NUR 213 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS)
Emergency Preparedness
Triage using START
Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment
-DO NOT DO FULL ASSESSMENT, 60 SEC ASSESSMENT
-LIFE OR DEATH DECISIONS
-PRIORITIZE BASED ON PT ABILITY TO WALK, ABCs, MENTAL STATUS, BLEEDING
AND OBVIOUS INJURIES
-assess skin ,color, temperature, moisture, vital signs
-GREATEST GOOD FOR GREATEST NUMBER
-TREAT THE PATIENTS WHO ARE MOST LIKELY TO SURVIVE WITH THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE!!
-recommended that medical personnel do triage, so physicians and nurses can provide immediate
care during a disaster/ emergency
-reverse triage may be used (most severe pts who require the most intervention and time are
treated last to allow the greatest number of victims to receive medical attention)
-Jump START for pediatric victims
phases of emergency management
, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery
MITIGATION
- takes place before and after an emergency
- identify potential hazards
- take actions to reduce the likelihood of their occurrence
- minimize the effects of those that cannot be prevented
EX: purchase of flood insurance before a flood, warning systems for tornados
PREPAREDNESS
- before emergency occurs
- risk assessed and plans developed to address them
EX: identifying, organizing, and training emergency personnel, stockpiling equipment and
supplies, implementing communication and warning systems, establishing emergency operations
centers, implementing response and evacuation plans
RESPONSE
- implementation of emergency preparedness plans
- do greatest good for the greatest number of casualties
RECOVERY
- after the emergency and designed to restore the community to normal balance or create a new,
safer normal by updating the preparedness plan to address lessons learned during the emergency
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS)
Emergency Preparedness
Triage using START
Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment
-DO NOT DO FULL ASSESSMENT, 60 SEC ASSESSMENT
-LIFE OR DEATH DECISIONS
-PRIORITIZE BASED ON PT ABILITY TO WALK, ABCs, MENTAL STATUS, BLEEDING
AND OBVIOUS INJURIES
-assess skin ,color, temperature, moisture, vital signs
-GREATEST GOOD FOR GREATEST NUMBER
-TREAT THE PATIENTS WHO ARE MOST LIKELY TO SURVIVE WITH THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE!!
-recommended that medical personnel do triage, so physicians and nurses can provide immediate
care during a disaster/ emergency
-reverse triage may be used (most severe pts who require the most intervention and time are
treated last to allow the greatest number of victims to receive medical attention)
-Jump START for pediatric victims
phases of emergency management
, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery
MITIGATION
- takes place before and after an emergency
- identify potential hazards
- take actions to reduce the likelihood of their occurrence
- minimize the effects of those that cannot be prevented
EX: purchase of flood insurance before a flood, warning systems for tornados
PREPAREDNESS
- before emergency occurs
- risk assessed and plans developed to address them
EX: identifying, organizing, and training emergency personnel, stockpiling equipment and
supplies, implementing communication and warning systems, establishing emergency operations
centers, implementing response and evacuation plans
RESPONSE
- implementation of emergency preparedness plans
- do greatest good for the greatest number of casualties
RECOVERY
- after the emergency and designed to restore the community to normal balance or create a new,
safer normal by updating the preparedness plan to address lessons learned during the emergency
