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Public Health Nursing: Role in Disasters Flashcards

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planning process for disasters: reasoning and steps

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Adequate disaster preparedness and response is essential
 Delivery of life-saving interventions
 Optimization of population health outcomes
Step 1 – Form a team
Step 2 – Understand the situation
Step 3 – Determine the Goals and Objectives
Step 4 – Plan Development
Step 5 – Plan Preparation Review & Approval
Step 6 – Plan implementation and Maintenance

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why do we plan?**

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EVERYTHING SEEMS TO GO A LITTLE BETTER WHEN WE PLAN
ADDS ORGANIZATIONS AND STRUCTURE TO A CHAOTIC
SCENARIO.
PLANS OFTEN EXISTS BUT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT IS
PERFECT, BUT IT IS CONTINUOUS

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components of disaster preparedness**

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prevention
mitigation
preparedness
response
recovery

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what is a disaster

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An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress; a catastrophe.

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what is a mass casualty event

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A catastrophic event that overwhelms local resources. Multiple resources (federal &
state) are necessary to handle the crisis.

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a disaster in a healthcare setting

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A disaster is any situation that produces an immediate patient load greater than the ED has the capacity of handling without additional resources. Disasters are classified as external or
internal

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health care setting roles in health care settings

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Incident Command System
Medical Command Physician
Triage Officer
Media Liaison

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MAJOR ROLES OF NURSE IN DISASTERS

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Determine magnitude of the event
Define health needs of the affected groups
Establish priorities and objectives
Identify actual and potential public health
problems
Determine resources needed to respond
to the needs identified
Collaborate with other professional
disciplines, governmental and nongovernmental agencies
Maintain a unified chain of command
Communication

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nursing and disaster

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 Respond quickly
 Clinically competent to provide safe, appropriate, individual and population-based
care

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in disasters, nurses tend to be:

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First receivers of injured victims.
 First responders to render emergency aid
and triage

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Healthy People 2030: Disasters play a direct role in the objectives related to the following:

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 Environmental health
 Food safety
 Global Health
 Health related quality of life and wellbeing
 Immunization and infectious disease
 Injury and violence prevention
 Mental health and mental disorders
 Occupational Safety and Health
 Preparedness (New since 2020)
 Public Health Infrastructure

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IMPACT OF A DISASTER ON THE COMMUNITY

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Population affected
 Pediatric (childcare, etc)
 Special Needs
 Indigent
 Displacement
 Medications
 Special equipment
Economic Impact
Social/Human Impact
Impact of the media
Resource Availability
Infrastructure Status
Long term Impact

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HOW DISASTERS AFFECT COMMUNITIES

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One Health and interconnectedness
Stress reactions in individuals
 Exacerbation of a chronic disease
 Older adult’s reactions dependent on health,
independence, income, and so on
 Regressive behaviors in children

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governmental responsibilities in disaster

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Local government (first responders)  Responsible for the safety and welfare of its citizens.
State government (Office of Emergency
Management)  Involved when a disaster overwhelms the local
community’s resources.
Federal government (ASPR: Administration
for strategic Preparedness and Response)
 A single department focusing on protecting the
American people

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interagency body that reviews and
recommends countermeasures for ASPR to focus on.

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Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE)

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provides a coordinated, national approach to preparing health care systems to surge and overcome other complex challenges
associated with disaster health care.

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ASPR’S Health Care Readiness Programs

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use of ASPR Administration for strategic Preparedness and Response

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leads the nation’s medical and public health
preparedness for, response to, and recovery from disasters and public health emergencies. ASPR collaborates with hospitals, healthcare coalitions, biotech firms, community members, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments,
and other partners across the country to improve readiness and response capabilities

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a comprehensive, national approach to incident management that is applicable at all jurisdictional levels and across functional disciplines

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National Incident Management System

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National Incident Management System is intended to:

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  • Be applicable across a full spectrum of potential incidents, hazards, and impacts, regardless of size, location or complexity.
  • Improve coordination and cooperation between public and private entities in a variety of incident management activities.
  • Provide a common standard for overall incident management.
    – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 2020
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mission is helping people before, during and after disasters, and our guiding principles help us achieve it.

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FEMA

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FEMA’s employees are committed to:

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serving our country before, during and after disasters. Every day more than 20,000 emergency managers work to make our nation safer, stronger and more prepared

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Established National Terrorism Advisory System

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Threat alert: elevated or imminent threat
◦ FEMA published in-depth guide for citizen preparedness: Are
You Ready?

