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Managing Emergency Scenarios Answers

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Use the drop-down menus to identify the stage of emergency management in which each action would be taken.

Answers:
Selection 1:response
Selection 2:mitigation
Selection 3:preparedness
Selection 4:recovery
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Mitigating a potential infectious disease outbreak might include which actions? Select all that apply.

A
training workers to treat infectious disease
B
refusing to treat patients with infectious diseases
C
educating patients about evacuation procedures
D
having supplies of medication on hand at the hospital to treat the disease
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– training staff in disaster response

A
recovery
B
response
C
mitigation
D
✔ preparedness
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– fixing damage that results from a hospital fire

A
✔ recovery
B
response
C
mitigation
D
preparedness
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Why would having an electrical generator be an important part of a hospital’s preparedness for emergency?

A
It would facilitate risk assessment.
B
It would protect the hospital from chemical disaster.
C
It would help the hospital provide better training for staff.
D
It would allow the hospital to provide treatments during a power outage.
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A health clinic in a city prone to tornadoes must evaluate which types of risk when developing a disaster plan?

A
risk from tornadoes
B
risk from all natural disasters
C
risk from tornadoes and earthquakes
D
risk from natural disasters, chemical disasters, infectious disease, and mass casualty events
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The primary goal of recovery after a disaster is

A
releasing every patient from the hospital.
B
returning the facility or community back to normal.
C
helping victims of a disaster sue anyone responsible for it.
D
training healthcare staff in fire safety and evacuation procedures.
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What is the responsibility of a SAR team in the case of an emergency?

A
to keep fires from spreading
B
to treat patients in the hospital
C
to locate victims and get them medical care
D
to have personal emergency kits available for their own families and businesses
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Select all that apply. A hospital worker trained in emergency management should be

A
professional even in stressful situations.
B
able to anticipate and plan for emergencies.
C
capable of preventing emergencies.
D
working on a search and rescue team.
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Collaboration is a process that involves

A
mitigating risks.
B
improving medical care during disasters.
C
hospitals operating independently from one another.
D
good communication and resource sharing among groups in the community.
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A patient from the fire has suffered serious burns that cover much of her body. The hospital is not equipped to treat this patient. What will the patient’s physician do?

A
send the patient home
B
research ways to treat burns
C
send the patient to the closest burn center
D
order supplies needed to treat patients with serious burns
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Which strategy would be useful for preventing electrical fires?

A
removing all electrical equipment from the hospital
B
keeping a fire extinguisher near electrical equipment
C
storing oxygen tanks near electrical equipment
D
regular inspection and maintenance of electrical equipment
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If a fire cannot be extinguished or controlled, what must healthcare staff do?

A
write a disaster plan
B
continue trying to control the fire
C
evacuate themselves and patients
D
call 911 and wait inside for assistance
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Answers:
Selection 1:mitigation
Selection 2:preparedness
Selection 3:recovery
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Select all that apply. CERT members are trained in

A
basic first aid
B
writing disaster plans
C
principles of teamwork
D
providing advanced medical treatment

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