DISASTER NURSING SAS 4,5,6 || Questions with
Complete Answers.
TRAUMA correct answers Intentional or unintentional wounds/injuries on the human body from
particular mechanical mechanism that exceeds the body's ability to protect itself from injury
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT correct answers traditionally refers to care given to patients
with urgent and critical needs
TRIAGE correct answers means "to sort" ; process of assessing patients to determine
management priorities.
FIRST AID correct answers an immediate or emergency treatment given to a person who has
been injured before complete
medical and surgical treatment can be secured.
BLS (Basic life support) correct answers Level of medical care which is used for patient with
illness or injury until full medical care can be given.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) correct answers Set of clinical interventions for
the urgent treatment of cardiac arrest and often life threatening medical
emergencies as well as the knowledge and skills to deploy those interventions.
DEFIBRILLATION correct answers Restoration of normal rhythm to the heart in ventricular or
atrial fibrillation
DISASTER correct answers Any catastrophic situation in which the normal patterns of life (or
ecosystems) have been disrupted and
extraordinary, emergency interventions are required to save and preserve human lives and/or the
environment
MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT correct answers situation in which the number of casualties
exceeds the number of resources
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME correct answers characteristic of symptoms after a
psychologically stressful event was out of range of an normal human experience
- PRESERVE LIFE
- PREVENT FURTHER INJURY
- PROMOTE RECOVERY correct answers Treatment should always be guided by the 3Ps:
LAW / STATUTES (FOR LAWYERS) correct answers are the rules and regulations under
which nurses must carry out their professional duties
Complete Answers.
TRAUMA correct answers Intentional or unintentional wounds/injuries on the human body from
particular mechanical mechanism that exceeds the body's ability to protect itself from injury
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT correct answers traditionally refers to care given to patients
with urgent and critical needs
TRIAGE correct answers means "to sort" ; process of assessing patients to determine
management priorities.
FIRST AID correct answers an immediate or emergency treatment given to a person who has
been injured before complete
medical and surgical treatment can be secured.
BLS (Basic life support) correct answers Level of medical care which is used for patient with
illness or injury until full medical care can be given.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) correct answers Set of clinical interventions for
the urgent treatment of cardiac arrest and often life threatening medical
emergencies as well as the knowledge and skills to deploy those interventions.
DEFIBRILLATION correct answers Restoration of normal rhythm to the heart in ventricular or
atrial fibrillation
DISASTER correct answers Any catastrophic situation in which the normal patterns of life (or
ecosystems) have been disrupted and
extraordinary, emergency interventions are required to save and preserve human lives and/or the
environment
MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT correct answers situation in which the number of casualties
exceeds the number of resources
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME correct answers characteristic of symptoms after a
psychologically stressful event was out of range of an normal human experience
- PRESERVE LIFE
- PREVENT FURTHER INJURY
- PROMOTE RECOVERY correct answers Treatment should always be guided by the 3Ps:
LAW / STATUTES (FOR LAWYERS) correct answers are the rules and regulations under
which nurses must carry out their professional duties
