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*Define disaster

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Any man-made or natural event that causes destruction and devastation that cannot be alleviated without assistance

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*Examples of natural disasters

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  • hurricane
  • earthquake
  • blizzard
  • hailstorms
  • drought
  • floods
  • communicable disease epidemics
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*Example of human-made disasters

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  • conventional warfare
  • non-conventional warfare (nuclear, chemical)
  • Structural collapse
  • fires
  • toxic pollution
  • civil unrest
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*Four stages of disaster menagemnet

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  • Prevention (mitigation)
  • Preparedness
  • Response
  • Recovery
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Prevention against natural disasters

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-structural and non-structural measures

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prevention against human-made disasters

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  • Heightened inspections
  • Isolation/quarantine
  • Public health and agricultural surveillance and testing
  • Halting CBRNE threats
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(disaster)Preparedness: personal

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  • personal and family checklists
  • meeting spots
  • emergency kit
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(disaster) Preparedness: professional

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  • nurses need to be physically and mentally healthy to assist in disaster relief
  • Nurses need to understand disaster plans
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(disaster) Preparedness: community

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-written plan in your community
participate in mock disaster drill
-review disaster history of community

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Emergency supplies nurses should have ready (highlighted)

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  • identification badge
  • drivers license
  • First-aid kit with mouth-to-mouth CPR mask
  • radio with batteries
  • cell phone charge
  • cash, credit card
  • medications for self
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The preparedness cycle/national responce framewor

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Plan -> organize, train, and equip -> exercise -> evaluate and improve -> plan ->…

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Role of the nurse in disaster prepardness

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  • Help develop plan for community and employment
  • Provide education
  • Know where vulnerable populations exist
  • Identify community resources
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level I disaster

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massive disaster and/or act of terrorism

-Federal response/involvement

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level II disaster

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Moderate disaster

-regional involvement/response

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level III disaster

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Minor disaster

-local response/involvement

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National responce framework in r/t FEMA (3)

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->Gain and maintain situational awareness (Analise) -> Activate and deploy resources and capabilities -> Coordinate response actions (reflect) ->

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*What is FEMA

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Federal Emergency Management Agency

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How many regions does FEMA have?

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10

plus alaska and hawaii

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Roles involved in the incident command system

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  • command (head person)
  • operations
  • Logistics
  • Planning
  • Admin/finance
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Incident command system: operations leader

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  • Coordinates and executes strategy/tactics to achieve response objectives
  • Establishes strategy and specific tactics
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Incident command system: Logistics

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  • Performers technical activities required to maintain the function of operational facilities and processes
  • supports in the way of supplies and equipment management/obtaining
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Incident command system: Admin/finance

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  • Supports in administrative issues
  • tracks and processes expenses

-Includes helping in issues such as licensure requirements, regulatory compliance, and financial accounting

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Incident command system: Command

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-Defines goals and operational period objectives

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*Role of PHN in disaster response

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-First responder
   ~triage
-Epidemiology and ongoing surveillance
-Rapid needs assessment
-Disaster communication
-Sheltering
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Primary agencies involved in disaster response
- FEMA - American Red Cross - Salvation army - Churches - Voluntary organizations
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Recovery activities/goals
Aimed towards restoration of economic and civic life of a community
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*Role of the PHN in recovery
- Referral - Observe for environmental hazards - Teach activities to decrease communicable disease risk - Evaluate immunization records - Education
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* common reaction to disasters from adults
- pain and fear - extreem sense of urgency - need to help others - Anger, blaming, guilt - apathy and depression - headaches - moody, irritable - domestic violence
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*Common reaction to disasters from children
- regressive behaviors (bedwetting, thumb sucking, crying, clinging to parents) - Fantasies that the disaster never occurred - Nightmares - School related problems (inability to concentrate, refuse to go back)
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Signals from disaster workers that may indicate the need for stress management services (during response period)
- deny the need for rest and recovery - Fatigue - unnecessary risk taking - poor concentration - unneeded urgency - limited attention span - reluctant to leave - cold/flu like symptoms - tremor - headache - nausea
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What is the purpose of a lessons learned report?
Used to evaluate a disaster situation and find way/areas to improve
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Progression of stress reactions within a community to disaster
heroic (overwhelming need to help other survivors) -> honeymoon (thankful to be o, tell their story) -> disillusionment (reality hits, sense of dispare and exhaustion) -> reconstruction (longest, goal to return to a state of normal)
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*Primary prevention r/t disaster management
- Developing a management plan | - participating in drills
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*secondary prevention r/t disaster management
-asses disaster victims/triage
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*Tertiary prevention r/t disaster management
-participate in home visits to asses dangers/hazards
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*Define terrorism
The systematic use of terror, the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear for bringing about political changes.
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*Conventional terrorist weapons
- guns | - bombs
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*Non-conventional terrorist weapons
- Chemical - Biological - Nuclear
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*Define chemical terrorism
- attacks meant to cause mass devastation in which terrorists release toxins - chemical attacks meant to terrorize, blackmail, or cause economic damage - a specific attack in a particular food product
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*Ways to spread chemicals
- Air (bomb, crop duster, truck spray) - Municipal water supply - Food supply
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Define nuclear terrorist attack
An incident in which a terrorist organization uses a nuclear device to cause mass murder and devastation
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*Define bioterrism
The use and dissemination of various kinds of microbes or toxins with the intent to intimidate or coerce a government or civilian population to frther political or social objectives
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Preparation for biological attacks
- surveillance and response cabilities - Communication systems - Educating the general public - obting and storing drugs and vaccines - having diagnostics and treatments
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Responce to bioterrism
- Bio watch - Bio sense (acces to data r/t illness) - Project biosheild (vaccine drug development) - Cities readiness initiative (ie. regional med stores)
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What is the stategic national stockpile program
The storage of medications to counter act bioterrism attack stored in unknown location regionally
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decontamination zones
- hot - Warm - Cold
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What happens in the hot zone
-high likelihood to be infected
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What happens in the warm zone
-decontamination
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What happens in the cold zone
-treatment

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