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partnerships in disasters

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health System (PHS)
American Red Cross (ARC)/
International Red Cross
Other local, state, and federal agencies
Community partners

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National Repository of medicine and
medical supplies
Supplies (Push Packages) can be sent
anywhere in the country within 12 hours
Each state has plans to receive and
distribute SNS resources

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Strategic National Stockpile

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manmade disasters**

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Accidental
Deliberate
Chemical
Biological
Radiological
Nuclear
Explosives

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natural disasters**

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Earthquake
Tornado
Floods
Hurricanes
Blizzards
Wildfires
Tsunamis
Nuclear
Temperature Extremes

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the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other agents used to cause illness or death
in people, animals, or plants

Many of these agents can be found in nature and can be spread through the air, water, or food **

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bioterrorism

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Category A agents**

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Anthrax *
Botulism
Pneumonic
Plague
Smallpox *
Tularemia
Viral
Hemorrhagic
Fevers
Ebola
Marburg

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category A characteristics**

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  • Easily disseminated or transmitted person to person
  • High mortality or major public health impact
  • May cause panic or social disruption
  • Requires special public health action
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category B agents**

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  • Brucellosis
  • C. perfringens
    toxin
  • Glanders
  • Q Fever
  • Ricin Toxin
  • Staph Enterotoxin
    B
  • Water or Food
    Agents
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category B characteristics**

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Moderately easy to disseminate
Moderate morbidity and low mortality
Requires specific enhancement of
diagnostic capacity and enhanced

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category C agent examples**

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Yellow fever virus * Influenza virus * Tuberculosis, including
drug resistant TB
* Rabies virus * SARS * Chikungunya virus * Tickborne
–* Hemorrhagic fever
viruses
–* Encephalitis complex
flaviviruses

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agents of bioterrorism**

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Anthrax
Smallpox
Plague
Tularemia

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characteristics of anthrax

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Caused by Bacillus anthracis bacteria found in soil
Incubation period 1-6 days (up to 60 days)
Inhalation anthrax is not spread person to person
Skin (Cutaneous)
Digestive (Gastrointestinal)
Lungs (Inhalation)*
Death can occur within 24 hours
Quarantine not necessary
No treatment in early stages: death approaches 100%

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inhalation anthrax stages

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Incubation 1-7 days
Initially mimics cold or flu
Brief period of improvement (hours)
Rapid progression to severe respiratory distress

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treatment after exposure-breathing in spores

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Cipro 500mg BID 60 days
Doxyclycline 100 mg BID 60 days
Vaccine available for military

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two clinical forms of smallpox

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◦ Variola major
◦ Variola minor

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incubation period of smallpox

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7-17 days

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diagnosis of smallpox

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Presence of virus, antigen, nucleic material, or
immunoglobulin in clinical specimens (blood and/or vesicles)

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smallpox disease course

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One of the first symptoms is usually a high fever
Next a rash…first on the tongue & in the mouth:
highly contagious stage
Rash develops into sores and spreads to all parts of
the body within 24 hours (starts on face)
**Sores become fluid-filled raised bumps, with an
indentation, may resemble a belly button: the most
distinguishing feature
Contagious until scabs have disappeared-usually 3
weeks

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comparison of chickenpox vs smallpox

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Smallpox
-fever - 2-4 days before rash
-rash appearance - pocks at same stage
-rash development - slow
-rash distribution - more pocks on arms and legs
-rash palms and soles - usually present
-death - usually 1/10 die

Chickenpox
-fever - at the same time as rash
-rash appearance - pocks in several stages
-rash development - rapid
-rash distribution - more pocks on body
-rash palms and soles - usually absent
-death - very uncommon

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smallpox treatment

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No proven treatment
Supportive therapy
◦ Intravenous fluids
◦ Analgesics/Antipyretic
◦ Antibiotics for secondary infections
◦ Cidofovir (being studied for antiviral
effects)

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smallpox prevention

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Vaccination
Isolation/decontamination
◦ Droplet and Airborne precautions for 17
days after a person’s exposure.
◦ Isolation/quarantine while individual is
infected.
◦ Considered infectious until scabs fall off.
– Scabs contain live virus.

