Chapter 20 Disaster Preparedness

Question 1

emergencies

Answer 1

considered events that require a swift, intense response on the part of existing community resoruces

Question 2

disasters vary by

Answer 2

type of onset
duration
magnitude
extent to which it affects the community

Question 3

three types of disasters

Answer 3

natural
accidental
terrosim

Question 4

natural disaster

Answer 4

earthquake

Question 5

accidental

Answer 5

spills

Question 6

terroism

Answer 6

anthrax letters

Question 7

actions taken will affect

Answer 7

illness, injury and death that occur following the indecent

Question 8

all disaster responses begin at the

Answer 8

local level

Question 9

biggest problem in an emergency is

Answer 9

communication

Question 10

preparedness level

Answer 10

primary

Question 11

mitigation level

Answer 11

secondary

Question 12

recovery and response level

Answer 12

tertiary

Question 13

although disasters do not occur with frequency, planning with __________ assessment can reduce the impact on the community

Answer 13

vulnerability

Question 14

local hospitals

Answer 14

EOP

Question 15

state works ith

Answer 15

FEMA

Question 16

point of distribution or emergency dispensing site

Answer 16

centralized location where the public picks up emergency supplies, including water food, and medications

Question 17

how much water for kit

Answer 17

3 day one gallon per person

Question 18

mitigation
1st

Answer 18

prevent identified risks from causing a diseasetr
- cost effective primary prevention

Question 19

mitigation 2nd

Answer 19

creation or removal of structures or alterations of the enviornment to remove or modify risks

Question 20

incident command system

Answer 20

on site, flexible, all hazard system
set of personnel polices, procedures, facilities and equipment integrated into common organizations structure

Question 21

formal report after action report (AAR)

Answer 21

detail report of list strengths and weakness and even failure with suggestions for future

Question 22

bioterrism

Answer 22

release of viruses, bacteria, fungi, or toxins

purpose of causing illness or death

Question 23

category A

Answer 23

small pox
botulism
anthrax
tularemia
ebola
plague

Question 24

anthrax s/s

Answer 24

muscle aches
chest discomfort
severe dyspnea

Question 25

botulism s/s

Answer 25

difficulty swallowing progressive muscle weakness difficulty breathing neuro paralytic

Question 26

pneumonic plage s/s

Answer 26

pneumonia shortness of breath chest pain bloody or watery sputum

Question 27

bubonic plage s/s

Answer 27

tender lymph nodes

Question 28

septicemia plage s/s

Answer 28

admonial pain DIC gangrene

Question 29

tularemia s/s

Answer 29

sudden fever joint pain progressive weakness

Question 30

small pox

Answer 30

high fever head and body ahces rash on face and tongue

Question 31

ebola s/s

Answer 31

severe headache hemorrhage vomiting and diarrhea shock

Question 32

semen ebola

Answer 32

3 months

Question 33

chemical disaster presence

Answer 33

known immediately

Question 34

red

Answer 34

critical - unstable, requiring immediate intervention

Question 35

yellow

Answer 35

urgent - stable but may deteroirate

Question 36

green

Answer 36

delayed - injured or ill but stable and not likely to deteriorate - walking wounded

Question 37

black

Answer 37

expectant - dead or nonsalvageable