Emergency and Disaster Management

What are the five different types of disasters? - answernatural, man made, biological, chemical, radiologic type of disaster that is temperature related or caused by movement of the Earth (extreme cold/heat) - answernatural type of disaster that is a storm, an epidemic, or related to water/fire - answernatural type of disaster that occurs as a result of action taken by humankind - answerman made type of disaster caused by the environment or civil/terroristic actions - answerman made pollution is what kind of disaster? - answerenvironmental man made riots, or any action that disrupts a community is what kind of disaster? - answercivil man made poisoning the water supply or releasing toxins (smallpox, Sarin, radiation, anthrax) would be what kind of disaster? - answerterroristic man made type of disaster that is flu-like with respiratory symptoms or failure. Coronavirus is an example - answerbiological type of disaster that causes the pupils to constrict, vomiting, choking/respiratory symp, and skin blistering - answerchemical type of disaster that causes nausea, fatigue, burns, nuclear power - answerradiologic what are the five parts of the emergency management cycle - answermitigation, prevention, preparedness, response, recovery ongoing and sustained action to reduce the probability of or lesson the impact of an adverse incident. Actions may be implemented prior to, during, or after an incident - answermitigation actions taken to avoid an incident or to intervene to stop an incident from occurring, prevention involved actions taken to protect lives and property - answerprevention activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve readiness capabilities to prevent/protect against/respond to, and recover from natural or human-caused incidents - answerpreparedness activities that address the short-term, direct effects of an incident, including immediate actions to save lives, protect property, and meet basic human needs - answerresponse development, coordination, and execution of service and site-restoration plans for impacted communities and the reconstitution of government operations and services through individual, private-sector, nongovernmental and public assistance programs that identify needs and define resources; also provide housing and promote restoration - answerrecovery 3 phases of the disaster cycle - answerpre-impact, impact, post impact 3 parts of the pre-impact phase of disaster cycle - answermitigation, risk reduction, prevention and preparedness what is the immediate response during the impact phase of the disaster cycle? - answersurvival what are the three parts of the post-impact phase of the disaster cycle? - answerresponse, recovery, mitigation agency that coordinates federal assistance - answerFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) agency that created the National Response Framework including the National Incident Management System as well as mass care (shelter, feeding, first aid, search/rescue, reunite families) - answerDepartment of Homeland Security lead agency for public health and medical assistance - answerDepartment of Health and Human Services agency that assists with medical care needs in a disaster - answerNational Disaster Medical System agency that prepares for prevention and mitigation of epidemics and biochemical hazards - answerCenters for Disease Control and Prevention: CDC system to categorize injuries/conditions before treating based on resources at one site or moving to other sites - answertriage (priority of care) red tag indicates - answerimmediate care (priority of care) yellow tag indicates - answerdelayed (priority of care) green tag indicates - answerminimal or minor care needed (priority of care) black tag indicates - answerexpected to die Category _____ of biological agents are high-priority and can pose a risk to national security because easily transmitted from person to person. Causes high mortality rates and potential for major public health impact - answerA examples of Category _______ of biological agents include anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpoxx, tularemia, viral hemorrhagic fevers - answerA second highest priority agents include those that are moderately easy to disseminate; result in moderate morbidity rates and low mortality rates; and require specific enhancements of CDC's Diagnostic capacity and enhanced disease - answerB examples of Category ______ agents include food safety threats (salmonella/ecoli), viral encephalitis, water safety threats, staph infections - answerB third priority agents that include emerging pathogens that could be engineered for mass dissemination in the future because of availability; ease of production and dissemination; and potential for high morbidity and mortality rates and major health impact - answerC examples of Category _______ include emerging infectious disease threats such as niphavirus, h