Test 8 All Hazards Preparation & Emergency Situations

Question 1

Bioterrorism

Answer 1

Intentional release of biological agents (bacteria, viruses, mycotoxins) to create illness and death to humans, animals, and environment

Question 2

Declared state of emergency

Answer 2

Conferred by governor or president
Federal aide through FEMA

Question 3

Disaster

Answer 3

Catastrophic event affects large portion and poses risk to human life and property
Requires outside sources

Question 4

Disaster recovery

Answer 4

Community returns to functional level after disaster

Question 5

Emergency

Answer 5

Geographically isolated event
Local services handle

Question 6

Federal emergency management agency FEMA

Answer 6

Agency responsible for all aspects of coordination, management, and response to national disasters

Question 7

Mass casualty event (MCE)

Answer 7

Number of victims overwhelms healthcare resource

Question 8

Shelter in place

Answer 8

Stay in one area- not evacuate

Question 9

Surge capacity

Answer 9

Number of patients a facility can accommodate

Question 10

What are some natural disasters

Answer 10

Arises from a force of nature:
Avalanche
Blizzard
Flood
Heat wave
Tornado
Wildfire

Question 11

What are man made disasters

Answer 11

Chemical release
Explosion
Infrastructure incidents
Radiation release
Transportation accident
Terrorism

Question 12

What is a combination disaster

Answer 12

Ex.. a man made dam breaks due to to much water

Question 13

What is an epidemic

Answer 13

Widespread occurrence of infectious disease in a community
Ex everyone has a cold in the house

Question 14

What is a pandemic

Answer 14

Infectious disease spreads through large population
Ex. Covid

Question 15

What are the modes of transmission of diseases

Answer 15

Air
Water
Food

Question 16

Clean water during an emergency

Answer 16

10 parts water to 1 part bleach

Question 17

Contaminated air disaster

Answer 17

Air pollution caused by:
Earthquake
Tsunami
Volcano
Building collapse

Question 18

Ways to protects from disasters

Answer 18

Safe rooms
Safe zones
PPE
Decontaminate patient procedures

Question 19

Disaster planning for family

Answer 19

Procedures for local communities
Family plans
Communication availability
iCE phone and wallet
Go bag
Home supplies and provisions

Question 20

Local emergency management agencies (LEMA)

Answer 20

Lead coordinating responsibility
Fire, EMS, police
Emergency operations center (EOC):
Designates responsibility
Maintains inventory
Training
List of first responders

Question 21

Incident command systems

Answer 21

Set up by LEMA
Coordinates response
Educates
Implements EOC
Chain of command
ICS organization

Question 22

National response framework (NRF)

Answer 22

Guide
Develop community plans
Integrate continuity plans
Collaborate to stabilize community

Question 23

What is the CDC

Answer 23

Centers for disease control and prevention federal agency
department of health and human services
National Public Health Agency of the USA

Question 24

What does the American Red Cross do?

Answer 24

Non-profit humanitariun organization
provides: emergency assistance
disaster relief
preparedness education

Question 25

What is an EOP?

Answer 25

Emergency Operations Plan
Mitigates to reduce harm/injury
Responds to key areas, decon, communication site, distribution site, helps with patient surge, and recovery

Question 26

What is the hospital Incident Command System?

Answer 26

HICS
clarify roles and responsibilities
job action sheets

Question 27

What are the triage colors?

Answer 27

red- immediate
yellow- delayed
green- minimal
black- expectant

Question 28

What are the CST roles during an emergency?

Answer 28

DMAT
evacuation teams
specialty surgical teams
support triage roles
transport patients
preregistration/ volunteer
CERT teams