15 Questions
Which of the following is NOT a rapid onset event according to the text?
Droughts
What type of disaster is characterized by sudden impact on a community with advanced warnings issued?
Hurricanes
What type of disaster has a more gradual onset or chronic genesis and prolonged impact?
Droughts
Which type of disaster is both sudden and unanticipated, rapid, and prolonged?
Bioterrorism
Which of the following is a man-made or anthropogenic disaster?
Biological and biochemical terrorism
What type of disaster is characterized as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society at any scale?
Disasters caused by armed conflicts
What is the main characteristic of a health disaster?
It results in casualties overwhelming the healthcare resources
According to the text, what is the difference between hazard and risk?
Hazard is the potential threat, while risk is the actual exposure
What determines the declaration of a state of national calamity in the Philippines?
Recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
What does the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act provide for in the USA?
Federal assistance to manage major disasters and emergencies
Which phase of the disaster management cycle is characterized as 'during'?
Impact
Which type of disaster may cause disruption of normal hospital function due to injuries or deaths of hospital personnel?
Technological disaster
What constitutes an external hospital disaster?
Events that affect hospital infrastructure and tax hospital resources
In which phase of the disaster management cycle does a catastrophic event occur that overwhelms healthcare resources in a community?
Impact
'Risk' is measured as the product of which two components?
Test your knowledge of the definition and classification of disasters with this quiz based on the essentials of disaster nursing. Understand the various categories of disasters and their impacts on communities and societies.
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