CERT

A family disaster supply kit should contain:

• One quart of water per day, per person

• One gallon of water per day, per person

• Two gallons of water per day, per person

• None of these

Regarding disaster situations, which of the following is not true?

• Disasters cannot be foreseen

• Disasters may overwhelm emergency response workers’ capabilities.

• Disasters may be manmade (bombings)

• Disasters may be natural (hurricanes)

Following a disaster, which of the following activities might Teen CERT members be involved with?

• Coordinating the response to a mass casualty incident

• All of these

• Locating and turning off utilities if safe to do so

• Suppressing a major fire

CERT size-up is a continual nine-step process that enables team members to make decisions and respond appropriately. The first step in size-up is:

• Establish priorities

• Develop an action plan

• Assess damage

• Gather facts

Teen CERTs should only attempt to suppress fires that are smaller than the size of:

• Notebook

• Couch or sofa

• Waste paper can

• Wood shed

The three life-threatening conditions that must receive top priority are obstructed airway, excessive bleeding, and ___________.

• Shock

• Concussion

• Stroke

• Heart-attack

If a victim appears to be unconscious, the first thing a CERT member should do is:

• At arm’s length, shake the victim and shout, “Can you hear me?”

• Roll the victim on his or her side

• Elevate the victim’s feet above heart level.

• Check for a pulse

Teen CERT members can control most bleeding by putting direct pressure on the wound and:

• Covering the wound with ice

• Elevating the wound

• All of these

• Cauterizing (burning) the wound.

During triage, victims’ conditions are evaluated and the victims are prioritized into three categories. These categories are:

• Life-threatening, Potentially life-threatening and Non-life-threatening.

• “Unconscious,” “Semi-conscious,” and “Conscious.”

• “Immediate,” “Delayed,” and “Dead.”

• “Critical,” “Serious,” and “Minor.”

Water can be purified by boiling for one minute or by adding bleach. The bleach to water ratio is:

• 16 drops of bleach per gallon of water

• 8 drops of bleach per gallon of water

• 10 drops of bleach per gallon of water

• 6 drops of bleach per gallon of water