Disasters

Question 1

What is the disaster management cycle (order)?

Answer 1

1. preparedness
2. mitigation
3. response
4. recovery
5. evaluation

Question 2

in the preparedness stage, what can a vulnerability assessment accomplish

Answer 2

it can reduce the impact on the community

Question 3

preparedness

Answer 3

-identification of hazards
-analysis of vulnerability
-assessment of risk
-national response framework

(look at both a local/community level and a national level)

Question 4

what is FEMA

Answer 4

education modules to help increase preparedness

Question 5

strategic national stockpile

Answer 5

-large amounts of medicines and other life saving supplies during a public health emergency
-kept by the CDC and can be delivered to any state or territory in the US within 12 hours

Question 6

what is the medical reserve corps

Answer 6

community based program that organizes and utilizes local volunteers for emergency preparedness and response

Question 7

mitigation

Answer 7

-a prevention process w two components
- how we can prevent this disaster from occurring
ex. COVID- wear masks to mitigate the effects

Question 8

response

Answer 8

a disaster (what happened) determines the need for the size of the response

Question 9

how long is recovery from a disaster?

Answer 9

timeline varies

Question 10

what is an important aspect of recovery from a disaster?

Answer 10

mental health: PTSD and the long term effects on individual and community

Question 11

detailed report of strengths and weaknesses and even failure with suggestions for the future

Answer 11

After Action Report (AAR)

Question 12

intentional release of viruses, bacteria, fungi, or toxins from living organisms into the environment for the purposes of causing illness or death

Answer 12

bioterrorism

Question 13

recognition

Answer 13

is there a rapid increase of incidence in a normally healthy population
ex.) flu in the summer

Question 14

What do you do when there is high toxicity and short duration?

Answer 14

shelter in place

Question 15

what do you do when there is low toxicity and long duration?

Answer 15

evacuation

Question 16

what is a fallout

Answer 16

radiologic- nuclear explosion
-can be carried by the wind and can end ip miles from the site of explosion

Question 17

field triage

Answer 17

mental health issues: psychological component of vulnerability

Question 18

anthrax agent

Answer 18

bacillus anthracis

Question 19

anthrax transmission

Answer 19

air or ingestion of spores

Question 20

anthrax s/s

Answer 20

-differ based on site of transmission
-inhalation anthrax=most serious

Question 21

anthrax tx

Answer 21

antibiotics

Question 22

anthrax vaccine

Answer 22

yes- for military and lab personnel

Question 23

botulism agent

Answer 23

clostridium botulinum

Question 24

botulism transmission

Answer 24

ingestion of poorly preserved food

Question 25

botulism s/s

Answer 25

-body wide neurotoxicity -death due to resp. muscle paralysis

Question 26

botulism tx

Answer 26

antitoxin

Question 27

botulism vaccine

Answer 27

no

Question 28

plague agent

Answer 28

yersinia pestis

Question 29

plague transmission

Answer 29

bite from rodents/fleas

Question 30

plague s/s

Answer 30

buboes- swollen lymph nodes near bite death due to septicemia

Question 31

plague tx

Answer 31

antibiotics

Question 32

plague vaccine

Answer 32

yes-not in use

Question 33

smallpox agent

Answer 33

variola virus

Question 34

smallpox transmission

Answer 34

air

Question 35

smallpox s/s

Answer 35

-body wide rash -death due to cytotoxicity and organ failure

Question 36

smallpox tx

Answer 36

antivirals

Question 37

smallpox vaccine

Answer 37

yes-not in use

Question 38

tularemia agent

Answer 38

francisella tularensis

Question 39

tularemia transmission

Answer 39

air or contact or ingestion

Question 40

tularemia s/s

Answer 40

-differ based on site of transmission -pneumonic tularemia most serious

Question 41

tularemia tx

Answer 41

antibiotics

Question 42

tularemia vaccine

Answer 42

no

Question 43

ebola agent

Answer 43

ebola virus

Question 44

ebola transmission

Answer 44

rodent, ticks, person-person

Question 45

ebola s/s

Answer 45

hemorrhage, shock

Question 46

ebola tx

Answer 46

antivirals

Question 47

ebola vaccine

Answer 47

yes-new

Question 48

what are antitoxins

Answer 48

"induced antibodies" -toxin places in animal--> researchers purify the antitoxin serum for use as a med for people