week 9 thunderstorm asthma

Question 1

what is the process that causes thunderstorm asthma?

Answer 1

whole pollen grains swept into clouds

moisture in clouds breaks pollen into smaller pollen

dry, cold outflows carry pollen to ground level where fragments are breathed into the lungs

Question 2

what is the impact of thunderstorm asthma?

Answer 2

potential to effect large numbers in large areas in short period of time

overwhelm ambulance, hospital and pharmacuticle supplies

Question 3

what were the impacts of thunderstorm asthma?

Answer 3

rapid surge in demand
rapid increase in resource utilisation
requirment for organisational esqulation
requirment for rapid recall of staff

Question 4

what was in increased demand on thunderstom asthma?

Answer 4

9909 at public hopsital departments

313 nurse on all recived

12 hours to 6am on 22nd november ESTA 2332 calls

Question 5

what resources were deployed to help deal with thunderstorm asthma?

Answer 5

79 additional resources deployed
5 MICA units
17 non-emergency resources
5 metro feild medical officers