Disaster Overview

Question 1

Which program had undertaken the challenge of creating and family/disaster prep course?

Answer 1

National Disaster Life Support Education Consortium

Question 2

What is the purpose of the NDLS family of courses?

Answer 2

To prepare the health community to recognize and manage the medical consequences of disasters

Question 3

What was the result of creating the NDLS family of courses?

Answer 3

A coordinated all-hazards training program

Question 4

What is a disaster?

Answer 4

When need exceeds resources available

Question 5

Define MCI.

Answer 5

Multiple/mass/major casualty incident

Present when healthcare need exceed available healthcare resources

Question 6

What is the goal of MCI management?

Answer 6

Do the greatest good for the greatest number of potential survivors

Question 7

What does MCI require?

Answer 7

Communication, key terms, triage model, organizational plan, scene eval, simple descriptive method of victim classification

Question 8

D.I.S.A.S.T.E.R.

Answer 8

Detection, Incident command, Scene Security and Safety, Asses hazards, Support, Triage and Treatment, Evacuation, Recovery

Question 9

What does “all-hazards” mean?

Answer 9

Man-made or natural events with the destructive capability of causing multiple causalities

Question 10

What does “all-hazard preparedness” mean?

Answer 10

Comprehensive preparedness required to manage the casualties resulting from all-hazards

Question 11

What some features of earthquakes?

Answer 11

Location, strength, secondary disasters, prediction and early warning

Question 12

What are some natural disasters?

Answer 12

Earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods

Question 13

Which natural disaster causes the greatest amount number of US fatalities?

Answer 13

Flash floods

Question 14

Are infectious diseases, like influenza, considered natural disasters?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

What are some man-made disasters?

Answer 15

Structure fires, structure collapse, mass gatherings, explosive and incendiary devices, transportation incidents, industrial hazmat, terrorism

Question 16

What is the definition of terrorism?

Answer 16

Use force against persons or property;

to intimate, coerce, further political or social objective, crimial act

Question 17

What are the features of a terrorist attack?

Answer 17

Aymmetric warfare
Small event
Widespread effect

Question 18

What is a weapon of mass destruction of effect?

Answer 18

Weapons or devices that injure or kill large numbers causing widespread destruction or panic

Question 19

What are the five major categories of chemical agents?

Answer 19

Nerve (GA,GB), blood (cyanide), blister (mustard), choking (chlorine), incapacitating (GZ)

Question 20

What are biological weapons?

Answer 20

Disseminate disease-causing microorganisms or biologically-produced toxins (poisons)

Question 21

What are CDC categories of biological weapons?

Answer 21

Highest risk, high risk, and emerging pathogens

Question 22

What are some toxins used as bioterrorism agents?

Answer 22

Botulinum, Staph enterotoxin B, ricin

Question 23

What are radiological weapons?

Answer 23

Devices to disperse radioactive substances, conventional explosive devices, intentional release and less energy and radiation release than a nuke

Question 24

What are nuclear weapons?

Answer 24

Catastrophic explosions
Massive nuclear energy release through atom splitting
Traumatic injuries, burns, fallout

Question 25

Which type of ionizing radiation is the strongest?

Answer 25

Gamma and Neutron

Question 26

What is the purpose of warning systems?

Answer 26

Many natural disasters tracked before impact, possible mitigation before impact

Question 27

What is the criteria for a threat assessment?

Answer 27

Credible? Corroborated? Specific/imminent threat? Graveness of threat?