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What type of chemical agent disrupts nerve impulses to the body while damaging body functions, rather than tissue?
Nerve agents
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What are the 4 types of chemical agents?
- 1) Nerve agents
- 2) Blister agents
- 3) Blood agents
- 4) Choking agents
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What type of chemical agent can cause inflammation, blisters, and general destruction of tissues which often results in temporary blindness and/or death?
Blister agents
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What type of chemical agent attacks the enzymes carrying oxygen in the blood stream?
Blood agents
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What type of chemical agents are gaseous or liquid casualty agents with initial symptoms that include tears, dry throat, nausea, vomiting, and headache?
Choking agents
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What detects the presence of liquid chemical agents by turning a red or reddish color?
M9 Chemical Agent Detector Paper
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What is used as specific therapy for nerve agent casualties?
Hint: They are issued for intramuscular injection, self-aid, or first aid.
Atropine/2-PAM-chloride Auto Injector
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The basic division in biological agents is between what 2 categories?
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What are 5 examples of Individual Protective Equipment (IPE)?
- 1) Protective mask MCU-2P with components (C-2 canister filter)
- 2) Advanced chemical protective garment (ACPG)
- 3) Chemical protective gloves and liners
- 4) Chemical protective overboots and laces
- 5) Skin decontamination kit
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What are 5 types of nuclear explosions?
- 1) High altitude air burst
- 2) Air burst
- 3) Surface Burst
- 4) Shallow underwater burst
- 5) Deep underwater burst
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Which type of nuclear explosion has the worst fallout?
Surface burst
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At what altitude does a high altitude air burst occur?
In excess of 100, 000 feet
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Which type of nuclear explosion causes large waves and water contamination?
Shallow underwater burst
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How many MOPP levels are there?
5
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At which MOPP level do we issue IPE, accessible within 5 minutes?
MOPP level 0
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Afloat, at which MOPP level do we don mask/hood, gloves, Circle William, and have countermeasure washdown?
MOPP level 4
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Ashore, at which MOPP level, do we don protective over-boots?
MOPP level 2
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