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What do you call the sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action?
(a)
It measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake.
Intensity
Magnitude
Velocity
Seismic Waves
It measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a certain location.
Density
Magnitude
Intensity
Velocity
The location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts
Epicenter
Hypocenter
Crust
Mantle
How long after a major earthquake can aftershocks continue to happen?
Hours
Days
Weeks
Months
Every emergency has a slogan. What do they say to do for Earthquakes?
Stop, drop, and roll.
Drop, cover, and hold on.
Duck, drop, and dive.
Run, hide, brace.
While driving, you notice the road start to shake. What do you do?
Drive home as quickly as possible.
Drive to a wide open field.
Pull over and stop.
Immediately exit the car and walk to safety.
What's the best way to prepare your house for an Earthquake?
Dig deeper foundations underground.
Secure shelves and lights to the wall.
Build a bunker in the cellar.
Install a firehouse pole for an easy escape.
You're in bed when the earthquake starts. What do you do?
Get out of bed and run outside.
Get out of bed and run to the living room.
Get out of bed and stand under the doorframe
Stay in bed under the covers.
You're putting together an Earthquake Survival Kit. What's the most important thing to pack?
Food & Water
Fire Extinguisher
Flashlight
Phone Charger
You're inside your home when the shaking starts. Where do you go?
Run outside
The garage
Away from bookshelves and loose items.
The kitchen
What should expect to happen immediately after an Earthquake?
Tsunami
High Winds
High Winds
Aftershock
Uh-oh, the power is out! How can you safely secure your house?
Light candles everywhere.
Leave the doors unlocked for emergency workers.
Lock pets in the backyard.
Unplug all major appliances.
Where is the SAFEST spot in your room to place your bed?
Underneath the window
Perpendicular against a wall
Parallel to the wall
By the door
Do you have a family emergency protocol in place?
Yes, we have a drill.
Yes, but we’ll probably play it by ear.
No. You can’t plan for emergencies.
One of the steps in preparing for a disaster is to develop a disaster supply kit.
Where should you keep separate disaster supply kits?
home and work
every room in the house
vehicle
home, work, and vehicle
A critical first step to preparedness is to understand the hazards in your community and to learn about local alerts and warning systems, evacuation routes, and sheltering plans. Where can you look for this information?
Your teachers
Local firefighters
Older people in the community
Your county's emergency management officer
Damage to __________ could result in things like inaccessible roads, power outages, compromised water supply and more.
municipal buildings
dams
utilities
infrastructure
Which members of the community should prepare for disaster by learning about local warnings, taking training, practicing skills, volunteering, and reporting suspicious activities?
all members of the public
police officers
firefighters
paramedics
__________ has the responsibility to develop, test, and refine emergency operations plans, ensure emergency responders have adequate skills and resources, and provide services to protect and assist its citizens.
government
the private sector
the mayor
the fire chief
Carbon monoxide is:
A poisonous gas that is colorless, odorless, and tasteless
A product of fuel burning appliances
Dangerous when inhaled because it displaces oxygen in the blood, depriving vital organs of oxygen
All of the above
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include all of the following except:
Headaches
Drowsiness
Talkativeness
Nausea
Some occupations that may be at increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning include:
Welders, garage mechanics, and forklift operators
Healthcare workers, nutritionists, and psychiatrists
Foresters, wetlands biologist, and park rangers
Teachers, librarians, and students
When you suspect someone has CO poisoning, you should:
Refrain from moving the victim
Move the worker to fresh air and immediately call 9-1-1
Try to get the victim to drink a hot, caffeinated beverage
Use an automated electronic defibrillator (AED) on the victim
Possible sources of carbon monoxide include all of the following EXCEPT:
Gas generators
Gas stove
Fire place
Microwave ovens
When the carbon monoxide alarm sounds, what should you do?
Turn it off and unplug it because it's in the middle of your favorite show!
Ignore it-it will stop ringing sometime soon!
Get everyone out of the house and call 9-1-1!
Wave a magazine or paper in front of it until it stops ringing.
