decon - ---Answers--- absorption brushing and scrapping isolation and disposal vacuuming washing
what are the chemical methods of decon - ---Answers--- adsorption chemical degradation disinfection or sterilization neutralization solidification
What are the three types of decontaminants available - --- Answers---miscellaneous (commercial) natural standard military
what are the 3 fundamentals stages of decon process - --- Answers---primary (gross contamination) secondary (residual contamination) tertiary (ppe removal and personal shower)
what are the 5 basic steps for mass decon - ---Answers--- initial set up 2 / 3
victim control and decon triage decon set up mass decon execution post deconH What is heat exhaustion? - ---Answers---caused by loss of body fluids through sweating without adequate fluid replacement excessive sweating, pale moist skin, headache, weakness, dizziness, loss of appetite, cramping, nausea, urge to defecate, chills, rapid breathing, tingling of hands and feet, confusion
What is heat stroke? - ---Answers---a rise in body temperature and is caused by a failure of the body's cooling mechanism hot, dry, red skin, weakness, dizziness, confusion, headache, seizure, nausea, stomach pains, rapid weak pulse, unconscious or sudden collapse medical emergency
What is absorption? - ---Answers---is the process by which material holds liquids, sand or soil can be used (used more for deconning equipment or surrounding area then people) must be disposed of properly because it retains the properties of the material absorbed
What is adsorption? - ---Answers---a chemical method of decontamination involving the interactions of the hazardous
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