SPM- Disaster Management

Question 1

types of disasters

Answer 1

natural and man made

Question 2

natural eg

Answer 2

Growth Hormone - MCB

1. Geographical- volcanoes, earthquake, tsunami
2. Hydrological- flood, landslides, wave action
3. Meteorological- tornado, storm, hurricane
4. Climatological- drought, forest wildfire, extreme hot/cold
5. biological- epidemics, pandemics

Question 3

human induced eg

Answer 3

accidents (industrial, road, air), chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, terrorist attacks

Question 4

3 fundamental aspects of disaster management

Answer 4

1. Dis response
2. Dis preparedness
3. Dis mitigation

Question 5

Disaster impact and response further divided into

Answer 5

Search and rescue, first aid, field care, triage, tagging, identification of dead