Veterinary Disaster Management

Question 1

What is a hazard?

Answer 1

A danger or risk of an event occuring

It can be known or unknown
Can morph into disasters
Is in the same categories as disasters

Question 2

What are some examples of natural disasters?

Answer 2

Hurricanes, floods, forest fires, tsunami, tornado, earthquake etc

Question 3

What are some examples of man made disasters?

Answer 3

Oil spills or oil rig explosions, transportation accidents etc (non-intentional)
Bioterrorism - intentional

Question 4

What is agroterrorism?

Answer 4

The malicious attempt to disrupt or destroy the agricultural industry and or food supply system of a population through the use of plant or animal pathogens to cause devastating disease in the agricultural sectors

Question 5

Why plan for disasters?

Answer 5

Reduces loss of life and property
Enhances response and recovery
improves communications
helps maintain essential functions

Question 6

What does a lack of disaster planning cause?

Answer 6

Increased chaos
Decreased trust in authorities
Increased recovery time

Question 7

What are the four phases of disaster management?

Answer 7

Preparedness
Response
Recovery
Mitigation

Question 8

What is the mitigation phase of disaster management?

Answer 8

An attempt to prevent hazards from developing into disasters altogether

or

To reduce the effects of disasters when they occur

Question 9

Does the mitigation phase of disaster management focus on long term or short term measures?

Answer 9

long term!

Can be part of recovery
can be structural (like building a dam to prevent flooding)
Can be non structural (like changing protocols)

Question 10

What is included in the preparedness phase of disaster management?

Answer 10

Plans and preparations made to save lives and property, and to facilitate response operations

Provisions to ensure that all resources/services needed to cope with a disaster can be rapidly mobilized and deployed

Question 11

What are some examples of veterinary preparedness?

Answer 11

Emergency and evacuation plans
Unobstructed escape routes
Emergency lighting
Multiple exits
Adequate animal transportation etc etc

Question 12

What is does the response phase of disaster management focus on?

Answer 12

Actions taken to provide emergency assistance, save lives, minimize property damage, and speed recovery

Question 13

Actions taken to return to a normal or improved operating condition following a disaster, is considered what phase of disaster management?

Answer 13

recovery

Question 14

How do companion animals come into play during a natural disaster?

Answer 14

People won’t evacuate bc of their pets
Animal abandonment
Animal identification and logistics of care (equipment, space, shelter animals etc)
Reuniting animals and owners or adopting animals out

Question 15

What is the purpose of the County Animal Response Team (CART)?

Answer 15

Intended for use by local government and agencies to take immediate action in providing a means of care to minimize animal suffering in the event of a large scale disaster

**rapid response - local

Question 16

What is the purpose of State Animal Response teams (SART)?

Answer 16

Interagency organizations dedicated to preparing, planning, responding, and recovering during animal emergencies

It is a public and private partnership

Question 17

Veterinary Medical Assistance Team and National Veterinary Response Team are examples of animal disaster response organizations at the ______ level

Answer 17

Federal

Question 18

What is VMAT?

Answer 18

Veterinary medical assistance team

operated under the AVMA, funded through AVMF
They provide operational assistance to state animal health authorities

Question 19

T/F: The national veterinary response team is a fully supported federal program

Answer 19

TRUE

Part of the department of Health and Human service’s national disaster medical system

Question 20

What organization what established to respond to exotic disease outbreaks and other disasters which affect livestock, poultry, companion animals, and wildlife?

Answer 20

National animal health emergency response corp (NAHERC)

Question 21

What are some major problems identified with past disasters?

Answer 21

Communication issues
Command and Control problems
No standardized plan
Training
No common operating plan