6 Lec Q Part 1 - Emergency
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What is the first step of disaster management?

  • Hazard identification (correct)
  • Risk assessment
  • Vulnerability analysis
  • Rapid health assessment
  • What are the three categories of hazards mentioned in the text?

  • Infrastructure, Agriculture, Environmental
  • Natural, Technological, Intentional (correct)
  • Physical, Sociopolitical, Man Made
  • Geological, Biological, Economic
  • What is the goal of hazard identification?

  • To immediately mitigate the identified hazards
  • To estimate the financial impact of hazards
  • To develop emergency response plans
  • To make a complete list of hazards for further analysis (correct)
  • Which method involves a creative process to make a list of possible hazards using knowledge and process?

    <p>Brainstorming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are events or physical conditions that have the potential to cause fatalities, injuries, property damage, and other types of harm or losses called?

    <p>Hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does vulnerability refer to in the context of disaster risk management?

    <p>The susceptibility of a community, system, or asset to the damaging effects of a hazard</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does risk evaluation involve in disaster risk management?

    <p>Determining the relative seriousness of hazard risk and identifying risks requiring treatment or referral to other agencies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is exposure in the context of disaster risk management?

    <p>Elements at risk from natural or man-made hazard events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the consequence component of risk encompass in disaster risk management?

    <p>Direct and indirect effects, tangible and intangible losses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do emergency response activities encompass in disaster risk management?

    <p>Variety of activities across pre-hazard, ongoing hazard effects, and ceased hazard effects phases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are pre-disaster actions in disaster risk management?

    <p>Recognition, warning, evacuation, resource pre-positioning, last-minute mitigation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does quantifying vulnerability assist in estimating in disaster risk management?

    <p>Mitigation and preparedness measures based on historical hazard event data and severity of effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is disaster risk influenced by in disaster risk management?

    <p>Physical, social, economic, and environmental factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Disaster Risk Management and Vulnerability Analysis

    • Hazard identification involves local police, fire, transportation, dams, irrigation plans, and neighboring country investigations.
    • Hazard analysis or profiling is essential to make informed risk calculations and guide subsequent actions.
    • Risk is the product of likelihood and consequences, with consequences encompassing death, injuries, and damages.
    • Vulnerability is the susceptibility of a community, system, or asset to the damaging effects of a hazard, influenced by demographic, socio-economic, and environmental factors.
    • Vulnerability is categorized into physical, social, economic, and environmental aspects, each with distinct indicators.
    • Exposure refers to elements at risk from natural or man-made hazard events, such as human beings, infrastructure, and environmental assets.
    • Risk evaluation involves determining the relative seriousness of hazard risk and identifying risks requiring treatment or referral to other agencies.
    • Quantifying vulnerability assists in estimating mitigation and preparedness measures based on historical hazard event data and severity of effects.
    • The consequence component of risk encompasses direct and indirect effects, tangible and intangible losses, and is assessed through factors like deaths, injuries, and damages.
    • Disaster risk encompasses hazards like earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, cyclones, bushfires, and landslides, with exposure, vulnerability, and capacity influencing risk.
    • Emergency response activities vary across pre-hazard, ongoing hazard effects, and ceased hazard effects phases, including warning, evacuation, and resumption of critical infrastructure.
    • Pre-disaster actions involve recognition, warning, evacuation, resource pre-positioning, and last-minute mitigation, while post-disaster actions include search and rescue, provision of essentials, and resumption of critical infrastructure.

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    Test your knowledge on hazard assessment, vulnerability analysis, rapid health assessment of emergency situations, and the disaster cycle. This quiz covers various natural hazards such as floods, volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes, and the definition of hazards.

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