EP BASICS
The main goal of Emergency Preparedness.
What is assuring the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from public health events?
The Emergency Support Function primarily coordinated by DPH.
What is ESF #8 – Public Health and Medical Services?
What the acronym POD stands for in emergency response.
What is Point of Dispensing (or Distribution)?
The three main steps of personal preparedness.
What are make a plan, build a kit, and stay informed?
Sheltering provides safe and sanitary housing for individuals displaced by disasters.
What is true?
The system used by DPH for mass notifications during emergencies.
What is ReadyOp?
The organization that leads ESF #6, with DPH in a supporting role.
Who is the American Red Cross?
A type of POD that serves a specific, pre-identified group such as employees, students, or residents.
What is a Closed POD?
The recommended amount of water per person per day for an emergency kit.
What is one gallon?
One important step DPH can take in advance of a potential deployment.
What is participating in emergency preparedness trainings and exercises?
The five levels involved in Emergency Preparedness.
What are federal, state, regional, local, and individual?
One responsibility DPH has during shelter operations.
What is providing nursing personnel, medical oversight, or shelter inspections?
A type of POD designed to dispense medications or supplies to the general public during an emergency.
What is an Open POD?
Tactics people use to tolerate or minimize stressful situations.
What are coping skills?
The four types of emergency shelters in Georgia.
What are State/American Red Cross shelters, Department of Natural Resources shelters, County-Operated shelters, and Independent shelters?
The fourth phase of Emergency Preparedness, in addition to preparation, response, and recovery.
What is mitigation?
The type of health professionals who inspect shelters for sanitation and safety.
Who are Environmental Health personnel?
The nation’s repository of medicines and medical supplies for public health emergencies.
What is the Strategic National Stockpile?
One coping skill included in a Mental First Aid Kit.
What are humor, relaxation, physical activity, or seeking support?
The role in an ARC shelter that oversees coordination of medical and volunteer teams.
Who is the Nurse Manager?
The emergency preparedness acronym that stands for Destination, Equipment, People, Atlas of Routes, Return Ready, and Transportation
What is DEPART?
The total number of Emergency Support Functions in which DPH has roles and responsibilities.
What is 15?
Name a hospital in Northwest Georgia that is designated to house a CHEMPACK for nerve agent emergencies.
What is Atrium Floyd or Wellstar Paulding?
The fourth type of response included in mental preparedness, along with physical, cognitive, and emotional.
What is behavioral?
The correct order of Emergency Operations Center activation levels.
What is Normal, Partial, and Full Scale?