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Disaster Flashcards

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Disaster defintion

A

Any natural or man made event that causes destruction and devastates us

  • that needs assistance
  • the community it affects can’t do it on their own
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Man made disasters

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terrorism
explosions
chemical spills

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Natural disasters

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Tornadoes, wind storms, floods, severe storms, fires

Nature…

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How did we come up with standards of care for disasters

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Combination of old knowledge and new knowledge

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How many phases in a disaster

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5 phases

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Phase 1 of disaster

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The prevention phase.

We are not in a disaster at the moment but we are trying to identify the risk factors and hopefully avoid one.

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Phase 2 of disaster

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When we have a warning like a weather forecast or tornado sirens, and we are now getting prepared for one.

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Phase 3 of disaster

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The disaster phase when the destruction occurs.

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Phase 4 of disaster

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The response phase. We respond immediately after the onset of the disaster. The response teams get to work to save as many lives as possible.

The after scene where it is an emergency stage where we need to care and protect people.

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Phase 5 of disaster

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Recovery stage where we are working to bounce back from the disaster as a community and rebuild our lives.

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What else might be going on during a disaster?

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Other health issues!

  • a woman might go into labor bc of stress
  • bites, rashes
  • respiratory issues
  • gi issues
  • obese conditons
  • aggravation of chronic issues
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Factors of a disaster that effect how bad it is going to be

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How big of a deal is it? Severity
How much warning did we have? Prepared
Where did it happen? Location
Was it in the middle of day or dead at night? Time of day
What type of disaster was it? Classification

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What to remember about disaster victims

Primary concerns of everyone?

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They are normal people who are having to react to unusual circumstances. Some will be rational , others not at all.

Primary - protect them & their loved ones.
Secondary - helping others

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What type of communication system do you need during a disaster?

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One that will help people communicate quickly and efficiently

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Why disasters are different for everyone

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Lack of warning
Abrupt change in reality
Fear of destruction
Trauma from seeing death
Thinking you could prevent it
Media
Blaming yourself
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16
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How will kids act in a disaster

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They will be emotional, angry, or afraid a lot. The stress will be making them restless.

They may even regress.

They won’t want to be left alone.

Some kids might think its their fault

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How will older adults act in a disaster

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May not respond like middle aged adults.
They aren’t fast and they probably will have meds.

  • confusion
  • slow
  • meds
  • equipment
18
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How will the disaster workers act in a disaster

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Fatigued so we need to take care of each other

Could be injured too.

19
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Incident command system

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Determines roles and responsibility when in an emergency situation

  • common language
  • good channel of communication
  • everyone knows their job
  • will often have a commander and distribute assignments in categories
20
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What does ICS provide

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A common structure that is known and predictable
Can be scale dup or down depending on disaster
Roles are defined
Accountability is for everyone
Common terms for everyone

21
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How does ICS command staff make decisions

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By looking at the total picture

- resources, numbers who need treatment, course of action to save the most live

22
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Emergency response functional role are..

Type of traiing?

A

specific roles that are assigned during an emergency response

Just in time training - be prepared for a quick lesson

23
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What does the disaster triage system focus on

What does this sstem require

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Saving the most lives by giving higher priority to those who need treatment but have good outcomes due to not needing a whole lot of resources

  • if someone is minutes away from death without the right things to help them, they won’t try to save them
  • some people will just be delayed in their treatment tho. not everyone dies

Awareness !

24
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Triage color system (need of care)

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red - immediate help

yellow - delay help

green - minor

black - do not treat

25
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Roles of nurse in disaster

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Prepare
Recovery
Know the plan and know the system

American red cross or disaster teams

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