Deck 17: Historical Highlights in Disaster Nursing

Question 1

Disasters:

A) generally occur suddenly and without warning
B) generally occur about once a decade
C) require the immediate response of high tech care
D) would not occur if there was money to prevent them

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Being prepared and ready is essential for management in any disaster.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following individuals was instrumental in the organization of the American National Red Cross Service?

A) Florence Nightingale
B) Lillian Wald
C) Clara Barton
D) Mary Brewster

Answer 3

C

Question 4

One of the interventions that Clara Barton and Lavinia Dock implemented during the Johnstown floods was:

A) Administering antibiotics to those in need
B) Carrying out sanitation measures to prevent disease
C) Securing funding to sustain the Red Cross efforts
D) Maintaining communication with media

Question 5

One of Clara Barton's goals was to provide care during a disaster and to:

A) Assist and empower the local residents in restarting local work post disaster
B) Set up a formal and informal communication infrastructure so that future disasters could be dealt with in a timely way
C) Enlist the assistance of the population during a disaster so that the Red Cross would have the help needed
D) Obtain the assistance of federal troops to secure the area of the disaster

Question 6

An immediate priority in any disaster is to establish order.

Question 7

The influenza pandemic of 1918 was termed such because it:

A) challenged the nation's public health service
B) resulted in 675,000 deaths in the United States
C) presented with a high death rate among young adults
D) had the potential to spread through the human populations worldwide

Question 8

The Texas City ship explosion in 1947 is an example of a:

A) sociological disaster
B) man-made industrial disaster
C) biological disaster
D) natural disaster

Question 9

In the after math of the Texas City ship explosion in 1947, the main presiding issues included:

A) Cuts, fractures, and head, eye, and ear injuries (especially ruptured eardrums)
B) A high death due to delay in needed surgical procedures
C) Spread of infectious disease due to limited antibiotics and other drugs
D) Starvation due to spoilage of food and lack of water

Question 10

The rapid and overwhelming spread of a deadly virus during the 1918 influenza pandemic was due to a (an):

A) Biological event
B) Industrial event
C) Sociological event
D) Environmental event

Question 11

The Alaska Earthquake of 1964 is an example of:

A) Man-made disaster
B) Natural disaster
C) Biological disaster
D) Radiological disaster

Question 12

Globally, which population group suffers disproportionately from natural disasters?

A) The young
B) Women and children
C) Ethnic groups
D) The poor