A train made up of railroad cars filled with toxic chemicals and ...

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A train made up of railroad cars filled with toxic chemicals and a full school bus with 90 children on board collide in a populated area. A huge explosion occurs and a fire develops in a nearby factory.
 
  Which approach to care should be used to care for these victims?
 
  1. emergency; use conventional triage
  2. emergency; evacuate all ambulatory patients first
  3. disaster; employ reverse triage
  4. disaster; evacuate critically injured patients first

Question 2

A local hospital has coordinated with the county emergency management team to plan and conduct disaster drills on a monthly basis. In which phase of disaster management planning is this hospital functioning?
 
  1. Preparedness
  2. Mitigation
  3. Response
  4. Evaluation

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3

A mass-casualty event with more than 100 victims is a disaster requiring the institution of reverse triage. Reverse triage works on the principle of the greatest good for the greatest number. Conventional triage is limited to normal circumstances or when there are only a few victims. In conventional triage, patients requiring the most support are transported first.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1

Preparedness refers to proactive planning and preparation while the threat of a disaster is still in the future. Efforts are aimed at developing a disaster response prior to occurrence. The mitigation phase occurs when there is knowledge about an impending disaster that has not yet occurred and includes measures to reduce the harmful effects. Activities during this stage include warning, pre-impact mobilization, and evacuation if appropriate. The response phase involves the immediate response to the effects of the disaster. The final stage of recovery is the evaluation phase, which involves determining what worked and what did not work, and what anticipated and unanticipated issues and challenges emerged.