Defining Disasters
Tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 74 miles per hour
What is a hurricane?
This organization responds to a disaster every 8 minutes, resulting in more than 70,000 incidents each year
Who is the American Red Cross?
Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery is often referred to this cycle in a disaster
What is the Disaster Management cycle?
A nurse practices this process to separate causalities and provide treatment based on the individual potential for survival
What is triage?
The name of the organization with acronym NDMS
What is the National Disaster Medical System?
Storm with large amounts of snow blowing snow and low visibility
What is a blizzard?
Groups of people who are at a higher risk of poor health outcomes or harm
This cycle focuses on reducing risks to persons and property from natural hazards
What is prevention (mitigation and protection)?
This healthcare profession has a unique skill set in a disaster that includes assessing, priority setting, collaboration, and providing preventive and acute needs
What is a nurse?
This organization allows nurses to work on their specialized team with the acronym DMAT
What is Disaster Medical Assistance Team?
A malicious attempt to gain access to a computer system or network
What is a cyberattack?
At least 46% of the world's population lives near these zones, which can disrupt communities after a disaster
What is living near tornados, earthquakes, rivers, and coastline zones?
Nurses help with ongoing community assessment, community resilience, and psychosocial support in this phase of the disaster management cycle
What is recovery?
This organization is a network of volunteers dedicated to improving community health and safety with acronym MRC
What is the Medical Reserve Corps?
Intentional release of pathogen or biotoxin against people used to cause illness, death, fear, or societal disruption
What is a biological attack?
Volunteer system that registers healthcare professionals for national emergencies
What is the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals?
The mobilization of a team of responders, such as fire department, law enforcement, public health, and emergency services
What is the response?
The four community phases are seen in stress reactions
What are heroic, honeymoon, disillusionment, and reconstruction?
This organization trains volunteers about disaster preparedness for hazards, and the acronym is CERT
What is Community Emergency Response Team?
An epidemic of an infectious disease that has a sudden increase in cases and spread across a large region
What is a pandemic?
The devastating tropical system that caused multiple fatalities and damage estimated at $125 billion in 2005, particularly in the city of New Orleans
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This framework describes the nurse's goal in an emergency as to do the "greatest good for the greatest number of individuals."
What is the utilitarian framework?
Nurses work closely with this team, community leaders, and organizations across the disaster management cycle
What is a interprofessional team?
This organization provides immediate disaster relief, including temporary shelter, food, water, hygiene items, and emotional support
What is the American Red Cross?