Week 10 & 11 Flashcards
1
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Emergency Definition
A
- Situation could result in serious harm
- To persons or damage to property
- Caused by forces of nature, health risk, accident
2
Q
Emergency Preparedness
A
- Look after self/family 72 hours
- Cope without water/power
- Contact family
- Receive information
- Take care of pets
3
Q
Creating a Plan
A
- Family meeting
- Consider everyone’s needs
- Create 72hrs emergency kit
- Rehearse plan
- Copies of important documents
- Out-of-town contact person
4
Q
Code Orange (Hospital)
A
- External emergency
- ER triage
- Surgery
- Decanting patients from units
- Part of CBRNE response team
5
Q
Public Health Emergency
A
- Case management
- Mass immunization/vaccination clinics
- Reception/evacuation centres
- Infection control procedures
- Isolation/quarantine protocols
6
Q
Code Red/Green
A
- Long term care facility
- Evacuate residents
- Receive residents from other impacted locations
7
Q
Provincial Government
A
- Healthcare of majority
8
Q
Federal Government
A
- Indigenous, veteran & military healthcare
9
Q
Canadian Health Act Pillars
A
- Publicly administer
- Comprehensive
- Universal
- Portable
- Accessible
10
Q
Benefits of Health Act
A
- Access regardless of pay or location
- Defines healthcare as a right
- Upholds social justice & equity
11
Q
Drawbacks of Health Act
A
- Only covers essential services
- Lack of emphasis on health promotion
12
Q
Primary Health Care
A
- Service at entry to system
- Coordinating care of patients
- Integrating care with rest of system
- Enables access to other providers/services
13
Q
Principles of Primary Health Care
A
- Accessibility
- Public participation
- Health promotion
- Appropriate technology
- Intersectional cooperation
14
Q
Primary Health Care Reform
A
- Integrated system
- Provide full services at community level
- Community health centers
- Family health teams
15
Q
Public Health
A
- Provincial governance
- Funding & infrastructure eroded
