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CHAP 71 MASS CASUALTY
AND DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS
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, Chap 71 Mass Casualty and Disaster Preparedness
1. Which is the critical factor among health-care professionals, state agencies, and
federal agencies to determine when and how to evacuate safely during a natural
disaster? 1) Cooperation
2) Classification
3) Collaboration
4) Communication: ANS: 4
Communication is the critical factor among health-care professionals, state agencies, and
federal agencies to determine when and how to evacuate safety during a natural disaster.
2. A workplace violence prevention plan is often one component of a hospital disaster
plan. Which unit assumes priority for implementation and evaluation of this component
to the plan?
1) Medical unit
2) Surgical unit
3) Radiology department
4) Emergency department: ANS: 4
The Emergency Nursing Association (ENA) supports comprehensive workplace violence
prevention plans to be included as a component of the organizational disaster plan. The
ENA recommends that the comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan be
implemented and evaluated in every emergency department.
3. Which is the priority in the preparedness of health-care professionals in any type of
disaster plan?
1) Identification of hazards
2) Cooperation with state authorities
3) Collaboration with local authorities
4) Implementation of federal mandates: ANS: 1
Identification of hazards is the priority in the preparedness of health-care professionals in
any type of disaster plan.
4. Which treatment for anthrax should be included in the biological agent portion of a
disaster plan for terrorist attacks?
1) Antivirals
2) Antitoxins
3) Antibiotics
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