How often should carbon monoxide detectors be tested:
Once a year
Every day
Once a week
Once a month
How often should we replace our carbon monoxide detector?
Once a year
Every five years
Every ten years
Depends on the manufacturer
Where should carbon monoxide detectors be installed within the home?
Hallway outside the bedrooms
Kitchen
Outside Porch
Garage
If you have multiple smoke alarms, do you need a carbon monoxide detector also?
Yes
Absolutely
Of course
All of the above
How do you know a person needs assistance if they are choking?
They can cough
They can breath
They cannont speak
Before providing care to a victim who is choking, you should first ask them
Are you choking?
How did you choke?
What happened?
You need something to drink?
How many back blows do you give a conscious choking victim?
3
4
5
6
How do you know someone is choking? Check all answers that apply to this question.
they can cough
They cannot breath
They cannot talk
They cannot cough
What is the Universal sign of choking?
A person holding their stomach
A person screaming
A person running
A person putting their hands around their throat
If a person cannot cough, breath or talk, you should?
Cheer
Leave the scene
Provide care if they give consent
Give chest compressions
If a person is still choking after giving them 5 back blows, you shoud perform abdominal thrusts?
Yes
No
When performing abdominal thrusts,you should make a fist with one hand and put the thumb side
across the chest
below the navel
one inch above the navel
How many back blows and chest thrusts should you do for a choking infant?
five
eight
ten
thirty
Should you always support the infants neck when giving first aid for choking.
Yes
No
Can a person be choking and still be conscious?
Yes
No
As soon as you notice someone is choking, sweep your fingers through their mouth to try and dislodge the object.
Choking victim is conscious and requesting help.
Yes
No
If a conscious choking person can talk, breath or cough you should have the victim
punch their stomach.
keep on coughing.
do back blows and abdominal thrusts to themselves.
Risk factors for choking include...
eating too fast
laughing while eating
medical problem that causes someone to have difficulty chewing and swallowing.
a burn on your leg
What part of you hand do you use to give back blows?
Palm
Fingers
Heel of your hand
Back of your hand
Choking: What is a symptom that someone has a MILD form of choking.
The can't talk
They can't breathe
They have blue lips
They are wheezing and gagging
Where do you give abdominal thrusts?
Medial to the vertebral region
Medial to the scapular region
Medial to the thoracic region
Medial to the sternal region
How many back slaps and abdominal trusts are correct?
2
5
10
20
If a person is still choking after giving them 5 back blows, you shoud perform abdominal thrusts?
Yes
No
Can a person be choking and still be conscious?
Yes
No
If a choking patient becomes unresponsive what should you do?
Start CPR
Continue with abdominal thrusts
5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts
None of the above
Before caring for a choking person, you should:
Ask: are you choking?
Start with PCR
Give 5 back blows
Give 5 abdominal thrusts
What part of you hand do you use to give back blows?
Palm
Fingers
Heel of hand
Back of hand
What items are included in seizure precautions
Suction
non-rebreather O2
ambu bag
suction catheters
non-rebreather O2
bag
suction cannister
non-rebreather O2
bag mask
Suction
non-rebreather O2
meds
Seizures typically last less than _ minutes
(a)
Classification of Seizures includes these 3 things.....
where it begins in brain
how long it lasts
other features
where it begins in brain
level of awareness
other features
where it begins in brain
how long it lasts
what it looks like
where it begins in brain
which side of the body is involved
other features
Three types of rescue medications we use are:
Depacon
Keppra
Ativan
Depacon
Keppra
Phenobarbital
Diastat
Versed
Ativan
Diastat
Keppra
Ativan
Two things to include in Seizure first aid teaching are:
no bathing unsupervised
&
no heights
No bathing
&
no skydiving
No Baths
&
no sleep
No showers
&
no playgrounds
You should always restrain the patient during a seizure
TRUE
FALSE
You should place a tongue depressor in the patient's mouth during a seizure
ALWAYS
NEVER
You can provide a teaching sheets to the parents that you access on (a)
A short exam during a seizure that includes asking the patient to remember a code word and to follow commands is called a ....
post-ictal exam
pre-ictal exam
ictal exam
icky exam
What are the clues that indicate the act of bioterrorism had occured?
