Emergency Preparedness

Question 1

public emergency necessitating assistance from outside effected community

Answer 1

Disaster

Question 2

Three things disasters have in common:

Answer 2

1 Little or no warning before
2 Emergency services initially overwhelmed
3 Serious threat to life, health & environment.

Question 3

Act of making plans to prevent, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Answer 3

Emergency Preparedness

Question 4

Infection that spreads around the world

Answer 4

Pandemic

Question 5

Communities ability to meet increased demand of personnel & resource in event of disaster.

Answer 5

Surge capacity

Question 6

4 Phases of Emergency management

Answer 6

Mitigation
Preparedness
Emergency Response
Recovery

Question 7

Both Before & after emergency.
Identify potential hazards.
Minimize effects of unpreventable emergencies.

Answer 7

Mitigation phase

Question 8

Example of Mitigation

Answer 8

Flood Insurance

-Install warning systems prior to disaster

Question 9

Happens before and emergency.
Assess risks, develop plans to address them.
-Developed at federal, state & local level.

Answer 9

Preparedness Phase

Question 10

Preparedness Phase: NURSE must:

Answer 10

• know expected role in emergency & be prepared.
• Use ANA to guide understanding of role & consequences
• Be aware of employer’s plans
• Get training
• Develop personal emergency plans

Question 11

Happens during a disaster - implementation of emergency preparedness plans.

• Provides means for responders to save lives
• Triage

Answer 11

Emergency Response

Question 12

Emergency Response: NURSE must:

Answer 12

• Know EM plan of employer & community
• Know ANA position for nurse response & disaster responsibilities
• Do greatest good for greatest number of people
• Observe physical & mental status of victims
• NEVER exceed scope of practice

Question 13

Happens AFTER emergency.

• Restore community to normal.
• Reassess risks & update Plans.

Answer 13

Recovery

Question 14

Recovery PHase: NURSE must:

Answer 14

-qualified nurses participate in risk assessment & planning at local state & national level.

Question 15

Triage: Walking wounded. Unlikely to deteriorate over days.

Answer 15

Green = Minor

Question 16

Care can be delayed, may have serious injuries but unlikely to deteriorate in hours.

Answer 16

Yellow = Delayed

Question 17

Victim can be helped w/ immediate intervention. Must have med help w/in 60 min. to survive. Compromised ABCs.

Answer 17

Red = Immediate

Question 18

Not expected to survive. Provide pain relief.

Answer 18

Black = Expectant (Morgue)

Question 19

Most severely injured are treated last to allow greatest number of victims to receive medical attention.

Answer 19

Reverse Triage.

Question 20

Anthrax 3 types

Answer 20

Cutaneous
Respiratory
Gastrointestinal

Question 21

Anthrax transmission

Answer 21

Cutaneous: direct contact w/ spore (products)
Respiratory: weaponized inhalation of aerosolized spore
GI: eat undercooked meat or dairy of infected animal

Question 22

Botulism Transmission

Answer 22

• Food borne (eat it)
• Infant GI tract
• Wounds: infected w/ botulinum

Question 23

Plague transmission

Answer 23

• flea bites
• exposure through broken skin to infection
• Pneumonic: aerosolized (weapon) then person to person

Question 24

Viral

Answer 24

VHF: zoonotic or arthropods. Humans not reservoirs

-may transmit human to human after initial infection

Question 25

Small Pox

Answer 25

- Droplet - Aerosol (weapon) - direct contact w/ body fluid or contaminated items - Human only natural host

Question 26

Tularemia

Answer 26

- bitten by infected insects - handle infected animals (carcasses or hides) - Eat or drink contaminated food/water - Inhale (weapon)