The Public Health Agency of Canada announces an Escherichia coli outbreak in the city. The chief nurse in a medical facility activates the organization's communicable, infectious disease outbreak management plan. The chief nurse also understands that outbreak management can quickly escalate to disaster management. Disaster management needs to be implemented when:

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An outbreak management can quickly escalate to disaster management if the number of clients exceeds the capacity and responses of the responders. The health care providers must be able to make rapid assessments for the interventions to be successful. It is important to identify the immediate and potential health hazards and to prioritize the health needs of a population to prevent an outbreak management from becoming a disaster management.

The Public Health Agency of Canada Announces an Escherichia Coli