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| the employment of chemical agents that are inteded for use in military operations to kill seriously injure or incapacitate personnel due to their psychological affects |
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| liquid casualty agents that disrupt nerve impulses to the body while damaging body functions rather than tissue.ie...sarin, tabun, soman and vx |
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| gaseous casualty agents thats attack the enzymes carrying oxygen in the blodd stream.rapid breathing or choking may occur. |
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| liquid or solid casualty agents that can cause inflammation blisters and general destruction of tissues which often result in temporary blindness or death |
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| gaseous or liquid casualty agents with initial sypmtoms that includes tears dry throat nausea vomiting and headache. |
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| what does m9 chemical agent detector paper do? |
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| detects the presence of liquid chemical agents by turning red or reddish color it doe not detect chemical agent vapor. |
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| what is the use of atropine/2-pam-chloride auto injector |
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| used as specific therapy for agent casualties they are issued for intramuscular injection self aid or first aid |
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| what is biological warfare |
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| the use of agents to cause disease sickness or death to reduce the effectiveness of the opposing combatant forces. |
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| what are some pathogens that can be used as biological agents? |
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| BACTERIA,RICKETTSIA,VIRUSES,fungi,protozoa and prions |
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| the categorization of toxins is based on the... |
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| organisms that produce them and the physiological affects the toxins cause in humans. |
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| what is the primary way to limit the chemical and biological warfare impact |
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| training and awareness of personnel.all personnel shall have access to ipe while in workstation and be aware of ventilation controls,fittings and closures that must be set prior to an attack |
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| what is the most important decision in the risk management of chemical agent enviroments. |
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| what are the results of prolonged use of ipe |
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| varying degrees of degradation to individuals performance |
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| ipe for chemical and biological attacks consist of |
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protective mask with components
advanced chemical protective garment
chemical protective gloves and liner
chemical protective overboots and laces
skin decontamination kit |
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| the phased employment of ipe is specified by the increasingly stringent levels of... |
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| what is radiological warfare |
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| the deliberate use of radiological weapons to produce widespread injury and death of all life |
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| what are the types of nuclear explosions. |
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high altitude air burst
air burst
shallow underwater burst
deep underwater burst |
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| explain a high altitude air burst |
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| occurs at altitudes in excess of 100,000 feet with ionosphere disruptions and emp |
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| where fireball does not reach the surface.the vacuum created collects debris caused by the severe blast damage resulting in radiation fallout |
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| has the worst fallout due to the fireball touching the surface which results in massive radioacive fallout |
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| what are the types of shipboard shielding stations |
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ready shelter stations
deep shelter stations |
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| explain ready shelter stations |
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| they are just inside the weather envelope with access to deep shelter they provide minimum shielding from nuclear radiation and dont allow the crew to remain close to the battle stations |
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| explain deep shelter stations |
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| low in the ship and near the centerline they provide maximum shielding from nuclear radiation often requiring personnel to be far removed from battle stations |
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| what is a dt-60 dosimeter |
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| its a tool used to determing how much radiation the wearer is exposed to.must be read by a computer |
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| mission oriented protective posture |
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| what are the requirements for MOPP level 0 |
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| issue ipe, accessible within five minutes |
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| what are the requirements for MOPP level 1 |
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AFLOAT:jslist,mask,gloves readily accessible
ASHORE:don PPE,M9tape |
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| what are the requirements for MOPP level 2 |
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AFLOAT:mask carried, decon supplies staged
ASHORE:don protective over-boots |
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| what are the requirements for MOPP level 3 |
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AFLOAT:GQ,install filters,don over-boots
ASHORE:fill canteens, activate decon stations |
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| what are the requirements for MOPP level 4 |
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AFLOAT:don mask/hood, gloves circle william,countermeasure washdown
ASHORE:gloves with liners,untie bow in retention coord,loop between legs and secure to web belt |
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