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prevalence of monkeypox

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> 90,000 cases worldwide
Mortality 0.04%
US Deaths 54

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symptoms of monkeypox

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Febrile Prodrome 2-5 days before rash (not always recognized or not always occurring)
Fever
Headache
Respiratory symptoms
Lymphadenopathy
Lower GI general issues
Rectal bleeding
Conjunctivitis

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characteristic rash of monkeypox

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Texas resident shared on Instagram (Silver Steele name) photos since little was known about monkey pox. He sent them to the CDC so they could share.
-Similar to smallpox with centrifugal distribution
-Progresses from Macule-> Papule ->vesicle-> pustule-> crust -> desquamation
-Deep-seated firm well circumscribed with ventral umbilication
-Single state of development to a given site of the body
-Rash is often present on palms and soles
-Genital and perianal areas
-Lesions do not always disseminate to most sites of the body
-Number of lesions is lower
-21 days clears up

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historical additional complications of monkeypox

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Bronchopneumonia
Dehydration
GI disruption
Secondary infections
Sepsis
Encephalitis
Ocular infection & corneal scarring Skin scarring Death (11% in unvaccinated)

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diagnosis of monkeypox

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Highly infectious
Diagnosis by specimen of lesions
80,000 test per week

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treatment of monkeypox

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Many cases are mild and self-limiting (nonfatal)
Prognosis depends on
◦ Prior immunization status
◦ Health status
◦ Concurrent illness
◦ Comorbidities
Early 2000 panic smallpox vaccination, there may be some residual immunity
No current approved treatment for MPX
However antiviral and vaccines developed for smallpox can be use
◦ Antivirals Tecoviramax

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prevention of moneypox

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Vaccinating high risk individuals and those in contact via contact tracing.
Indications
High risk: immunocompromised, pediatrics, hx of atropic dermatitis or exfoliative skin disorders
pregnant or breast feeding, one of more complications (cellulitis, gastroenteritis, pneumonia)

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vaccines of monkeypox

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2 shot series
PEP and PrEP
Longer onset to protection, 2-4
weeks
Provided to jurisdictions and
federal entities

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Jynneos Vaccine Injection

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Prevention
EUA
Two intradermal injections four weeks apart
Max protection two weeks after dose
0.1 intradermal as effective as 0.2 IM
Prioritized for high-risk individuals and safe in HIV and persons with atopic dermatitis (different from previous smallpox vaccine)

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ACAM2000 vaccine contraindications

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cardiac, eye disease on topical steroids, immunosuppressed, atopic
dermatitis or other exfoliative diseases, pregnancy, HIV (regardless of immune status)

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Vaccine Immune Globulin (VIGIV)

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FDA licensed for treatment of vaccinia vaccination complications
No data - unknown effectiveness in MPX
May consider in severe cases of PEP

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TPOXX Tecovirimat

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FDA approved for smallpox for adults and pediatrics
No studies in MPX
Minor side effects
OraL or injectable
CDC holds EA protocols

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Cidofovid (Vistide)

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FDA approved for CMV retinitis in AIDS patients
Data not available but effective against OPV in vitro and animal trials
CDC holds EA for use in OPV (including MPX)
May be considered for severe disease
Renal toxicity RISK

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Brincidofovir (CMD001, TEmbexa)

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FDA Treatment approved for adults, children and neonates
Data not available
Not as much renal toxicity

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respinder protection

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Consider contact and droplet (not airborne) highly infectious
◦ N-95
◦ Face shield
◦ Gown
◦ Gloves
Limit aerosol generating procedures
Thorough cleaning between patient use

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isolation

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Strict isolation beyond COVID, do not
share anything
Own sink and shower, minimize any cross
contact
Bleach towels and sheets
Other people take care of pets
Use protective contact face mask to cover
lesions
Quarantine 4 weeks until all lesions are
healed

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effects of disaster planning

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◦Addresses problems posed by various events
◦Broad in scope
◦Addresses collaboration
◦Mutual aid agreements
–◦Agencies
–◦Organizations

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Prevention (Mitigation and Protection)**

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All-hazards mitigation (prevention)
◦ Reducing risks to people and property from natural hazards before they occur
Prevention against natural disasters
◦ Structural measures
◦ Protecting buildings and infrastructure
◦ Threats include forces of wind and water
◦ Nonstructural measures
◦ Land development restrictions
Prevention against human-made disasters
 Heightened inspections
 Improved surveillance and security operations
 Public health and agricultural surveillance and
testing
 Immunizations
 Isolation
 Quarantine
 Halting of chemical, biological, radiological,
nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) threats

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what is mitigation**

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 Measures taken to reduce harmful effects
Prevention
Occurs before incident
Adjust the plan as needed

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personal preparedness**

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◦ Disaster kits for home, workplace, and car
◦ Disaster plan

