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7 Cards in this Set
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Emergency
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requires a rapid responses with resources inside of the community
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Disaster
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unforeseen, serious, and unique
events that disrupt essential community services and cause human morbidity and mortality that cannot be alleviated unless assistance is received from others outside the communit |
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Disaster classification
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-Onset
-Duration -Magnitude -Extent of effect on community |
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Methods of preparation
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Identification of Hazards
Analysis of Vulnerability Assessment of Risk |
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Mitigation
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Prevention of event
efforts to lessen the impact of a disaster by initiating measures to limit damage, disease, disability, and loss of life among the members of a community. |
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Nurse role in disaster management
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Public health nurses as first responders—medical reserve
corps • Just in time training • Field triage • Point of distribution plans • Personal protective equipment • Documentation in a disaster • Skill building for disaster respons |
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Factors affecting the severity of health outcomes in a radiological disaster
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– The amount or dose of radiation absorbed
– The type of radiation – The route of exposure – The length of time exposed to the dos |
