2 Natural Disasters

Question 1

major cause of morbidity and mortality in most disasters

Answer 1

combination of communicable disease and population malnutrition

Question 2

this may well be the biggest unanticipated health threat to a postdisaster population

Answer 2

inability to properly control chronic diseases, such as htn, dm, asthma, CAD

Question 3

this may be the only natural disaster where more injury and death occur during the RECOVERY PERIOD than in the acute phase

Answer 3

hurricanes

Question 4

after an earthquake, the majority of fatalities occur within

Answer 4

the first 3 hours

Question 5

earthquakes: most common injuries are

Answer 5

fractures and crush injuries

Question 6

After the Mansehra earthquake in Pakistan in 2005, the medical equipment that the response teams found most useful was

Answer 6

“external fixators that are easily applied”

Question 7

this continent sustains more tonadoes than any other location in the world

Answer 7

North America

Question 8

Tornadoes: most common injuries reported

Answer 8

Fractures and soft tissue trauma

-most patients (91%) sustained injuries to the extremities

Question 9

remarks on deaths during a tornado

Answer 9

head injuries are the more common cause of death

Death from the impact after thrown by the tornado is thought to most often occur at the SCENE, rather than en route to or at the hospital

Question 10

define a blizzard

Answer 10

A blizzard is a winter storm with wind speeds of 35 miles per hour or higher accompanied by significant falling or blowing snow

Question 11

blizzards and snow disasters: most common injuries

Answer 11

back injuries and fractures

-in one study, the incidence of fractures increased until the 6th day after the storm

Question 12

remarks on blizzards and snow disasters

Answer 12

carbon monoxide poisoning increases dramatically during and following winter weather disasters