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Disaster Flashcards

1
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Any man-made or natural event that causes destruction and devastation that connote be alleviated without assistance

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Disaster

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Natural Disasters

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hurricanes, tornadoes, hailstorms, blizzards, floods, earthquakes, communicable disease epidemics

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Man-Made Disasters

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warfare, structural collapse, fire, toxic materials, pollution, civil unrest

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Four Stages of Disaster Management

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  1. Prevention (Mitigation)
  2. Preparedness
  3. Response
  4. Recovery
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5
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Emergency management term for reducing risks to people and property from natural hazards before they occur

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All-hazards mitigation

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Structural measures for prevention against natural disasters

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protecting buildings and infrastructure from the forces of wind and water

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Non-structural measures for prevention against natural disasters

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land development restrictions

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Prevention against man-made disasters

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  • heightened inspections
  • improved surveillance and security operations
  • public health and agricultural surveillance and testing
  • immunizations
  • isolation and quarantine
  • halting of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) threats
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Role of the nurse in preparedness

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  • facilitate preparation in community and employment
  • provide education
  • know where special/vulnerable populations exist
  • identify community resources
  • National Response Framework
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What is the first level of disaster response?

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mobilization of responders at the local level

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A written plan to approach a domestic incident in a unified, well-coordinated manner, enabling all emergency responders to be able to work together effectively and efficiently

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the National Response Framework (NRF)

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What is the second part of the NRF?

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Emergency Support Functions (ESF)–provide a mechanism to bundle federal resources/capabilities to support the nation

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Provides a systematic, proactive approach to guide departments and agencies at all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work seamlessly to reduce loss of life and property and harm to the environment

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National Incident Management System (NIMS)

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The Incident Command System (ICS) is part of what larger system?

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NIMS

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Early warning system that tests the air for biological agents in several major cities

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BioWatch

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data-sharing system program to facilitate the surveillance of unusual clusters of disease

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BioSense

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program that develops new drugs and vaccines against potential bioweapons and deadly pathogens

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Project BioShield

18
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program that aids cities in increasing their capacity to deliver medications and supplies during a large-scale health emergency

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Cities Readiness Initiative

19
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CDC-managed program that provides large quantities of medications and supplies during a public health emergencies placed strategically around the country

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Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)

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Role of the nurse in response

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  • depends upon experience, specialized nursing area, special interest
  • first responder
  • epidemiology and ongoing surveillance
  • rapid needs assistance
  • communication
  • sheltering
21
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Recovery is aimed towards…

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restoration of economic and civic life of a community

22
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Role of nurse in recovery

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  • referrals to agencies
  • observe for environmental hazards
  • teach activities to reduce disease risk (boiling water, etc)
  • evaluate immunization records
  • psychosocial support
23
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Level I Disaster

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Massive disaster–national

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Level II Disaster

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Moderate disaster–regional

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Level III Disaster

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Minor Disaster–local

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Adult Reactions to Disaster

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  • extreme sense of urgency
  • panic and fear
  • the need to help others
  • anger and blaming
  • headaches
  • apathy and depression
  • guilt
  • moody and irritable
  • domestic violence
27
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Child Reactions to Disaster

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  • regressive behaviors
  • fantasies that the disaster never occurred
  • nightmares
  • school-related problems
28
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Stress Reactions: Heroic

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overwhelming needful people to do whatever they can to help others survive the disaster

29
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Stress Reactions: Honeymoon

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survivors have a sense of thankfulness over having survived the disaster; inherent in their stories

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Stress Reactions: Disillusionment

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sense of despair results and exhaustion starts to take a toll on survivors and volunteers; realization that a return to normal life is unlikely

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Stress Reactions: Reconstruction

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longest phase–goal is to return to a new state of normalcy

32
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The systematic use of terror; the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear for bringing about political change

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Terrorism

33
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Conventional Weapons

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guns, bombs, car bombs

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Non-Conventional Weapons

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chemical, biological, nuclear

35
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What are the primary intentions of chemical attacks?

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Terrorize, blackmail, or cause economic damage

36
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Attacks meant to cause mass devastation in which terrorist organizations release toxins

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chemical terrorism

37
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Chemical Spreading

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Air–bomb or missile explosion, crop duster, car bombs
Food
Water–municipal supply

38
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Chemical Warfare Agents

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highly toxic chemicals that can be disseminated as vapors, gases, liquids, or aerosols

39
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incident in which a terrorist organization uses a nuclear device to cause mass murder and devastation

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Nuclear terrorism

40
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the use and dissemination of various kinds of microbes or toxins with the intent to intimidate or coerce a government or civilian population to further social or political objectives

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biological terrorism

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