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professional preparedness**

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◦ National Disaster Medical System
(NDMS) ◦ Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT)
◦ Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) ◦ Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT)

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reasons of preparedness

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Proactive planning efforts
Evaluating potential vulnerabilities
Warning/looking for indicators
 Location
 Timing
 Magnitude

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community preparedness

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National Health Security
Strategy (NHSS)
Disaster and mass casualty
exercises  The National Exercise
Program (NEP)
 Homeland Security Exercise
and Evaluation Program
 Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)

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response to disaster

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First level: first responders
◦ Mobilization of local responders
◦ Fire department, law enforcement, public
health, and emergency services
National Response Framework (NRF)
◦ Emergency support functions (ESFs)
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Response to biological incidents
◦ Biodefense programs
◦ BioWatch, BioSense, Project BioShield,
Cities Readiness Initiative, Strategic
National Stockpile (SNS)

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response to focus on emergency relief

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 Saving lives
 First aid
 Minimizing and restoring
damaged systems
 Care and basic life
requirements to victims
– Food
– Water
– Shelter

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Role of the Public Health Nurse

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First responder
Epidemiology and ongoing surveillance
Rapid needs assessment
Disaster communication
Disaster response ethics
Sheltering

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PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS OF DISASTER WORKERS**

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Workers at risk for stress reactions
May not recognize the need for self-care
Symptoms may signal need for stress
management assistance
ANA Well-Being initiative:

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Nurse’s Role in a disaster

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Remember why you chose the nursing profession?
◦ To Care for others in their times of need
Our role as registered nurses is to understand your scope of practice
We will be called upon to care for the wounded, but also care for the mentally unstable patients as well.

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Changing Care Expectations and Practices During a Disaster

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Health care organization have to be prepared to
respond to acts of terrorism and public health
emergencies
Most plans assume care according to established standard of care
A mass casualty event could compromise these
plans
Adjustments in standards will ensure care will
save as many lives as possible

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triage

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Efforts need to focus on maximizing number of lives save
◦ Identify cause, protect staff and limit exposure
◦ Identify and treat those with a critical need and most likely to survive
◦ ED may be reserved for immediate-need patients
◦ Ambulatory patients delivered to alternate care sites
◦ Needs of current patients will become part of resource allocation.

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scope of practice in disasters

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Nurses may function as physicians
Physicians may function outside their specialty
Credentialing may be on an emergency or temporary basis
EMS could treat patients and not transport

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equipment and supplies

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may be rationed
if something breaks may not have ability to repair
disposable supplies may be refused
supplies could be contaminated

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problems from inadequate staff

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1
Staff may be scarce
2
Some equipment may not be used without trained staff to operate them.
3
Staff may not have access to facility if they do
not preplan
4
Concern for family needs versus work requirements
5
Staff could be directly affected (ill)

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delays in care

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Patients may be backlogged
Surgeries may be delayed
Radiology and laboratory services may be
rationed
Non-emergent care may not be given
 Patients turned away
 EMS reprioritizing responses and transportation
(zone car triage)
Primary care space for clinic may become
alternate care site or staff reassigned and
appointments cancelled.

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treatment decisions

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May be based on clinical judgment with the
lack of advanced technology
May not be made by specialist
Best use of available medications, supplies,
resources
Chronic care resources may be diverted

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psychological impact of providers**

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Acute event impact
Identification of staff not coping
Include mental health providers in team
Creative breaks
Staff communication with family
Surveillance of high-risk staff
Impact of inability to help given constraints on care
Forceful removal from duties
CISM essential

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documentation in disasters

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May be impossible to maintain
Regression to paper system from electronic
May not be able to obtain informed consent
May not be able to document care provided
Verbal handoffs important
Tracking of patients can be a challenge

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death processes in disaster

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Backlog
May not be able to accommodate cultural expectations toward death and handling of bodies
Temporary morgue
Difficulty identifying dead or confirm death
May have difficulty finding and notifying next of kin
Burial and cremation services may be overwhelmed
Standards for completeness and timeliness of death certificates may need to be lifted temporarily

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6 guiding principles in disaster

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  1. In planning for mass casualty event, the aim
    should be to keep health care system
    functioning and to deliver acceptable quality of
    care to preserve as many lives as possible
  2. Planning a health and medical response to a
    mass casualty event must be comprehensive,
    community-based and coordinated at the
    regional or national level
  3. There must be an adequate legal framework
    for providing health and medical care in a mass
    casualty event
  4. The rights of individuals must be protected to
    the extent possible and reasonable under the
    circumstances
  5. Clear communication with the public is
    essential before during and after a mass
    casualty event
    ◦ Public acceptance of event or situation that
    deviates from standard practice
  6. Post event clean up poses high risk for
    additional injuries/illness - often lacks oversight
    and organization
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authority to activate the use of altered standard of health and medical care

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Circumstances should be defined
Clarification to who can make the call and at
what level (site, community, region, state or federal)
Under what legal, statutory authority
Identify who assumes responsibility for directing emergency actions
Clarify relationship of autonomous institutions to the incident management system.

