Disaster Mgmt Flashcards
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define “bioterrorism”
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- use and dissemination of various kinds of microbes or toxins w/ the intent to intimidate or coerce a gov’t or civilian population to further political or social objectives
2
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define “human made disasters”
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- destruction or devastation caused by humans
3
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define “mitigation”
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- actions or measures to prevent a disaster from occurring or to reduce the severity of its effects
- ie sand bagging
4
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define “natural disasters”
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- destruction or devastation caused by natural events
5
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when disasters occur:
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- natural rxn for some persons to wish to leave the health care facility to be with loved onces
- nurses must be cognizant of the determination of compliance w/ the standard of confuct prohibiting patient abandonment of licensed nurse
6
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conventional terrorist weapons
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- bombs
- guns
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non conventional terrorist weapons
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- chemical
- biological
- nuclear
8
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5 stages of disasters
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- 1st: non disaster–>occurs before threate of a disaster becomes real
- time for planning, prep, and assessing community vulnerability
- 2nd: pre disaster stage–>time during which a disaster event is certain to occur but has not yet happened
- warning or threat stage
- 3rd: comprehensive disaster plan–>mitigation, preparedness, responsive, response, recovery
- 4th: impact care–>time when disaster has occurred and community is experiencing its effects
- 5th: emergency stage–>community comes to aid of its members
- late assistance is provided from outside the affected area
- 6th: reconstruction/recovery stage–>activities of restoration, reconsitution, mitigation
- affected community begins cleanup and rebuilding and attempts to return to normalcy
9
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acute stress disorder
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- an anxiety disorder that describes the acute stress reactions that occur in the first 4 weeks following trauma
10
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nurses role in disasters
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- listen to victims tell and retell how they currently feel about the situation
- encourage victims to share their feelings w/ one another if it seems appropriate to do so
- help victims make decisions
- delegate tasks (reading, crafts, playing games) to teenagers and others to help combate boredom
- provide the basic necessities–food, clothing, rest
- try to recover or get needed items (prescription glasses, meds)
- provide basic compassiona and dignity when appropriate
- refer to a mental health counselor if situation warrants
11
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disaster levels by monetary cost
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- level I: <$10,000
- level II: costs $10,000 or more, but less than $50,000
- level III: costs $50,000 or more, but less than $250,000
- level IV: costs $250,000 or more, but less than $2.5 mil
- level V: costs $2.5 mil or more
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single family disaster
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- affects an individual or single family unit, occurs within the jurisdiction of a single Red Cross chapter, and may require the short term application of limited human and material resources
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local disaster
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- affects more than one family
- occurs w/in the jurisdiction of a single Red Cross chapter
- generally requires application of limited human and material reources from Red Cross Chapters
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state disaster
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- affect multiple families occurs w/in jurisdiction of one or more Red Cross Chapters w/in a single state
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major disaster
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- has one or more of the following characteristics:
- affects more than a single state
- creates national news and media attention
- expected to be a major disaster declaration by the President of US
- requires international involvement
- involves nuclear power plants, nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons
