disaster

Question 1

1.Which of the following describes a NA-TECH (natural technological) type of disaster?
a. A flood covering crops and recreational areas of a geographic area
b. A terrorism attack causing major interruption of communication technologies
c. A tornado resulting in flood and destruction of electrical systems for a community
d. A nuclear accident at a power plant causing evacuation of people in an urban community

Answer 1

c. A tornado resulting in flood and destruction of electrical systems for a community

Question 2

2.A family of five people presented to a hospital after the flooding of their urban home. These family members are classified as which of the following?
a. Poverty victims
b. Displaced persons
c. Indirect victims
d. Mass casualties

Answer 2

b. Displaced persons

Question 3

3.Which agency has a mission to support citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation everyone works together to build, sustain, and improve the capacity to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all?
a. American Red Cross (ARC)
b. National Institute for Health (NIH)
c. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Answer 3

c. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Question 4

4. You teach a community disaster preparedness class on how to find shelter during and after a disaster situation. This is an example of what kind of prevention?
   a. Primary
   b. Secondary
   c. Tertiary
   d. Disaster

Answer 4

a. Primary

Question 5

5. What element of a community disaster plan investigates the citizen’ s reliance on telephone systems or cell phones during disasters?
   a. Authority
   b. Logistical
   c. Rescue
   d. Communication

Answer 5

d. Communication

Question 6

6.The nurse at the disaster site is using the SMART triage system. What color triage tag would be provided to an ambulatory individual with a superficial cut on the left elbow and bruise to the right hand?
a. Red
b. Yellow
c. Black
d. green

Answer 6

d. green

Question 7

7.Which phase of the community response to disaster includes medical personnel contributing long hours of volunteer work helping unfamiliar people after a disaster?
a. Honeymoon phase
b. Heroic phase
c. Reconstruction phase
d. Disillusionment phase

Answer 7

b. Heroic phase

Question 8

8.Chemical warfare agents such as pulmonary agents and cyanides are classified as which of the following?
a. Weapons of mass destruction
b. Computer-based attack weapons
c. Recovery agents
d. Prevention medications

Answer 8

a. Weapons of mass destruction

Question 9

9.Which of the following is the purpose of the staging area in a disaster plan?
a. A triage area outside the hospital, supplying first aid and transport to medical facilities
b. A stage for entertainment to cheer up disaster victims
c. To provide sheltered area for displaced victims to sleep, eat, and bathe
d. To act as command station for disaster responders to report to and get assignments

Answer 9

d. To act as command station for disaster responders to report to and get assignments