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neverstopbelieb

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Acts of bioterrorism or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, will often have more casualties be-cause:
 
  a. they cause the most widespread destruc-tion.
  b. victims have little time to make evacuation preparations.
  c. those with chronic conditions cannot es-cape in time.
  d. the early warning systems are not effec-tive.

Question 2

A nurse responds to a natural disaster. Which of the following is the nurse most likely responding to?
 
  a. Transportation accident
  b. Pollution
  c. Communicable disease epidemic
  d. Fire



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k.lashomb

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The use of weapons of mass destruction or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, will often have more casualties because victims have little time to make evacuation preparations. The other an-swers are false.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
A communicable disease epidemic would be considered a natural disaster. Transportations acci-dents, pollution, and fire are considered human-made disasters.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
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