Large number of people being affected with an usual infectious disease
Sudden increase in the number of people with unexplained disease or deaths
Unique properties of agents recovered, suggesting genetic engineering
A disease occuring only in one geographic distribution
Which of the following is NOT a characteristics practised by a system thinker in a health care organisation?
Understand how relationships play out before making a decision.
Do not have confident to speak to players at all levels of the hierarchy.
Have a clear understanding on the work flow process.
Posses an acute awareness of the current system.
What are the lessons that we can learned from the public health trend?
It is important to inform, educate and empower people about health issues.
It is not necessary to monitor the health status of the community to solve the health problem.
All the potential health hazards in the community need to be diagnose and undergone an investigation.
It is good to ignore any unusual infectious disease.
How is a health risk that results from ingesting food that is contaminated with parasites?
Parasite food
Food poisoning
Animal food
Animal Poisons
The following are signs and symptoms of someone suffering from food poisoning except…….
Joint pain
Nausea
Fever
Headache
Name TWO types of food poisoning.
Bacterial food poisoning and Bacteria Toxins poisoning
Nonbacterial food poisoning and bacterial food poisoning
Nonbacterial food poisoning and Chemical food poisoning
Bacterial food poisoning and Salmonella food poisoning
Which factor does NOT lead to food poisoning?
Inadequate cooling of boiled rice
Inadequate reheating of chicken briyanni rice.
Overcooking meat
Inadequate defrosting chicken
A type of food poisoning which is caused by bacteria toxins such as Salmonella species is called ________________________.
Bacterial food poisoning
Nonbacterial food poisoning
Bacteria toxins
Chemical food poisoning
A sickness caused by eating food that contains a contaminant?
Strep throat
Foodborne illness
Scarlet Fever
Migraines
Salmonella and E-coli are two bacteria that can make a person extremely sick or can cause death.
True
False
You should use the same cutting board for meats and vegetables and you do not have to clean in between cutting each.
True
False
Always thaw foods in the refrigerator overnight and never thaw them lying on the counter or in a sink of water.
True
False
It is ok to serve food that has been sitting out at room temperature for 6 hours.
True
False
It is a threat or harm that has the potential to cause damage (e.g., injury, destruction of properties, environmental degradation) to a community.
Hazard
Disaster
It is any even that causes widespread human, economic, and environmental losses or impacts that seriously disrupt the normal functioning of a community.
Hazard
Disaster
Determines the tendency of a community to face disasters. These are the effects of the disaster.
Disaster
Disaster Risks
Examples are collapse of houses from landslides, typhoons, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquake and volcanic eruption.
Natural disaster
Man-made disaster
Examples are bomb explosions, chemical spills, oil spills, and war.
Natural disaster
Man-made disaster
These are effects that direct situations arising from the disaster itself like flooding and destruction of houses.
Primary effects
Secondary effects
These are effects resulting from the primary effects like a strong typhoon that has hit a village is the disruption of electrical and water services because of damage to power and water lines.
Primary effects
Secondary effects
After a disaster takes place, the number of casualties is assessed. There may be missing persons who may be presumed dead. The number of people injured or number of deaths. Which of the following affected components is stated in the situation?
Economy
People
Buildings and homes that are considered affected by disasters are those that have been damaged structurally or architecturally, have collapsed, or have been leveled to the ground and even buried, rendering them inhabitable. Which of the following affected components is stated in the situation?
People and Economy
Buildings and Infrastructures
It involves all sectors of society such as business, transportation, and communication. Hence, when a disaster strikes a community, it is among the first to be affected because of the loss of livelihood, employment, and even tourism opportunities for the community.
Economy
Environment
Disasters can cause negative effects on the air, soil, water, and ecosystems in a community. Which of the following affected components is stated in the situation?
Economy
Environment
