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In the Hospital
Potpourri
100
1-800-222-1222
What is the National Poison Control phone number?
100
Alarm signal before fire
What is a smoke detector?
100
An event that overwhelms the normal flow of hospital services
What is a disaster?
100
Regardless of what floor you are working on, you should always know where these are.
What are Emergency Exits?
100
events caused by man-made or natural forces that cause infrastructure systems to fail, which results in significant disruption to the health and safety of the community
What is a disaster?
200
The first thing I should notice
What is recognize signs and symptoms of infection/poisoning?
200
Designated home of friends
What is a family meeting place?
200
Rash concentrated on face and extremities the form blisters, highly contagious
What are signs and symptoms of smallpox?
200
As the bedside nurse, this is the top priority.
What is patient safety?
200
Natural Pandemics Transportation Technological Terrorism
What are types of disasters?
300
High body temperature above 105 degrees
What is heat stroke?
300
Event parameter/boundaries
What is crowd control or event isolation?
300
Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish order of actions
What is R.A.C.E. mnemonic for fire protocol?
300
These provide an opportunity to identify areas within the disaster plans that need improvement.
What are drills?
300
Mitigation Preparedness Response Recovery
What are phases of disasters?
400
Red/fire, pink/newborn abduction, orange/ chemical spill, blue/mass casualty incident, gray/tornado
What is a pre designation identifier for emergencies?
400
Personal protective equipment/measures
What is appropriate for any unknown situation?
400
Regional or local weather transmissions
What is NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) weather radio?
400
Assigns priorities when resources limited and does the best for the greatest number of patients by prioritizing care.
What is the role of a Triage nurse during a disaster?
400
All nurses should wear gown, mask, goggles, and gloves; also know as
What is PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)
500
3 in 10 people will die
What is the mortality rate of smallpox?
500
Developed by family and/or planning committee
What is emergency response plan?
500
Nurses and health care team members use this as an outline for an emergency event
What is the emergency operations plan (EOP)?
500
Healthcare workers at a hospital first receiving contaminated victims for treatment
What are First Receivers?
500
Severe storms – wind, snow or rain Wildfires Hazardous material spills or exposure Flooding Urban fires Disease epidemics Earthquakes Terrorism
What are possible disasters that Spokane may experience?