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Disaster - answerA serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity, leading to one or more of the following: - human - material - economic - environmental losses and impacts • Viewed as an ecological disruption or emergency • Viewed of a severity and magnitude that results in deaths, injuries, illness and property damage Health Disaster - answer• Is ...

Disaster - answerdefined by the United Nations, is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society. Disaster management - answerhow we deal with the human, material, economic or environmental impacts of said disaster, it is the process of how we "prepare for, respond to and learn from the effects of major failures." Disaster - answerthe result in the combination of hazards, vulnerability, and inability to reduce the potential negative consequences of risk. Types ...

Disaster - answera series of disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread losses (human, material, economic or environmental), which exceeds the ability of the effected community to cope using its own resources. EM-DAT - answerworld wide data base for disasters Major incident - answerany incident where a location, number, severity or type of live casualties require extraordinary resources. Multi-casualty incident - answeran incident where in the first i...

Disaster - answerAdverse event that overwhelms an individual, agency, or jurisdiction's capacity to respond International Disaster - answerWhen the response capacity of an entire nation's emergency management structure is overwhelmed Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: - answerCivil conflict- ethnic, tribal and religious animosities Deteriorating government control Mass movements/displacements due to food shortages Decline in food security resulting in starvation Dislocation of eco...

Emergency Management - answerway to manage the impact of disaster or losses D=H - answerLinear model in emergency management Disaster Preparedness - answerimprovement of the emergency management concept for it goes one step backward before a disaster or crisis happens Vulnerability - answercondition determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes that increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of disasters Capacity - answercombination of...

What are the five different types of disasters? - answernatural, man made, biological, chemical, radiologic type of disaster that is temperature related or caused by movement of the Earth (extreme cold/heat) - answernatural type of disaster that is a storm, an epidemic, or related to water/fire - answernatural type of disaster that occurs as a result of action taken by humankind - answerman made type of disaster caused by the environment or civil/terroristic actions - answerman made ...

True - answerT or F: The frequency of natural disaster is increasing True - answerT or F: The U.S. is more at risk now than in 2001 for a major terrorist attack Any unforeseen human made or natural event that cause destruction or devastation that cannot be relieved without assistance - answerWhat is a Disaster? Tsunami, Hurricane Sandy, Communicable Disease (H1N1) - answerWhat are some examples of natural disasters? Fires, structure collapse, bioterrorism, pollution - answerWhat are ...

Which of the following hazard scales, which describes tornadoes, was recently enhanced to more accurately describe associated damage? - answerFujitsu-Pearson scale Which of the following describes a storm surge? - answerA ride in coastal sea levels generated by a tropical storm, hurricane, or other meteorological disturbance Which of the following is not typically considered a contributor to social vulnerability? - answergeography On average, how many people are killed by lightning each...

What is a disaster? - answeris a result of vast ecological breakdown in the relation between humans and their environment, as serious or sudden event on such scale that the stricken community needs extraordinary efforts to cope with outside help or international aid. Natural disaster examples? - answerhurricane, flood, cyclones, land slides, epidemic, draught Man made disaster examples? - answeraccidents, bomb blast, terrorism, riots and violence Characteristics of disasters? - answer-C...

*8 Principles of Disaster Management* - answer1. Prevent disaster 2. Minimize casualties (if disaster cannot be prevented) 3. Prevent further casualties 4. Rescue victims 5. Provide first aid 6. *Evacuate injured to medical facilities* (large nursing job) 7. Provide definitive medical care 8. Promote reconstruction of lives (bring community back to a sense of normalcy) What is important to know about the *principles of disaster management* - answerThese must be implemente...