EIWS Common Core Flashcards

ORM Steps

• Identifying hazards
• Assessing hazards
• Making risk decisions
• Implementing controls
• Supervising the controls

Safety Instruction

• OPNAVINST 5102.1D governs Navy and Marine Corps mishap and safety reporting.

Mishap Probability

• Assessment of the likelihood of an accident due to a hazard.
• Subcategories:
  • A: Likely to occur immediately or soon.
  • B: Probably will occur in time.
  • C: May occur in time.
  • D: Unlikely to occur.

Risk Assessment Code (RAC)

• Combines hazard severity and mishap probability into an Arabic numeral.
• RAC Definitions:
  • 1: Critical risk
  • 2: Serious risk
  • 3: Moderate risk
  • 4: Minor risk
  • 5: Negligible risk

HAZREP Message Purpose

• Reports hazardous conditions or near-mishaps encountered by a unit.

First Aid Objectives

• Save life
• Prevent further injury
• Prevent infection

Methods of Bleeding Control

• Direct pressure
• Pressure points
• Elevation
• Tourniquet application

Pressure Points Identified

• Temples
• Below jaw
• Neck (jugular)
• Between shoulder and neck
• Upper arm (bicep)
• Lower arm (inner elbow)
• Inside wrist
• Pelvic region
• Inner thigh
• Behind knee
• Ankle

Shock Symptoms and Treatment

• Symptoms: vacant eyes, shallow breathing, cold pale skin, nausea, weak pulse.
• Treatment: Lay victim down, elevate feet, cover for body heat retention.

Burn Effects

• First Degree: Mild (e.g., sunburn).
• Second Degree: Serious, with blistering.
• Third Degree: Severe with destroyed nerve endings.

Fracture Types

• Open fracture: Bone protrudes from the skin.
• Closed fracture: Skin remains intact.

Electrical Shock Response

• Personnel Rescue: Shut off the power source.

Obstructive Airway Clearance Methods

• Standing abdominal thrust
• Reclining abdominal thrust
• Standing chest thrust
• Reclining chest thrust

Hypothermia

• Caused by exposure to subnormal temperatures.

Frostbite

• Affected parts turn stiff, pale, and numb.

Heat Stress

• Results in increased body temperature, fatigue, severe headache, and nausea.

Heat Exhaustion Symptoms

• Fatigue and headache
• Cold, clammy skin with excessive sweating.
• Slow or weak heartbeat, dilated pupils.

Heat Stroke Symptoms

• Fatigue and headache
• Warm, flushed, dry skin with decreased sweating.
• Rapid heartbeat, constricted pupils.

Electromagnetic Radiation Hazards

• HERO: Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance
• HERP: Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Personnel
• HERF: Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Fuels

Hazardous Material (HAZMAT)

• Any item that can cause harm to humans, animals, or the environment.

HAZMAT Storage

• Maintain a neat, clean, cool, and dry storeroom.
• Ensure proper labeling for hazardous contents.

Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

• Provide hazards of products, safe usage, chemical properties, accident response, symptoms of overexposure.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Categories: Respirators, hand protection, foot protection, eye protection, face protection, skin/body protection, hearing protection.

Navy Hearing Conservation Program Goal

• Prevent occupational hearing loss and ensure auditory fitness for duty.

Naval Doctrine Areas

• Naval Combat and Control
• Naval Operations
• Naval Warfare
• Naval Logistics
• Naval Intelligence
• Naval Planning

Principles of Naval Logistics

• Flexibility
• Economy
• Attainability
• Responsiveness
• Simplicity
• Sustainability
• Survivability

First Navy Ship Named After an Enlisted Man

• Osmond Ingram (DD 255) launched on February 28, 1919, in honor of the first enlisted man killed in action in WWI.

First Submarine in Naval Warfare

• Turtle (1776).

First U.S. Flagship and Command

• Alfred (1775-1778), commanded by Captain John Paul Jones.

Initial Naval Vessel Classes

• Ships-of-the-line: 64-100 guns
• Frigates: 28-44 guns
• Sloops-of-war: 10-20 guns

Battle of the Coral Sea

• Dates: May 7-8, 1942; world's first carrier vs. carrier battle due to deciphering Japanese naval code.

