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NSG 5140- Emergency/Disaster Questions with 100% Correct
Answers UPDATED!!!
Emergency - ANSWER An event that requires a rapid and skilled
response to protect the health, safety, and wellness of
individuals and to limit damage to property and the
environment.
Disaster - ANSWER seriously disrupts the functioning of a
community.
Anthropogenic disaster - ANSWER disaster caused or produced
by humans
agent specific approach - ANSWER planning for threats in a
specific geographic area ex. hurricaines
The all-hazard approach - ANSWER prepare for any emergency
or disaster that may occur.
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Emergency Management Organization - ANSWER - responsible
for developing, coordinating, training and responding to
emergencies in their province
Step 1: Prevention and Mitigation - ANSWER - assessment of
risks
- prevention strategies: prevent disaster from occurring
- mitigation strategies: reducing impact of disaster
risk - ANSWER likelihood and consequence
vulnerabilities - ANSWER - conditions determined by factors
that increase susceptibility of communities to suffer
ex. poor construction, poor prep
Internal disaster - ANSWER a disaster in which a healthcare
facility itself is in danger or damaged and its function is
impaired.
NSG 5140- Emergency/Disaster Questions with 100% Correct
Answers UPDATED!!!
Emergency - ANSWER An event that requires a rapid and skilled
response to protect the health, safety, and wellness of
individuals and to limit damage to property and the
environment.
Disaster - ANSWER seriously disrupts the functioning of a
community.
Anthropogenic disaster - ANSWER disaster caused or produced
by humans
agent specific approach - ANSWER planning for threats in a
specific geographic area ex. hurricaines
The all-hazard approach - ANSWER prepare for any emergency
or disaster that may occur.
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Emergency Management Organization - ANSWER - responsible
for developing, coordinating, training and responding to
emergencies in their province
Step 1: Prevention and Mitigation - ANSWER - assessment of
risks
- prevention strategies: prevent disaster from occurring
- mitigation strategies: reducing impact of disaster
risk - ANSWER likelihood and consequence
vulnerabilities - ANSWER - conditions determined by factors
that increase susceptibility of communities to suffer
ex. poor construction, poor prep
Internal disaster - ANSWER a disaster in which a healthcare
facility itself is in danger or damaged and its function is
impaired.
