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Disaster Flashcards

1
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*Define disaster

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Any man-made or natural event that causes destruction and devastation that cannot be alleviated without assistance

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*Examples of natural disasters

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  • hurricane
  • earthquake
  • blizzard
  • hailstorms
  • drought
  • floods
  • communicable disease epidemics
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*Example of human-made disasters

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  • conventional warfare
  • non-conventional warfare (nuclear, chemical)
  • Structural collapse
  • fires
  • toxic pollution
  • civil unrest
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*Four stages of disaster menagemnet

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  • Prevention (mitigation)
  • Preparedness
  • Response
  • Recovery
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Prevention against natural disasters

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-structural and non-structural measures

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prevention against human-made disasters

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  • Heightened inspections
  • Isolation/quarantine
  • Public health and agricultural surveillance and testing
  • Halting CBRNE threats
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(disaster)Preparedness: personal

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  • personal and family checklists
  • meeting spots
  • emergency kit
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(disaster) Preparedness: professional

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  • nurses need to be physically and mentally healthy to assist in disaster relief
  • Nurses need to understand disaster plans
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(disaster) Preparedness: community

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-written plan in your community
participate in mock disaster drill
-review disaster history of community

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Emergency supplies nurses should have ready (highlighted)

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  • identification badge
  • drivers license
  • First-aid kit with mouth-to-mouth CPR mask
  • radio with batteries
  • cell phone charge
  • cash, credit card
  • medications for self
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The preparedness cycle/national responce framewor

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Plan -> organize, train, and equip -> exercise -> evaluate and improve -> plan ->…

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Role of the nurse in disaster prepardness

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  • Help develop plan for community and employment
  • Provide education
  • Know where vulnerable populations exist
  • Identify community resources
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level I disaster

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massive disaster and/or act of terrorism

-Federal response/involvement

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level II disaster

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Moderate disaster

-regional involvement/response

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level III disaster

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Minor disaster

-local response/involvement

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National responce framework in r/t FEMA (3)

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->Gain and maintain situational awareness (Analise) -> Activate and deploy resources and capabilities -> Coordinate response actions (reflect) ->

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*What is FEMA

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Federal Emergency Management Agency

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18
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How many regions does FEMA have?

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10

plus alaska and hawaii

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Roles involved in the incident command system

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  • command (head person)
  • operations
  • Logistics
  • Planning
  • Admin/finance
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20
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Incident command system: operations leader

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  • Coordinates and executes strategy/tactics to achieve response objectives
  • Establishes strategy and specific tactics
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Incident command system: Logistics

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  • Performers technical activities required to maintain the function of operational facilities and processes
  • supports in the way of supplies and equipment management/obtaining
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Incident command system: Admin/finance

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  • Supports in administrative issues
  • tracks and processes expenses

-Includes helping in issues such as licensure requirements, regulatory compliance, and financial accounting

23
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Incident command system: Command

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-Defines goals and operational period objectives

24
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*Role of PHN in disaster response

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-First responder
   ~triage
-Epidemiology and ongoing surveillance
-Rapid needs assessment
-Disaster communication
-Sheltering
25
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Primary agencies involved in disaster response

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  • FEMA
  • American Red Cross
  • Salvation army
  • Churches
  • Voluntary organizations
26
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Recovery activities/goals

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Aimed towards restoration of economic and civic life of a community

27
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*Role of the PHN in recovery

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  • Referral
  • Observe for environmental hazards
  • Teach activities to decrease communicable disease risk
  • Evaluate immunization records
  • Education
28
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  • common reaction to disasters from adults
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  • pain and fear
  • extreem sense of urgency
  • need to help others
  • Anger, blaming, guilt
  • apathy and depression
  • headaches
  • moody, irritable
  • domestic violence
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*Common reaction to disasters from children

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  • regressive behaviors (bedwetting, thumb sucking, crying, clinging to parents)
  • Fantasies that the disaster never occurred
  • Nightmares
  • School related problems (inability to concentrate, refuse to go back)
30
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Signals from disaster workers that may indicate the need for stress management services (during response period)

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  • deny the need for rest and recovery
  • Fatigue
  • unnecessary risk taking
  • poor concentration
  • unneeded urgency
  • limited attention span
  • reluctant to leave
  • cold/flu like symptoms
  • tremor
  • headache
  • nausea
31
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What is the purpose of a lessons learned report?

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Used to evaluate a disaster situation and find way/areas to improve

32
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Progression of stress reactions within a community to disaster

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heroic (overwhelming need to help other survivors) -> honeymoon (thankful to be o, tell their story) -> disillusionment (reality hits, sense of dispare and exhaustion) -> reconstruction (longest, goal to return to a state of normal)

33
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*Primary prevention r/t disaster management

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  • Developing a management plan

- participating in drills

34
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*secondary prevention r/t disaster management

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-asses disaster victims/triage

35
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*Tertiary prevention r/t disaster management

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-participate in home visits to asses dangers/hazards

36
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*Define terrorism

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The systematic use of terror, the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear for bringing about political changes.

37
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*Conventional terrorist weapons

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  • guns

- bombs

38
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*Non-conventional terrorist weapons

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  • Chemical
  • Biological
  • Nuclear
39
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*Define chemical terrorism

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  • attacks meant to cause mass devastation in which terrorists release toxins
  • chemical attacks meant to terrorize, blackmail, or cause economic damage
  • a specific attack in a particular food product
40
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*Ways to spread chemicals

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  • Air (bomb, crop duster, truck spray)
  • Municipal water supply
  • Food supply
41
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Define nuclear terrorist attack

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

42
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*Define bioterrism

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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 frther political or social objectives

43
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Preparation for biological attacks

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  • surveillance and response cabilities
  • Communication systems
  • Educating the general public
  • obting and storing drugs and vaccines
  • having diagnostics and treatments
44
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Responce to bioterrism

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  • Bio watch
  • Bio sense (acces to data r/t illness)
  • Project biosheild (vaccine drug development)
  • Cities readiness initiative (ie. regional med stores)
45
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What is the stategic national stockpile program

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The storage of medications to counter act bioterrism attack stored in unknown location regionally

46
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decontamination zones

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  • hot
  • Warm
  • Cold
47
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What happens in the hot zone

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-high likelihood to be infected

48
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What happens in the warm zone

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-decontamination

49
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What happens in the cold zone

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-treatment

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