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2025 PHPM Royal College Study - based on AN Summary Notes > Emergency Management > Flashcards

Emergency Management Flashcards

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what are the components of the emergency management cycle - PMPRR (5)

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1- prevention
2- mitigation
3- preparedness
4- response
5- recovery

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re: emergency mgmt cycle, what is prevention (1)

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1- Directed at stopping a potential emergency
from occurring, focuses on the hazard and the
environment that it threatens (i.e. HIRA)

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re: emergency mgmt cycle, what is mitigation (1)

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1- Reduce a hazard’s impact on the community
before, during, or after the event

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re: emergency mgmt cycle, what is preparedness (1)

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1- Ensure an efficient response through planning
and preparation

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re: emergency mgmt cycle, what is response (1)

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1- Address the immediate and short-term effects
of an emergency

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re: emergency mgmt cycle, what is recovery (1)

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1- Restore the community to an acceptable state, communication to the public

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re: emergency mgmt cycle, what are examples of prevention (4)

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1- Food handler training
2- Immunization programs
3- Zoning to prevent building on flood plains
4- Communicate about risks to stakeholders

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re: emergency mgmt cycle, what are examples of mitigation (2)

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1- Boil water advisory
2- Mass immunization program

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re: emergency mgmt cycle, what are examples of preparedness (3)

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1- Conducting a training/table top exercise
2- Surveillance and epidemiology
3- Maintain inventory of medical assets

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re: emergency mgmt cycle, what are examples of response (3)

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1- Implementing a warming or cooling centre
2- Mass immunization / mass prophylaxis
3- Crisis communication

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re: emergency mgmt cycle, what are examples of recovery (2)

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1- Evaluating an outbreak investigation
2- Environmental assessment after spill

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what does HIRA stand for (1)

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1- hazard identification and risk assessment

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what is hazard identification (1)

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1- identify hazards that could
affect the community, including natural hazards,
technological hazards, and anthropogenic hazards

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what is risk assessment - PI, 2 types of assessments (1)

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1- Probability assessment: chance of occurrence
2- Impact assessment: consider social impacts,
property damage, environmental damage,
infrastructure or service disruption, financial impact,
psychosocial impact

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what are general approaches for crisis communications (the ‘what’s’, the ‘be’s’ (2)

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1- What we know, what we don’t know, what we are
doing to find out, what are
actions to address issue, what you can do to protect yourself and others
2- Be first, be right, be credible, be sympathetic,
be action-promoting, be respectful

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what is the incident management system (IMS) - what does it do (1)

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1- Organizational structure through which a public
health unit should direct emergency response
operations

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what are the key aspects of incident management systems (IMS) (5)

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1- span of control (ideal 3-7)
2- operational briefing
3- organizational chart
4- contraction
5- after-action report

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what are the principles of IMS - I’ll MISS-U-IF (7)

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1- modular
2- interoperable
3- standardized
4- simple
5- unity of command
6- integrated communication
7- flexible and scalable

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re: IMS principles, what does modular mean (1)

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1- Composed of discrete but
interrelated components

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re: IMS principles, what does interoperable mean (1)

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1- Functional and
technological ability for
responders from different
jurisdictions/
organizations to work
together (e.g., by sharing the
same procedures)

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re: IMS principles, what does standardized mean (1)

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1- Shared management
structures and terminology

22
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re: IMS principles, what does simple mean (1)

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1- Elements are eliminated
when no longer needed

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re: IMS principles, what does unity of command mean (1)

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1- Each person, at every level,
reports to only one clearly
designated supervisor

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re: IMS principles, what does integrated communication mean (1)

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1- Communicate with
stakeholders consistently

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re: IMS principles, what does flexible and scalable mean (1)

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1- Can be expanded or contracted to address any size of incident

26
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what are the key functions of IMS - iFLOP (5)

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1- incident command
2- finance (pays)
3- logistics (gets)
4- operations (does)
5- planning (prepares)

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re: IMS key functions, what are the 3 command staff as part of incident command (on top of incident commander) - SIL (3)

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1- safety
2- information
3- liaison

28
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re: IMS key functions, what does finance do (1)

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1- Recording, tracking, and
coordinating payment/funding for purchases related to
the emergency

29
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re: IMS key functions, what does logistics do (1)

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1- Procure, mobilize and deploy resources to assist in response (e.g. supplies, equipment, facilities, services or personnel)

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re: IMS key functions, what does operations do (1)

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1- Directs staff resources to
accomplish response activities (e.g. investigation, sampling, surveillance)

31
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re: IMS key functions, what does planning do (1)

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1- technical expertise required to respond to the outbreak and engages in data analysis activities to ensure that advice is based on epidemiological, laboratory and other data

32
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what is continuity of operations plan (COOP) - what does it do (1)

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1- defines how organizational interests will be protected and its internal essential operations will be sustained during an emergency

33
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what part of the emergency mgmt cycle does a COOP address (1)

