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Disaster response
Landslides
Tornadoes
Phases
Readiness / Mitigation
Casualty Prediction**
Response**
Action phase
Putting the disaster plan into
action
Prioritization sets in
Primary concerns includes
safety, physical health and
mental health of the victims and
the members of the disaster
team
Recovery
Prioritize:
A client with gun shot wound in the leg
A client with asthma showing signs of irregular
breathing patterns and wheezes
A client with blunt trauma in the chest
Guidelines for Prioritization
Physiologic Needs
Safety and Security
Love and belongingness
Self Esteem
Self Actualization
Nurses’ Role in Disaster
Management
Make a personal and family
preparations
Be aware of the disaster plan of your
place/hospital
Maintain a certification in disaster
training
Participate in mock disaster drills
Prepare professional emergency
response
Triage questions
A client had sprain and
lacerations after a football game
A client with fixed dilated pupils
and showing no signs of life
A client with burns in the chest
and face
A client with pneumonia
showing signs of hyperthermia
A client with COPD with signs of
cyanosis and DOB