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Which of the following is NOT a rapid onset event according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a rapid onset event according to the text?
- Hurricanes
- Tornadoes
- Droughts (correct)
- Earthquakes
What type of disaster is characterized by sudden impact on a community with advanced warnings issued?
What type of disaster is characterized by sudden impact on a community with advanced warnings issued?
- Tornadoes
- Earthquakes
- Volcanic eruptions
- Hurricanes (correct)
What type of disaster has a more gradual onset or chronic genesis and prolonged impact?
What type of disaster has a more gradual onset or chronic genesis and prolonged impact?
- Droughts (correct)
- Earthquakes
- Hurricanes
- Tornadoes
Which type of disaster is both sudden and unanticipated, rapid, and prolonged?
Which type of disaster is both sudden and unanticipated, rapid, and prolonged?
Which of the following is a man-made or anthropogenic disaster?
Which of the following is a man-made or anthropogenic disaster?
What type of disaster is characterized as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society at any scale?
What type of disaster is characterized as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society at any scale?
What is the main characteristic of a health disaster?
What is the main characteristic of a health disaster?
According to the text, what is the difference between hazard and risk?
According to the text, what is the difference between hazard and risk?
What determines the declaration of a state of national calamity in the Philippines?
What determines the declaration of a state of national calamity in the Philippines?
What does the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act provide for in the USA?
What does the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act provide for in the USA?
Which phase of the disaster management cycle is characterized as 'during'?
Which phase of the disaster management cycle is characterized as 'during'?
Which type of disaster may cause disruption of normal hospital function due to injuries or deaths of hospital personnel?
Which type of disaster may cause disruption of normal hospital function due to injuries or deaths of hospital personnel?
What constitutes an external hospital disaster?
What constitutes an external hospital disaster?
In which phase of the disaster management cycle does a catastrophic event occur that overwhelms healthcare resources in a community?
In which phase of the disaster management cycle does a catastrophic event occur that overwhelms healthcare resources in a community?
'Risk' is measured as the product of which two components?
'Risk' is measured as the product of which two components?
