Five weeks after a category 4 hurricane, a town in southern ...

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Five weeks after a category 4 hurricane, a town in southern Louisiana continues to battle for survival. The flood waters have now receded. The nurse is part of the disaster recovery team.
 
  Epidemiologic analysis of this town includes factors that influence the health status of this community. Which data may be included in the epidemiologic analysis report? (Select all that apply.)
  A) Continuing death
  B) Population shift
  C) Contamination of water supplies
  D) Limited access to places of worship
  E) Collapse of access to healthcare

Question 2

The national weather service warns of an impending ice storm that may have crippling effects on the community. Widespread electrical outages are predicted as well as freezing temperatures.
 
  The community health nurses are mobilized to establish emergency living quarters and clinics for those without heat. The nurses' actions are occurring during which phase of the disaster?
  A) Impact
  B) Postimpact
  C) Preimpact
  D) Preparedness

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A, B, C, E
Feedback:
An epidemiologic analysis of adverse health effects after any kind of disaster identifies factors that influence the health status of the community on a long-term basis. Some of these factors include continuing death, chronic illness, and/or disability; population shift if recovery is prolonged; contamination of food and water supplies, with an increased risk of infectious diseases; and collapse of local and regional healthcare access. Limited access to places of worship would not be included in the report, as it does not directly affect the health status of the community.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Feedback:
Disasters have a timeline, often referred to as a life cycle or phases. These include the preimpact phase (before), the impact phase (during), and the postimpact phase (after). Actions taken during these phases affect the illness, injury, and death that occur following the incident. Although disasters vary significantly, the response to each is similar. Preparedness is not a phase of the disaster itself but of the emergency management response to the disaster.