Mod 6 Flashcards

1
Q

Built Environment, Work-Related Exposures, Outdoor Air Quality, Healthy Homes, Water Quality, Food Safety and Waste Management.

A

Environmental health

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Built environment

A

everything we have made and done

more walkable increase physical activity

pollution = health risks

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Work exposures

A

toxic poisoning, machine-operation, electrical hazards, motional injury

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Outdoor air quality

A

Ozone most common –> asthma, lung cancer, chronic respiratory disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Asthmatic people most vulnerable to

A

sulfur dioxide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Environmental Protection Agency (1970)

A

health surveillance and monitoring in regards to environmental hazards, setting standards for air and water quality; evaluating environmental risks; screening new chemicals and establishing, and evaluating and enforcing regulatory efforts.

CLEAN WATER AIR AND PREVENT DISASTERS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Occupational Safety/Health Administration

A

safe working conditions, set/enforce standards

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

A

safe use of radiation materials

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Enviro Hazards

Individual

A

simple

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Enviro Hazards

Population

A

overcrowing increases communicable disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Critical Theory

A

ID and awareness to environmental threats that affect safety/well-being

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

changing individual behaviors does not lead to significant reductions in overall morbidity and mortality

A

Critical theory + Social vulnerability index

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Healthy People 2030 Environmental Health Objectives

A

Reduce exposure to lead, arsenic, mercury

Reduce disease and deaths r/t heat

Reduce toxins, hazards, unhealthily air

Increase safe water

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Increasing of temperature concerns

A

increase in ozone –> increase lung/cv disease

worse in urban

overwhelmed during heat waves

increase vector-borne disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

How would a nurse facilitate community involvement?

A

educational forums
needs assessment
disseminate research
legislative change

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Disaster management

Primary

A

prevent exposure/workplace incident

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Disaster management

Secondary

A

screen for exposure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Disaster management

Tertiary

A

treat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

A

a systematic, proactive way for all levels of government and non governmental agencies to work seamlessly together to prevent protect against, respond to, recover from, and prevent the effects of disasters.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Nurses role in disasters?

A

disaster plan, valueable information for preparedness/response/recovery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Disaster

A

an event that causes any level of destructiveness or injury -

22
Q

multiple casualty event

A

ffecting more than 2 but less than 100 persons

23
Q

mass casualty event

A

100 or more individuals

24
Q

direct victim

A

someone who is immediately affected by the event

25
Q

Displaced persons

A

have to evacuate their homes, schools and businesses as a result of the disaster. The evacuation is hopefully temporary - think hurricane or flood victims.

26
Q

Refugees

A

represent groups of people who have fled their homes or even their country as a result of famine, drought, natural disaster, war or civil unrest.

27
Q

indirect victim

A

family member, friend and or often a first responder

28
Q

natech (natural-technological) disaster

A

technological disaster triggered by a natural disaster.

For example, an oil refinery fire in Tohoku, Japan was triggered by an earthquake and tsunami.

29
Q

Disaster frequency

A

how often disaster occurs, d?w?y?d?

30
Q

Disaster predictability

A

ability to determine when and where (floods vs fires)

31
Q

Disaster Preventability/Mitigation

A

the actions that you take to minimize the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of the disaste

32
Q

Disaster Imminence

A

the speed of onset relative to the extent that a forewarning is possible.

Eg. hurricane

33
Q

Disaster Intensity

A

the level of destruction and devastation of the disaster event various hurricane and tornado scales have been developed on the basis of wind intensity and predicted level of destruction.

34
Q

Local Government

A

first responders responsible for incident management

35
Q

State government

A

disaster overwhelms

36
Q

Federal government

A

Prevent terrorism and enhance security

Ensure resilience to disasters

37
Q

National Terrorism Advisory System

A

advises the public of a threat alert indicating whether there is an elevated threat (no specific information about timing or location) or imminent threat (impending or very soon)

38
Q

CDC disaster

A

ensure that clean drinking water, food, shelter, and medical care are available for those affected

39
Q

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

A

offer temporary housing
repair/replace homes, disaster-caused expenses/serious needs, mitigation assisten

40
Q

Public Health Department

A

primary agencies and offer advice/assistance

41
Q

Mitigation

A

before a disaster is imminent

Digging water channels to redirect water and planting vegetation to absorb water.
Constructing levees or permanent barriers to control flooding.
Building structure that can sustain hurricane force winds.

42
Q

Preparedness

A

Planning, training, education activities for events

train first aid, ER kits

AUTHORITY, COMMUNICATION, LOGISTICS

43
Q

Response

A

evacuation/shelter
search/rescue
triage

44
Q

Triage

A

greatest good in shortest test time

START triage systemp

45
Q

Yellow Triage

A

walking wounded or those with minor injuries who can wait several hours before receiving treatment

46
Q

Green Triage

A

systemic but not yet life threatening complications who can wait 45 to 60 minutes.

47
Q

Red Triage

A

considered top priority. In other words, these individuals have life threatening conditions however, they can be stabilized and have a high probability of survival.

48
Q

Black Triage

A

deceased/unable to save

49
Q

Recovery

A

after disaster passed, cleanup, restoration

50
Q
A