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relevant laws in disaster

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Emergency Medical Treatment and Active labor
Act (EMTALA)
 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA)
 Federal Volunteer Protection Act
 Good Samaritan Act

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Medical and health care regulations

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 80 hr work week for medical residents
 OSHA and workplace regulations
 Building codes
 Publicly funded health insurance
 Human subject research laws
 Use and licensure of drugs and devices

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areas requiring adjustment

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Liability of providers functioning with inadequate
resources
Certification and licensing
Scope of practice
Institutional autonomy
Facility standards
Patient privacy and confidentiality
Documentation of care
Property seizures
Quarantine and mass immunization

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financial issues in disasters

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COST TO PROVIDE CARE IN TRADITIONAL,
ALTERNATE SETTINGS, AND PRE-HOSPITAL
CARE SETTINGS
CREATING ALTERNATE CARE SITE IN SCHOOLS,
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND HOTELS
TRAINING PROVIDERS (ADVANCE AND
JUST IN TIME)
STAGING DRILLS
REPAIRING PHYSICAL PLANT
TRACKING COST
SUPPLY PROCUREMENT

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roles in mitigation

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Participate in mass immunization programs
Surveillance and early detection
Education and public health initiatives
What can be done to help the infrastructure to survive / respond to any hazard?

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recovery from disaster

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◦ Focuses on stabilization
◦ Returning community to pre-impact status – make it better
◦ Rehabilitation
◦ Reconstruction
◦ Epidemiological surveillance is needed

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websites for emergency management information

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Ready.gov
Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
NC Department of Public Safety – Emergency
Management
NC Division of Public Health
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services

91
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goal of disaster triage**

A

To save the largest number of survivors from a multiple
casualty incident

92
Q

why is triage difficult during a disaster**

A

As nurses we want to help everyone we can. We have a sense of helping, fixing and see positive results.
This is not always the case during a disaster.
The “walking wounded”, and by-standers are more likely to request or require more of your attention than the severely injured victims

93
Q

red tag in triage**

A

those requiring immediate intervention and stabilization in order to preserve life or limb and still have a reasonable survivability index once stabilization has occurred

94
Q

yellow tag in triage**

A

Victims will require treatment, which is minimal, and can be delayed without detriment. Will possibly need to be re-triaged for deterioration.

95
Q

green tag in triage**

A

“walking wounded” patients will need medical treatment at some point

96
Q

black tag in triage**

A

Patients are deceased or injuries are so extensive that they would not be able to survive with the care available.

97
Q

Equipment and SuppliesWhat are things we could improvise with in a disaster???

A

Sticks for splints
Plastic bags with ice
Clothing for splints
Sheets for transport
Tables for backboards

98
Q

How do healthcare facilities prepare for a disaster?

A

Medical Surge Capacity – the evaluation and care of a significantly increased number of patients beyond the typical capability of the establishment.
Disaster Drills (evidence – based)
Hazmat team training
Yearly competencies geared towards disaster preparedness
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!

Just Remember: No matter how much we feel prepared for a disaster, there will always be chaos and uncertainty.

99
Q

considerations for licensure

A

Be familiar with the nurse practice act of your state
Clarify the expectations for licensure and liability protection with the organization they plan to volunteer in.
Be familiar with your employer’s plans for staff who wish to respond and what their duty expectations are to their organization, both legally and ethically.

100
Q

considerations for Good samaritan law

A

Good Samaritan laws generally provide liability protection to individuals for situations where emergency care is rendered using reasonable and prudent judgment for the circumstances.
Do not protect a provider working as an employee or as an organizational volunteer.
Do not protect against negligence or gross misconduct.

101
Q

considerations for existing protections

A

No comprehensive national legal protection for healthcare providers working in the disaster cycle.
Patchwork
–Federal Volunteer Protection Act
–Federal Public Readiness and Emergency
–Preparedness Act
–State Volunteer Protection Acts,
–Model State Emergency Health Powers Acts
–State Public Health and Emergency Management Provisions

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