which characteristics describe a second order change -revolutionary and episodic change
in a disaster? -change requiring radical adjustments in a person or in the structure of the
system
what is second order change? an unanticipated or unexpected change that may occur as a result of
disaster in a health care system.
first order change involves harmony with people or systems. this type of change is evolutionary
with continuous improvement and includes small ongoing steps to make
things better to sustain the change
which role is a function of the Hospital Incident -standardize disaster operations
Command System (HICS) in a disaster management? -establish an emergency operations center (EOC)
effects of long term exposure to mustard gas? -skin burns
-skin blisters
-eye irritations
what is the cause of mustard gas used as a chemical weapon in a terror attack
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effects of long term exposure to phosgene gas? -pulmonary edema
-respiratory depression
type of injury after a large fire, described as moist second degree burns
blebs and blistered skin that has a cherry red color
and is hypersensitive to touch or air
first degree burns -redness, pain
-mod. to severe tenderness
-minimal edema
penetrating truama involved when an injury occurs due to piercing
why would the nurse claim class 3 patients are of they often come to the hospital on their own, unknowingly carrying
major concern in the hospital after a nuclear contaminants from a nuclear, biological or chemical disaster into the hospital
accident? environment.
advanced cardiac life support cert for emergency nurses who are trained with invasive airway management
skills, pharmacology, electrical therapies and special resuscitation for caring
for the client in the ED after disasters.
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