Voyage of the Great White Fleet

• Demonstrated U.S. Navy strength on December 16, 1907.

Battle of Normandy

• June 6, 1944; largest amphibious operation in history.

Battle of Midway

• Dates: June 4-7, 1942; marked a turning point in the Pacific War.

Battle of Guadalcanal

• Dates: November 13-15, 1942; resulted in the death of 5 Sullivan brothers on USS Juneau, reinstating the Navy family separation policy.

Battle of Leyte Gulf

• Significant blow to the Japanese Navy on October 23, 1944.

Mercury 3 Mission

• May 5, 1961; first U.S. manned space flight with Naval Astronaut Alan B. Shepard.

Gemini 3 Mission

• March 23, 1965; first U.S. two-man space mission with Naval Astronaut John W. Young.

Apollo 11 Mission

• June 16-24, 1969; first manned lunar landing with Civilian Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong.

Apollo 17 Mission

• December 7-19, 1972; final lunar landing mission with Naval Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Ronald E. Evans.

STS-1 Mission

• April 12-14, 1981; first orbital test flight of the Space Shuttle with Naval Astronauts John W. Young and Robert L. Crippen.

The On-the-Roof Gang

• Enlisted radio operators trained at the Navy Department Building roof from 1928-1941.

The Purple Code

• Japanese cipher system decrypted by the U.S. prior to WWII.

USS LIBERTY Attack

• Israel mistakenly attacked USS Liberty on June 8, 1967.

USS PUEBLO Capture

• January 23, 1968; attacked by North Korean forces in international waters.

D-Day Landing

• June 6, 1944; critical event in WWII with the invasion of Normandy.

Inchon Landing

• September 10-19, 1950; decisive victory in the Korean War for the United Nations.

Hainan Island EP-3 Incident

• April 1, 2001; U.S. reconnaissance plane collided with a Chinese fighter, forcing emergency landing.

Bletchley Park

• British code-breaking site during WWII.

Navajo Code Talkers

• Used Native American language for military codes that were unbreakable by the Japanese.

USS STARK Attack

• May 17, 1987; attacked by an Iraqi fighter.

EC-121 Shoot Down

• U.S. Navy EC-121 M shot down by North Korean MiG-17; all 31 crew members killed.

Levels of War

• Tactical, operational, and strategic.

National Security Act of 1947

• Established NSC, created CIA, merged War and Navy departments, recognized the U.S. Air Force as an independent service.

Sailor's Creed Development

• Created in 1993 under Admiral Frank Kelso to enhance unity and esprit de corps.

RADM Grace Hopper Contributions

• Developed COBOL enabling text-based computer programming and coined the term "debugging."

First Computer

• ABC, developed in 1937 at Iowa State College.

ARPANET

• Advanced Research Projects Agency Computer Network, developed in the late 1960s.

John Walker Espionage Case Impact

• Introduced the concept of TPI due to Walker’s prolonged espionage activities.

Oldest Intelligence Organization in U.S. Navy

• Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), established in 1882.

First CIO/DNI

• Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason.

Formation of ONI

• Combined the Department Library with the Office of Intelligence.

Alan Turing's Contributions

• Developed the Bombe machine to break the German Enigma code during WWII.

U.S. Navy Mission

• Maintain, train, and equip combat-ready naval forces to win wars and protect freedoms.

National Command Authority (NCA)

• Consists of the President and Secretary of Defense, holding ultimate authority over military orders.

OPCON vs. ADCON

• Operational Control relates to mission achievement.
• Administrative Control pertains to individual unit’s admin needs like pay and logistics.

Combatant Commander (COCOM)

• Commander of unified or specified combatant commands.

Navy COCOM

• Specific to Navy combatant commands.

FLTCOM

• Oversees fleet operations within assigned geographical areas.

TYCOM

• Responsible for specific platform operations (air, surface, submarine, expeditionary).

Various U.S. Commands and Locations

• PACOM: Camp Smith, Hawaii
• EUCOM: Stuttgart, Germany
• SOUTHCOM: Miami, Florida
• CENT