Mass disasters Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

FEMA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED National Preparedness refers to the actions taken to plan, organize, equip, train and exercise to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation Security Security refers to the protections of the Nation and its people, vital interest and way of life. Resilience Resilience refers to the abili...

PDG MKTS 1'S Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers A disaster/incident is Imminent or in progress - answerWhat does a 3-5 min steady tone indicate over mass notification and warning systems when a disaster or incident affecting the base? An attack/hostile act is imminent or in progress - answerWhat does a 3-5 min wavering tone indicate over a mass notification and warning systems when a disaster or incident affecting the base? Be alert, execute security measures, follow instructions ...

Mass Casualty/Triage Questions and Answers Already Passed Mass casualty is defined as... Any incident that overwhelms resources, such as equipment, rescuers or facilities. The three main types of Mass Casualty Incidents are... Natural disasters, Technical hazards, and Civil/political. Wildfires, Flash floods, earthquakes, hurricanes/tropical storms tornadoes and epidemics are all examples of what? Natural Disaster Mass Casualty Incidents. Building collapse, high rise incidents,...

BDLS Final Exam Practice Questions With Answers Latest Update 2023-2024 | 100% Verified. Mass casualty triage decision making encompasses - Answer- Presence of life, lib, or vision-threatening condition; available LSI, availability of transportation assets SALT - Answer- US is moving towards a national standardization, SALT meats Model Uniform Core Criteria (MUCC) Sort, Assess, LSI, Treatment/Transport Step 1 - Answer- Sort: 1st-still/obvious 2-wave/purposeful movement 3rd- walk allows t...

Continuity of care: Priority action prior to discharging a client home care - Answer - discharge planning is essential component of the continum of care, and is ongoing assessment that anticipates the future needs of the client - discharge planning requires ongoing communication between the client, nurse, providers, family and other health care providers. The goal of discharge planning is to enhance the well-being of the client by establishing appropriate options for meeting health care needs...

Agent-generated demands - correct answer The needs made evident by the hazard (e.g., problems resulting from the disaster agent itself). Atmospheric hazards - correct answer A hazard agent that is produced in or by the earth's atmosphere. Biological hazards - correct answer Agents that spread disease or are otherwise poisonous. Civil/Conflict hazards - correct answer Violent events that have the potential to produce mass casualties. Compound hazards - correct answer Multiple hazards...

Field Triage: Disasters and MCIs – JBL Questions and Answers Already Graded A Which of the following are indicators of mass-casualty triage? Select all that apply. a.) The most severely injured patients are treated and transported first. b.) The number of patients exceeds the available resources. c.) Sufficient resources are available to manage all patients. d.) The victims with the greatest chance of survival are managed first. Answers: B & D You have been dispatched to the scen...

PDG MKTS 1'S Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers A disaster/incident is Imminent or in progress - answerWhat does a 3-5 min steady tone indicate over mass notification and warning systems when a disaster or incident affecting the base? An attack/hostile act is imminent or in progress - answerWhat does a 3-5 min wavering tone indicate over a mass notification and warning systems when a disaster or incident affecting the base? Be alert, execute security measures, follow instructions ...

NR 442 Community Health Nursing Exam 2 Study Set Terms in this set (105) Types of Disasters: - Natural (eg. tornado, diseases, droughts, wildfires, hurricane, or earthquake) - Man-made (e.g. plane crash, terrorism, riots, fires, bridge collapse, toxic spill, pollution, or wars) - Combination (natural/technological) - natural disaster that creates or results in a widespread technological problem What is a Natural Disaster? - A natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that ...

Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) : bring together the capabilities of Federal departments and agencies and other national-level assets that work together to deliver core capabilities and support an effective response. national preparedness goal : A secure and resilient nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk. national preparedness goal mis...