Class #9 - Emergency prepardness

Question 1

MERV-CoV?

Answer 1

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Coronarovirus. Not a public emergency.

Question 2

Ebola?

Answer 2

2014. Publuc Emergency

Question 3

WHO public Health Definition?

Answer 3

“The art and science preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting mental and physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts for: Sanitation, communicable disease, education on hygiene, early diagnosis and preventing disease,

Question 4

What are WHO: International Health regulation (IHR)?

Answer 4

Created 1969: Laws that helps countries work together to save lives caused by the international spread of diseases and other health risks.

Question 5

Public Health Emergencies of International Concern? Citerias?

Answer 5

Seriousness of the impact
Unusual or unexpected nature of the event
Potential to spread interna.
Risk that restrictions to travel may result b/c of event

Question 6

Health Canada 7 roles

Answer 6

1. Administration of Canada Health Act
2. Service provider of First Nations
3. Provide grants to organizations
4. regulate products
5. Conduct programs and services in envir. health and services, substance abuse, tobacco policy
6. Monitors and track diseases and take actions if necessary
7. Provide information through research

Question 7

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) 7 roles?

Answer 7

1. Promote health
2. Prevent/control chronic diseases
3. prevent/control infectious diseases
4. Prepare and respond to public health emergencies
5. Share Canadas expertise to the world
6. Apply international research to Canada’s pubic health program
7. Strengthen intergovernmental collaboration

Question 8

Qc Public Health Program (santé public) five orientations?

Answer 8

1. Surveillance of pop. health status
2. Child/youth overall development
3. Create secure living environment
4. Infectious disease prevention
5. Health treats risks and emergency preparedness

Question 9

How many public health directors?

Answer 9

1 provincial. 1 per regions (CIUSSS) and on per region: mtl, Qc and Monteregie

Question 10

Public directors mandates?

Answer 10

Intersectoral actions to prevent diseases
Inform public
Identifying situations that could pose a threat to the population and implementing emergency measures

Question 11

MADO/Reportable intoxications, infections and diseases criterias? Who can declare?

Answer 11

Risk of causing new cases
Medical threat
Surveillance/epidemiological investigation
capacity to prevent new cases/outbreak

All health prof.

Question 12

Mado true or false? Ebola

Answer 12

T

Question 13

Mado true or false? CO intox.

Answer 13

T

Question 14

Mado true or false? Measles

Answer 14

T

Question 15

Mado true or false? Varicella

Answer 15

F

Question 16

Mado true or false? Lime disease

Answer 16

T

Question 17

Mado true or false? Tuberculosis

Answer 17

T

Question 18

Mado true or false? Food Poisoning

Answer 18

T

Question 19

Mado true or false? Asbestos

Answer 19

T

Question 20

Mado true or false? HIV

Answer 20

True, only if personne gave or received blood, tissues or organes

Question 21

Public Health Act - chapter IX: Treatment and prophylactic measures

Answer 21

Obligated to submit for treatment is pathology on the minister list, Called compulsory treatment.
Isolation for max period of 30 days

Question 22

Public Health Act - chapter XI: Power of public authorities in the event of public health emergency

Answer 22

May:
Order compulsory vaccination
Order closing of educational institutions or other places of assembly
Secure a perimeter where people cant exit or enter

Question 23

Measles period of infectiousness?

Answer 23

4 days prior to 4 days after Sx

Question 24

Organisation de la sécurité civil du Qc (Part of ministers sécurité public) roles?

Answer 24

Prevention/prepardness
Response
recovery
Each ministrer is responsible

Question 25

Crisis vs Emergency vs Disaster?

Answer 25

Crisis: needs serious attention Emergency: Immediate actions Disaster: Happens suddenly and causes much suffering

Question 26

Surge capacity (influenced by?) vs capability?

Answer 26

ability to manage increased patient care volume, human resource pool and preparedness of individual nurses Ability to manage unusual patients care

Question 27

4 Pillars of Emergency Management?

Answer 27

Prevention and mitigation Preparedness: Response Recovery

Question 28

Prevention and mitigation, what is that about?

Answer 28

Identify risk, Evaluate risk through a matrix of impact vs likelihood, if not enough data select higher risk option Take action to reduce impact

Question 29

Preparedness, what is it about? | +Haddon Matrix?

Answer 29

Planning before ER. It is an International Health Regulation Plan for emergent or know infection disease before outbreak. Then develop ER response plan Identify priorities Haddon Matrix: Y axis: Prevent Event Postevent. X axis: Host, vector/agent, physical environment, Social organizations

Question 30

Risk Communication to the public: 1. Outrage management? 2. Precaution advocacy? 3. Crisis Communication?

Answer 30

1. Reassure excessively upset people about small risks. 2. Alerting insufficiently upset people about serious risks 3. Helping appropriately upset people about coping with the serious risk

Question 31

Recovery aspects?

Answer 31

demobilize, debrief, learn, prepare for next

Question 32

Epidemiology definition?

Answer 32

Study of distribution (patterns) and determinants (causes) of health-related states and events (not just diseases) in specific population and the application of the learned knowledge to the control of health problems.

Question 33

Outbreak vs Epidemic vs pandemic?

Answer 33

localized and controlled epidemic Cases of illnesses in a population with a clear excess in frequency Worldwide epidemic

Question 34

Epi. Principles?

Answer 34

5W's: what, who, where, when, why/how

Question 35

Epi. Objectives?

Answer 35

Decribe the event and stop transmission

Question 36

Epi. Interventions?

Answer 36

Remove source, screen and prophylaxis, quarantine, vaccination

Question 37

Index case definition?

Answer 37

First documented case of epidemic

Question 38

Resiliency def. in nurses role?

Answer 38

Capacity to fulfill their ER response functions.

Question 39

Incubation period?

Answer 39

Time between infected and 1st Sx.