NR 442 Community Health Nursing Exam 2 Study Set with Answers Rated A
- Natural (eg. tornado, diseases, droughts, wildfires, hur-
ricane, or earthquake)
- Man-made (e.g. plane crash, terrorism, riots, fires,
Types of Disasters: bridge collapse, toxic spill, pollution, or wars)
- Combination (natural/technological) - natural disaster
that creates or results in a widespread technological prob-
lem
- A natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane
What is a Natural Disaster?
that causes great damage or loss of life
- A disaster situation that results in a large number of
victims who need the response of multiple organizations;
Mass Casualty Incident (MCI)
according to Dr. Lewis >100 people attected for a mass
casualty incident
What is multiple casualties range? - 1 to 99 individuals
- The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of
What is terrorism? political or social aims; unlawful use of force according to
the FBI
- Weapon designed to cause death or serious bodily in-
What are weapons of mass destruction? jury; e.g. toxins, chemicals, explosives, biological agents,
etc.
- Spore-forming gram + bacterium Bacillus antracis;
through inhalation is esp deadly
- S/S: Fevers + chills, chest discomfort, shortness of
What is Anthrax?
breath, confusion, dizziness, cough, N/V, stomach pains,
headaches, fatigue, body aches are common primarily
through inhalation methods
- The deliberate spread of pathogenic organisms into a
community to cause widespread illness, fear, and panic
- E.g. small pox, anthrax, Ebola are category A agents
,NR 442 Community Health Nursing Exam 2 Study Set with Answers Rated A
- E.g. Typhus, ricin toxin, west Nile virus, E.coli, and food
safety threats are category B
Bioterrorism
- Influenza, TB, or rabies are category C and the third
highest priority
- Frequency, predictability, preventability, immi-
Characteristics of Disasters
nence-speed of onset, scope, and intensity
primary - aimed at preventing the occurrence of a disas-
ter/limiting consequences
- during nondisaster/predisaster stages
secondary - search, rescue, triage of victims
- assessment of destruction and devastation
Prevention in Disasters
- implemented once disaster occurs
tertiary - focus on recovery and restoring community to
previous levels of function
- aimed at preventing a recurrence/minimizing ettects of
future disasters
- The plans that are in place designating the community's
response to a disaster
- Respond more quickly, more ettectively, and less confu-
Disaster Management sion
- Ensures resources are available
- Basic Disaster Supply Kit - BOB (Bug Out Bag)
- Important papers, antiseptics, food, clothing, etc.
- Local government (first responders) responsible for
safety and welfare
- State government involved when disaster overwhelms
Governmental Responsibilities
local community resources
- Federal government through Department of Homeland
Security, CDC, FEMA
, NR 442 Community Health Nursing Exam 2 Study Set with Answers Rated A
- Federal agency that is an umbrella for several existing
agencies that was designed to bring together all the func-
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
tions related to emergencies, immigration, border securi-
ty, and antiterrorism ettorts
- Agency charged with providing assistance to communi-
ties hit by natural disasters; Mission is to support citizens
and first responders to ensure that, as a nation, everyone
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
works together to build, sustain, and improve the capacity
to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from,
and mitigate all hazards
1. prevention
2. preparedness
Disaster Management Stages
3. response
4. recovery
- Identify potential disaster risks.
- Create risk maps
- Educate citizens regarding what actions to take to pre-
Prevention Stage pare for disasters.
- Individual, family, and community level
- Develop a plan for meeting the potential disasters iden-
tified.
- Training in first aid
- Assembling a disaster emergency kit
Preparedness Stage - Establishing a predetermined meeting place
away from home
- Making a family communication plan
- Response stage begins
immediately after the disaster incident occurs
• May include:
- Natural (eg. tornado, diseases, droughts, wildfires, hur-
ricane, or earthquake)
- Man-made (e.g. plane crash, terrorism, riots, fires,
Types of Disasters: bridge collapse, toxic spill, pollution, or wars)
- Combination (natural/technological) - natural disaster
that creates or results in a widespread technological prob-
lem
- A natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane
What is a Natural Disaster?
that causes great damage or loss of life
- A disaster situation that results in a large number of
victims who need the response of multiple organizations;
Mass Casualty Incident (MCI)
according to Dr. Lewis >100 people attected for a mass
casualty incident
What is multiple casualties range? - 1 to 99 individuals
- The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of
What is terrorism? political or social aims; unlawful use of force according to
the FBI
- Weapon designed to cause death or serious bodily in-
What are weapons of mass destruction? jury; e.g. toxins, chemicals, explosives, biological agents,
etc.
- Spore-forming gram + bacterium Bacillus antracis;
through inhalation is esp deadly
- S/S: Fevers + chills, chest discomfort, shortness of
What is Anthrax?
breath, confusion, dizziness, cough, N/V, stomach pains,
headaches, fatigue, body aches are common primarily
through inhalation methods
- The deliberate spread of pathogenic organisms into a
community to cause widespread illness, fear, and panic
- E.g. small pox, anthrax, Ebola are category A agents
,NR 442 Community Health Nursing Exam 2 Study Set with Answers Rated A
- E.g. Typhus, ricin toxin, west Nile virus, E.coli, and food
safety threats are category B
Bioterrorism
- Influenza, TB, or rabies are category C and the third
highest priority
- Frequency, predictability, preventability, immi-
Characteristics of Disasters
nence-speed of onset, scope, and intensity
primary - aimed at preventing the occurrence of a disas-
ter/limiting consequences
- during nondisaster/predisaster stages
secondary - search, rescue, triage of victims
- assessment of destruction and devastation
Prevention in Disasters
- implemented once disaster occurs
tertiary - focus on recovery and restoring community to
previous levels of function
- aimed at preventing a recurrence/minimizing ettects of
future disasters
- The plans that are in place designating the community's
response to a disaster
- Respond more quickly, more ettectively, and less confu-
Disaster Management sion
- Ensures resources are available
- Basic Disaster Supply Kit - BOB (Bug Out Bag)
- Important papers, antiseptics, food, clothing, etc.
- Local government (first responders) responsible for
safety and welfare
- State government involved when disaster overwhelms
Governmental Responsibilities
local community resources
- Federal government through Department of Homeland
Security, CDC, FEMA
, NR 442 Community Health Nursing Exam 2 Study Set with Answers Rated A
- Federal agency that is an umbrella for several existing
agencies that was designed to bring together all the func-
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
tions related to emergencies, immigration, border securi-
ty, and antiterrorism ettorts
- Agency charged with providing assistance to communi-
ties hit by natural disasters; Mission is to support citizens
and first responders to ensure that, as a nation, everyone
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
works together to build, sustain, and improve the capacity
to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from,
and mitigate all hazards
1. prevention
2. preparedness
Disaster Management Stages
3. response
4. recovery
- Identify potential disaster risks.
- Create risk maps
- Educate citizens regarding what actions to take to pre-
Prevention Stage pare for disasters.
- Individual, family, and community level
- Develop a plan for meeting the potential disasters iden-
tified.
- Training in first aid
- Assembling a disaster emergency kit
Preparedness Stage - Establishing a predetermined meeting place
away from home
- Making a family communication plan
- Response stage begins
immediately after the disaster incident occurs
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