An event that exceeds the emergency response and recovery capabilities and resources of the agencies and officials responsible for its management in one or more critical area of response recovery. An emergency that requires outside assistance.
What is a disaster
100
a long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions
What is a drought
100
a sudden increase in the number of patients
What is a patient surge
100
Which disaster occurs more frequently than any other type
What is a flood
100
True or False. A hurrican can develop inside of a tornado
What is False
200
An overabundance of water that engulfs normally dry land and property, which may be caused by a number of factors including heavy rainfall, melting snow, an obstruction of a natural waterway, and other generative factors.
What is a flood
200
a violent snowstorm with winds blowing at a minimum speed of 35 miles per hour and visibility of less than one-quarter mile for three hours
What is blizzard
200
what is often the first challenge for healthcare workers in an emergency
What is determining what has happened
200
Name a disaster which can be man-made or natural
What is a wildfire
200
True or False. Hurricanes are measured using the Richter scale
What is False
300
an accident or event which results in enough fatalities or serious injuries to overwhelm the available resources.
What is a mass casualty incident
300
a brillant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground
What is lightning
300
True or False. A common health impact of most disasters is emotional and psychological stress
What is true
300
Who is responsible for forecasting an impending disaster
What is a meteorologist
300
What is a temporary change in the climate of the Pacific Ocean, in the region of the equator
What is El Nino
400
A source of danger that may or may not lead to an emergency or disaster and is named after the emergency/disaster that could be so precipitated.
What is a hazard
400
What can develop during a thunderstorm when winds form a funnel shape as they rotate
What is a tornado
400
Name three challenges which might occur in the healthcare system during a disaster
What is damaged facilities, patient surges, staffing shortages, loss of medical records, and supply shortages
400
What is an air mass of high temperature which covers an extended area and moves relatively slowly
What is a heat wave
400
The deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or agents such as Sarin, that can cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants
What is bio-terrorism
500
The act of making plans to prevent, respond to, and recover from emergencies
What is emergency preparedness
500
masses of water that are pushed toward the shore by meterological forces
What is storm surges
500
What is a recommended principle for emergency preparedness
What is to prepare responders for a range of emergencies
500
What is one of the most potentially dangerous results of a volcanic eruption in terms of human loss of life
What is a mudflow
500
Name three types of mass movements
What is landslides, mudflows, rockfalls, avalanches, expansive soils