Disaster Nursing
What is disaster nursing?
Plan of action and provides the guidelines for a disaster
What is the National Incident Management System?
Classified in Categories
A- high mortality
B- low mortality/ moderate morbidity
C- low mortality/ low morbidity
What is a classification for biologic weapons?
Injuries are life-threatening but survivable with minimal intervention
What is triaged Immediate/Red/ Priority One
The lowest level of PPE
What is Level D PPE?
Triage, Provide medical care despite adverse conditions, Prepare patients for evacuation
What is the responsibility of a disaster nurse
An incident that causes a large number of casualties to the extent that outside resources are required
What is a mass casualty incident?
Spore releases a toxin resulting in hemorrhage, edema, and necrosis- Treat with Penicillian
What is anthrax?
The chance of surviving is unlikely, even with definitive care. Separate and provide comfort
What is Expectant/ Black/ Priority 4
Low-level radiation that can not penetrate skin
What is Alpha particles/ Nuclear Radiation?
A sudden disruption or event that interrupts the functioning of the community
What is a disaster?
Required to create a plan for emergency preparedness and to practice twice a year
What is an Emergency Operations Plan?
Virus requiring droplet and contact precautions, no longer vaccinate for this disease
What is smallpox?
Injuries are minor and treatment can be delayed hours to days
What is Minimal/Green/Priority 3?
Involves identifying community hazards and risks to prevent or reduce the damaging results of a disaster before the disaster
What Is Mitigation?
Confused about their role
Lack of preparation
Ethical and legal challenges
What are the challenges for disaster nurses?
Mitigation, Preparation, Response, Recovery
What is Disaster Preparedness and Response?
Direct contact with infected animals or aerosolized utilize standard precautions
What is Tularemia-Francisella tularensis?
Injuries are significant and require medical care but can wait hours without threat to life or limb
What is delayed/yellow/Priority 2
Survival is based on dose rather than the source and patients are classified as probable, possible, improbable
What is Acute Radiation Syndrome?
Hospital Emergency Preparedness Plan
What is a plan for emergency preparedness in healthcare facilities that is initiated in a disaster?
Federally mandated command structure that coordinates personnel, facilities, equipment, and communication in any emergency situation
What is an Incident Command System?
Causes blistering, burning, and death. Used in WWI and Iran conflict. Decontaminate with soap and water
What is Vesicant?
The sorting of patients to determine priority health care needs and the proper site of treatment
What is Triage?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary
What are phases of blast injury?