PROVISION OF NURSING CARE THAT INVOLVES LIFE THREATENING OR ACUTE ILLNESS
What is EMERGENCY NURSING
100
REGIONAL EFFORTS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES INVOLVED
What is LEVEL 2
100
Center of operations for organization, planning, & transport of patients
Command structure that coordinates personnel, facilities, equipment, & communication in any emergency
What is INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS)
100
Includes plans or preparations made to save lives and to help response and rescue operations.
What is PREPAREDNESS
100
Life-threatening injuries but survivable with minimal intervention. Can progress rapidly to expectant if treatment is delayed
What is IMMEDIATE RED
200
INVOLVES MASSIVE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES COULD BE MAN MADE OR NATURAL DISASTER
What is DISASTER NURSING
200
HANDLED LOCALLY
What is LEVEL 1
200
safety officer, public information officer, liaison officer, operations chief, logistics chief, planning chief, finance chief
What is HOSPITAL ICS TEAM MEMBERS
200
Includes actions taken to return to a normal or an even safer situation following an emergency.
What is RECOVERY
200
Extensive injuries and chances of survival are unlikely (even with definitive care). Should be separated from other casualties, but not abandoned. Comfort measures should be provided when possible.
What is EXPECTANT BLACK
300
DISASTER THAT PUTS STRAIN ON RESOURCES
What is MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT
300
STATE OR LOCAL RESOURCES REQUIRED
What is LEVEL 3
300
HOSPITAL INCIDENT PREPAREDNESS COORDINATOR
What is INCIDENT COMMANDER
300
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What is MITIGATION ACTIVITY
300
Minor injuries and treatment can be delayed hours to days. Should be moved away from the main triage area.
What is MINIMAL GREEN
400
TORNADOES, EARTHQUAKES, HURRICANES
What is NATURAL DISASTER
400
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
What is FEDERAL AGENCIES, LEVEL 3
400
Formal plan of action for coordinating the response of health care agency staff in the event of a disaster in the agency or surrounding community
What is DISASTER PREPAREDNESS (PLANNING)
400
Seeking shelter from a tornado or turning off gas valves in an earthquake are both response activities.
What is RESPONSE
400
Significant injuries that require medical care, but can wait hours without threat to life or limb. Receive treatment after immediate casualties are treated.
What is DELAYED YELLOW
500
TERRORISM, TRAIN DERAILMENTS, MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS
What IS MAN MADE DISASTERS
500
AMERICAN RED CROSS, POISON CONTROL CENTER, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
What ARE STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES
500
A COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES AN OUTBREAK OF MENINGITIS, AND HOSPITAL BEDS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CLIENTS APPROPRIATE TO DISCHARGE.
1. 58 Y/O M ADMITTED THIS AM FOR ANGINA
2. 50 Y/O WITH TYPE 2 DM ADMIT FOR ROTATOR CUFF SURG.
3. 70 Y/O WITH PNEUMONIA AND DEHYDRATION
4. 65 Y/O WITH HIP FX SCHEDULED FOR HIP REPLACEMENT TODAY
What is 2 IS CORRECT
500
Any activities that prevent an emergency, reduce the chance of an emergency happening, or reduce the damaging effects of unavoidable emergencies.
What is MITIGATION
500
Must include a plan for tracking all potential and actual hazards
•Primary goal is protection of the community
•Should be integrated with local, state, and federal government plans
•Should be coordinated with private sector and volunteers
•Coordinated in advance & flexible
•Organization is essential