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39 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS A CHEMICAL WARFARE?
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CHEMICAL AGENTS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR USE IN MILITARY OPERATIONS
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WHAT TYPES OF CHEMICAL AGENTS ARE THERE?
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NERVE AGENTS
BLISTER AGENTS BLOOD AGENTS CHOKING AGENTS |
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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A NERVE AGENT?
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LIQUID CASUALTY AGENT THAT DISRUPT NERVE IMPULSES TO THE BODY WHILE DAMAGING BODY FUNCTIONS RATHER THAN TISSUE
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WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF A NERVE AGENT?
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SARIN
TABUN SOMAN VX |
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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A BLISTER AGENT?
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LIQUID OR SOLID CASUALTY AGENTS THAT CAUSE INFLAMMATION, BLISTERS AND GENERAL DESTRUCTION OF TISSUES
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WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF BLISTER AGENT?
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DISTILLED MUSTARD GAS
LWEISITE PHOSGENE OXIME LEVINSTEIN MUSTARD |
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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A BLOOD AGENT?
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GASEOUS CASUALTY AGENT THAT ATTACK THE ENZYMES CARRYING OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD STREAM.
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WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF A BLOOD AGENT?
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HYDROGEN CYANIDE
CYANOGEN CHLORIDE ARSINE |
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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A CHOKING AGENT?
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GASEOUS OR LIQUID CASUALTY AGENT; SYMPTOMS INCLUDED
TEARS, DRY THROAT, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND HEADACHE. LUNGS FILL WITH FLUID, MAKING THE VICTIM FEEL AS IF THEY ARE DROWNING |
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WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF A CHOCKING AGENT?
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PHOSGENE
DIPHOSGENE |
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WHAT IS M9 CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR PAPER?
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DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF LIQUID CHEMICAL AGENT BY TURNING A READ OR REDDISH COLOR, DOES NOT DETECT CHEMICAL AGENT VAPORS.
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WHAT IS USED AS A SPECIFIC THERAPY FOR NERVE AGENT CASUALTIES?
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ATROPINE/2-PAM-CHLORIDE AUTO INJECTOR
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WHAT IS BIOLOGICAL WARFARE?
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USE OF AGENTS TO CAUSE DISEASE, SICKNESS OR DEATH
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WHAT ARE THE TWO BASIC DIVISIONS IN BIOLOGICAL AGENTS?
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PATHOGENS
TOXINS |
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WHAT TYPES OF PATHOGENS COOULD BE USED AS BIOLOGICAL AGENTS?
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BACTERIA
RICKETTSIA VIRUSES FUNGI PROTOZOA PRIONS |
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WHAT IS THE CATEGORIZATION OF TOXINS BASED ON?
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THE ORGANISMS THAT PRODUCE THEM AND THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS THE TOXINS CAUSE IN HUMANS
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WHAT ARE THE MAJOR GROUPINGS OF TOXINS BY SOURCE?
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MYCOTOXINS
BACTERIAL TOXINS ALGAL TOXINS ANIMAL VENOMS PLANT TOXINS |
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WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY GROUPINGS OF TOXINS BASED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS?
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NEUROTOXINS
CYTOTOXINS ENTEROTOXINS DERMATOXINS |
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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
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IN ORDER TO LIMIT THE IMPACT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE IMPACT PERSONNEL SHALL:
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HAVE ACCESS TO IPE
BE AWARE OF VENTILATION CONTROLS, FITTINGS AND CLOSURES THAT MUST BE SET IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO AN ATTACK |
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WHY IS THE DECISION TO EMPLOY IPE THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IN THE RISK MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL AGENT ENVIRONMENTS?
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IPE WILL RESULT IN VARYING DEGREES OF DEGRADATION TO INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
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WHAT DOES IPE FOR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL AGENTS CONSIST OF?
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PROTECTIVE MASK WITH COMPONENTS
ADVANCED CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENT CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND LINERS CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERBOOTS AND LACES SKIN DECONTAMINATION KIT |
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WHAT IS THE MCU-2P?
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PROTECTIVE MASK
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WHAT COMPONENT IS CARRIED WITH THE MCU-2P?
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C-2 CANISTER FILTER
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WHAT IS THE ACPG?
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ADVANCED CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENT
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WHAT SUPPLIES ARE PROVIDED TO COMPLEMENT THE INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION CAPABILITY BUT NOT CONSIDERED IPE?
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MEDICAL SELF-TREATMENT SUPPLIES
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WHAT IS RADIOLOGICAL WARFARE?
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THE DELIBERATE USE OF RADIOLOGICAL WEAPONS TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD INJURY AND DEATH OR ALL LIFE
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WHAT TYPES OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS ARE THERE?
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HIGH ALTITUDE AIR BURST
AIR BURST SURFACE BURST SHALLOW UNDERWATER BURST DEEP UNDERWATER BURST |
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WHAT IS 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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WHAT IS AN AIR BURST?
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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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WHAT IS A SURFACE BURST?
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HAS THE WORST FALLOUT DUE TO THE FIREBALL TOUCHING THE SURFACE WHICH RESULTS IN MASSIVE RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT
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WHAT IS A SHALLOW UNDERWATER BURST?
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A SMALL FIREBALL AND BLAST WAVE THAT CAUSES LARGE WAVES AND WATER CONTAMINATION
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WHAT IS A DEEP UNDERWATER BURST
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SIMILAR TO THE SHALLOW UNDERWATER BURST BUT LESS VISUAL EFFECT AND YIELDS GREATER CONTAMINATED WATER
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HOW ARE SHIPBOARD SHIELDING STATIONS CATEGORIZED?
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READY OR DEEP SHELTER STATIONS
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WHAT IS A READY SHELTER STATION?
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PROVIDE MINIMUM SHIELDING FORM NUCLEAR RADIATION AND ALLOW THE CREW TO REMAIN CLASE TO BATTLE STATIONS
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WHERE ARE READY SHELTER STATIONS LOCATED ABOARD SHIP?
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JUST INSIDE THE WEATHER ENVELOPE.
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WHAT IS A DEEP SHELTER STATION?
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PROVIDE MAXIMUM SHIELDING FROM NUCLEAR RADIATION, OFTEN REQUIRING PERSONNEL TO BE FAR REMOVED FROM BATTLE STATIONS.
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WHERE ARE DEEP SHELTER STATIONS LOCATED ABOARD SHIP?
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LOW IN THE SHIP AND NEAR THE CENTERLINE
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WHAT IS A DT-60 DOSIMETER?
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A NON-SELF READING HIGH RANGE CASUALTY DOSIMETER THAT IS PLACED IN A SPECIAL RADIAC COMPUTER-INDICATOR TO DETERMINE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF RADIATION TO WHICH THE WEARER IS EXPOSED.
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