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stock · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The management team is in the process of identification of hazards associated with the ice storm that is expected to disable electrical service to the city.

To identify areas most vulnerable to damage and plan for an effective response, which data or methods of data collection may be used? (Select all that apply.)
A) Geographic information
B) Satellite imagery
C) Census data
D) Historical data on previous events
E) Planning board declarations

Question 2

The public health nurse works in New England during the winter months. An ice storm cripples the city, and electrical outages affect the power grid.

Trees and frozen power lines are down throughout the city, and the timeline for restoration of power is 7 to 10 days. The management team should classify this occurrence as:
A) An emergency
B) A natural disaster
C) Terrorism
D) An accidental disaster

mcinincha279 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A, B, D
Feedback:
The identification of all existing and potentially dangerous situations before disasters occur is the first step in planning for an effective response. Different circumstances result in different types of injuries or illness, damage, and disruption of communication and transportation. Gathering historical data about previous disasters is helpful. Aerial photography, satellite imagery, wireless remote sensing devices, and geographic information systems are tools commonly used in hazard identification. Census data would not likely help identify areas vulnerable to damage. Planning board declarations are not data or a method of data collection.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
Natural disasters are the result of naturally occurring events that have an impact on the environment, the economy, and the people who live in the area. Emergencies are considered events that require a swift, intense response on the part of existing community resources. Disasters are often unforeseen, serious, and unique events that disrupt essential community services and cause human morbidity and mortality that cannot be alleviated unless assistance is received from others outside the community. Terrorism is defined by the United Nations as any action intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or noncombatants with the purpose of intimidating a population or compelling a government or an international organization to do or abstain from doing any act. Accidental incidents (or disasters), broadly defined, are those that happen as a result of circumstantial factors (e.g., road conditions, human error, and physical plant deterioration) and are usually not deliberate.