Disaster Preparedness Flashcards
Disaster caused by a naturally occurring event
Natural disaster
Nonnatural events that are not purposefully produced
Man-made disaster
Events that are purposefully produced in an effort to cause terror
Terrorist-related disaster
An event that occurs within the hospital
Internal disaster
An event that occurs external to the hospital
External disaster
Disaster that occurs in a narrow and well-defined time frame
Acute disaster
Disaster with no well- defined start point or continuous production of casualties over a broad time frame
Nonacute disaster
Earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes/typhoons, volcanic eruption, pandemic influenza is what type of disaster?
Natural disaster
Vehicle crashes (e.g., car, plane, bus), mass casualty events, explosions, fires, industrial accident/chemical release
Man-made disaster
Events of September 11, 2001, as well as intentional chemical, biological, radiologic, or toxin releases
Terrorist-related disaster
Hazardous materials spill in hospital laboratory, fire or explosion within hospital, power failure
Internal disaster
Transportation accident, industrial accident
External disaster
Explosion, industrial release, earthquake
Acute disaster
Pandemic infectious disease, incre- mental release of a biological or toxin (e.g., anthrax sent through mail)
Nonacute disaster
Crowd control, hospital lockdown, and hospital access control is role of
Public safety
Provide supplies/equipment; arrange for rapid ordering of additional supplies is role of
Logistics/equipment supply
Determine and ensure safe practices for employees (e.g., appropriate personal protective equipment for decontamination) is role of
Safety officer
Overall scene command in an acute disaster; victim rescue and hazard control
Fire service
Triage Categories
• First priority
• Most urgent
• Life-threatening shock or hypoxia is present or imminent, but the patient can likely be stabilized and, if given immediate care, will probably survive.
Red
Triage Categories
• Second priority
• Urgent
• The injuries have systemic implications or effects, but patients are not yet in life-
threatening shock or hypoxia; although systemic decline may ensue, given appropriate care, patients can likely withstand a 45- to 60-min wait without immediate risk.
Yellow
Triage Categories
• Third priority
• Nonurgent
• Injuries are localized without immediate systemic implications; with a minimum of care,
these patients generally are unlikely to deteriorate for several hours, if at all.
Green
Triage Categories
• Dead
• No distinction can be made between clinical and biological death in a mass casualty incident, and any unresponsive patient who has no spontaneous ventilation or circulation is classified as dead. Some place catastrophically injured patients who have a slim chance for survival regardless of care in this triage category.
Black
