disaster management

Question 1

a sudden calamitous event
bringing great damage, loss, or destruction.”

Answer 1

disaster

Question 2

four main types of disasters

Answer 2

1. Natural disasters.
2. Environmental emergencies.
3. Complex emergencies.
4. Pandemic emergencies.

Question 3

Floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcano eruptions are all classified as
this and can have both immediate impacts on human health and secondary delayed
impacts causing further death and exacerbating suffering (Figure 12.4).

Answer 3

Natural disasters.

Question 4

Examples are technological or
industrial accidents that involve hazardous materials and that occur where these materials are
being produced or used or when they are being transported.

Answer 4

Environmental emergencies

Question 5

involve a breakdown of authority and such
activities as looting, or attacks on strategic installations. Complex emergencies also include
conflict situations and war.

Answer 5

Complex emergencies.

Question 6

involve a sudden onset of a contagious disease
that affects the health of a large number of people over a wide area and therefore also disrupts
services and businesses, bringing economic and social costs.

Answer 6

Pandemic emergencies

Question 7

3 processes of disaster management

Answer 7

preparedness, response, recovery

Question 8

refers to the policies, administrative decisions, and operational activities
required to prepare for, respond to, mitigate, and repair the effects of natural or man-made
disasters

Answer 8

disaster management

Question 9

refers to carrying out activities designed to minimize loss of life and damage in the event of a disaster.

Answer 9

disaster preparedness

Question 10

is the most important method of reducing the
potential impact of disasters: for example, by removing people and property from a threatened
location and by facilitating timely and effective rescue, relief, and rehabilitation

Answer 10

preparedness

Question 11

describes a coordinated multiagency response to diminish the impact of a
disaster and its long-term results. Relief activities include rescue, relocation, providing food and
water, preventing disease and disability, repairing vital services such as telecommunications and
transport, and providing temporary shelter and emergency health care.

Answer 11

disaster response

Question 12

is the final phase of the disaster management continuum and involves
rebuilding infrastructure and providing health care and rehabilitation.

Answer 12

disaster recovery