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1- Bridges the gap between the Response and Recovery phases

34
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what are common COOP scenarios (5)

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1- Strike contingency planning
2- Loss of access to a facility
3- Loss of services due to equipment or system failure
4- Natural disaster
5- Pandemic (influenza)

35
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what are general steps of a COOP (3_

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1- Identify time-critical public health services that
must be delivered
2- Assign resources to maintain time-critical public
health functions and identify dependencies and
vulnerabilities to continued delivery
3- Develop recovery procedures to guide
restoration of time-critical services

36
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what are populations at risk of extreme heat emergency - MP-SCONE (7)

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1- Extremes of age - Infants, young children, and older adults
2- chronic illnesses or who are physically impaired
3- meds - People taking certain medications that affect
heat sensitivity by interfering with the body’s
cooling functions or water/salt retention (e.g.,
antihypertensives, antidepressants, antipsychotics,
anti-Parkinson’s)
4- Socially disadvantaged individuals (e.g.,
homeless people, people living alone, those lacking air conditioning)
5- Newcomers to Canada and transient populations (e.g., tourists)
6- occupation - Certain occupational groups (e.g., farmers,
construction workers, miners, tree planters)
7- physical activity - Those who are physically active

37
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what are health impacts of extreme heat events - HEF-CHEDDAR (10)

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1- Heat edema
2- rash
3- cramps
4- fainting
5- exhaustion
6- heat stroke
7- death
8- Allergies
9- enteric disease from food spoilage
10- drowning

38
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using the emergency mgmt cycle, what are some approaches to managing extreme heat events - prevention (1)

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1- reduce urban heat island effect

39
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using the emergency mgmt cycle, what are some approaches to managing extreme heat events - preparedness (5)

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1-Assess heat-health vulnerability
2- Improve social capital/networks
3- Stakeholder outreach
4- Develop heat alert protocols
5- Develop communication and response plans

40
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using the emergency mgmt cycle, what are some approaches to managing extreme heat events - response (4)

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1-Alert protocols: activate response, identify heat-health risks
2- Community response plans: assist vulnerable people
3- Community mobilization and engagement: open cooling centres
4- Communication plans: alert citizens and stakeholders, deliver
education about adaptation

41
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using the emergency mgmt cycle, what are some approaches to managing extreme heat events - recovery (2)

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1- Improve heat alert and response plans
2- Identify improvement opportunities

42
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what are health impacts of extreme cold events - WFHD (4)

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1- windburn
2- frostbite
3- hypothermia
4- death

43
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which populations are at higher risk of adverse outcomes from extreme cold events - CHEMOS (6)

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1- Extremes of age (infants, young children, and
older adults
2- Outdoor workers
3- chronic - People with chronic medical conditions or
underlying infections
4- meds - People taking certain medications (including beta blockers)
5- sport - Winter sport enthusiasts
6- Homeless persons and those lacking shelter or
proper clothing

44
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what are key messages to the public/media for extreme cold events - LADS (4)

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1- Dress warmly and in layers
2- Stay dry and change out of wet clothing
3- Look for shelter if caught outside
4- Avoid consuming alcohol before going outside

45
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what are some causes of flooding - items 1-4 = climate-related causes, items 5-7 = land features involved - HISS FDS (7)

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1- heavy or prolonged rainfall
2- snowmelt
3- ice jams
4- sea level rise

in conjunction with:

5- drainage
6- soil type
7- flood control systems

46
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what are short term health effects from flooding - HIDE (4)

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1- drowning
2- injuries
3- hypothermia
4- electrocution

47
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what are long term health effects from flooding - WFV CMCM (7)

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1- waterborne disease
2- foodborne
disease
3- vector-borne disease
4- chemical
contamination of drinking water
5- mould exposure
6- carbon monoxide poisoning (after flooding due to damage to heating systems)
7- mental health (PTSD)

48
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what are some public health actions that can be taken to address health risks from flooding - FEB (3)

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1- Food safety education: throw away perishable
foods and foods that have come in contact with
flood water
2- BWA: Issue boil water advisory, as needed
3- Education regarding removing stagnant water,
preventing mold growth, and preventing CO poisoning

49
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what are characteristics that make an event suspicious for bioterrorism (deliberate epidemic) - D<-U->E MAUDD (7)

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1- Unusual event: with higher morbidity or
mortality than expected
2- Uncommon disease: vector-borne disease in an
area without a competent vector
3- Multiple epidemics: especially if a single agent at
multiple locations
4- AR - Lower attack rates in protected individuals:
individuals in buildings with filtered air supply
5- Dead animals: bioterrorism agents are often
zoonoses
6- Unusual disease manifestation/transmission:
inhalational rather than cutaneous anthrax
7- Downwind plume pattern: cases cluster in a
downwind plume pattern

2025 PHPM Royal College Study - based on AN Summary Notes (30 decks)

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