DRRM Awareness Flashcards
What are the 5 Causes of Death?
- Illness
- Accident
- Criminality
- Terrorism
- Disaster
According to World Risk Index Report of 2022, 2023, and 2024, the Philippines ranked as _____ country at risk.
1st
It is located in Southeast Asia, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the West Philippine Sea to the west, and the Celebes Sea to the south.
The Republic of the Philippines (RP)
The Philippines constitutes an archipelago of _______ island with a total land area of approximately 299,764 square kilometers.
7,109
The Philippines has a tropical and Maritime climate. It has two major seasons. What are these?
- Rainy Season - from June to November
- Dry Season - from December to May
The Philippines is visited by an average of 20 typhoons every year, five of which are destructive. This is because the Philipines is located along what?
The typhoon belt in the Pacific
The Philippines is vulnerable to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and this is because the country is situated in the ___________.
Its geographical location and physical environment also contributes to its high-susceptibility to tsunami, sea level rise, storm surges, landslides, flood/flash flood/flooding, and drought.
Pacific Ring of Fire
This Act was passed into law and paved the way for the need to “adopt a disaster risk reduction and management approach that is holistic, comprehensive, integrated, and proactive in lessening the socio-economic and environmental impacts of of disasters including climate change, and promote the involvement and participation of all sectors and all stakeholders concerned, at all levels, especially the local community.”
Republic Act 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM)
This is any situation that requires immediate action.
EMERGENCY
Are Natural or Man-made events wherein communities experience severe danger and incur loss of lives and properties causing disruption in its social structure and prevention of the fulfillment of all or some of the affected community’s essential functions (OCD-NDCC)
DISASTERS
What are the 2 Hazards that originate from processes associated with the Earth’s structure and atmospheric, hydrological, or oceanographic processes.
Geological and Hydrometeorological hazards
Geological Hazards have 3 types what are these?
- Earthquake-related Hazards
- Volcanic hazard
- Landslide
There are 5 Earthquake-related Hazards. What are these?
- Ground shaking
- Liquefaction
- Ground rupture
- Tsunami
- Landslide
Hydrometeorological Hazards have 4 types what are these?
- Tropical Cyclone
- Flood
- Storm Surge
- Rain-induced landslide
The ff are examples of what type of Disaster?
- Earthquakes
- Typhoons
- Pandemics - H1N1 Influenza / COVID 19
Natural Disasters
The ff are examples of what type of Disaster?
- Terrorism-Bombings
- Civil Unrest
- Social ills
Man-Made Disasters / Man-Made Emergency
It is an intense low pressure system with a minimum sustained wind speed of 35 kilometers per hour (kph). The winds it brings can do the most damage to buildings, residential houses, settlement, power lines and agriculture crops, among others.
Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Cyclones can be classified into three. What are these?
- Tropical Depression - Sustained wind is between 35-63 kph
- Tropical Storm - Sustained wind is between 64-117 kph
- Typhoon - Sustained wind is more than 118 kph
_________ bring with it exposure to super typhoons, El Niño-related droughts, projected rainfall change and projected temperature increase.
Climate risks
__________ is another hazard facing the country due to rains brought about by typhoons and the monsoom.
Flooding / Flood
What is the name of the Super Typhoon that is internationally known as Typhoon Ketsana, was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck the Philippines in September 26, 2009.
It causes the ff:
* Fatalities: 464
* Injured: 529
* Missing: 37
Super Typhoon “ONDOY”
What is the name of this Super Typhoon that is internationally known as Typhoon Haiyan. It was one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded; devastating portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines in early-November 2013.
It is the deadliest Philippine Typhoon recorded in modern history, killing at least 6,300 people in that country alone.
Super Typhoon Yolanda
It is a feeble shaking to violent trembling of the ground produced by sudden displacement of rocks or rock materials below the earth’s surface.
Earthquake
What are the 2 types of Earthquake?
- Tectonic
- Volcanic
This is a type of Earthquake where there is sudden displacement along faults in the solid and rigid layer of the earth.
Tectonic
This is a type of Earthquake where it is induced by rising magma beneath active volcanoes.
Volcanic
In Preparation of Disasters, we need to know the acronym PBA which points to what?
P - PLAN
B - BUILD YOUR KITS
A - ACQUIRE SKILLS
In Planning, the acronym BAE should be always remembered which stand for?
B - Be informed
A - Assess Risks / Analyze Survival
E - Evaluate needs: Family, Community
This (also known as the golden hour) refers to the critical time immediately following a traumatic injury, during which prompt medical intervention is essential for optimizing survival and recovery.
The golden period of trauma
The ff are what happens when you are not _______:
- Feelings of helplessness
- You do not move from your comfort zone
- Will to live or survive is diminished
- Add to the chaos and disorder
- Liability more than asset
- Add to the statistics
- Add to the depletion of resources
- Long term effect is a psychological disturbance in a vicious cycle
Prepared
The ff are the Typical ___________?
- Safety and Security
- Evacuation & emergency shelter
- Search and Rescue
- Medical Assistance
- Water purification
- Re-establish logistical communication networks
- Disaster assessment
- Short-term food supplies
- Health surveillance
Post-Disaster Needs
In Earthquake Preparedness and Survival, this acronym should be a guide for you. What is this?
QUAKES
- Q - Quick assessment of your immediate environment (Before, During, After)
- U - Use all your senses (Control your panic)
- A - Always stay calm and remember your EAD (Earthquake, Action, Drills), and Duck, Cover, and Hold.
- K - Know the nearest Safe Exits
- E - Evacuate or Stay in place and be ready to perform the Lifeskills
When you are prepared in Disasters, the ff are your ________:
- Personal Safety and security
- Sense of confidence
- Ability to handle emergencies
- To be self-reliant
- To take care of your own family
- To give service to your neighborhood and community during times of emergency.
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