11. Decontamination
ZONEDESCRIPTIONExclusion/hot Is a contaminated area or area with greatest potential for exposure. All personnel entering this area must wear appropriate level of PPE for degree and types of hazards. Outer…
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9. Personal Protective Equipment
Modified from NIOSH/OSHA/USCG/EPA: Occupational Safety and Health guidance manual for hazardous waste site activities, Washington, DC, 1985, Department of Health and Human Services.LEVEL OF PROTECTIONEQUIPMENTSHOULD BE USED WHENA Highest available…
8. Explosives/Mass Casualty Events
EXPLOSIVE TYPEDESCRIPTIONEXAMPLESHigh-order explosives (HE) Produce a deafening supersonic overpressurization shock wave. Manufactured (military) explosives are exclusively HE based. May include improvised explosives. Terrorists may use HE or HE plus LE…
Epidemiology
Chapter 12 Epidemiology Outline Definitions of Health and Public Health Definitions and Descriptions of Epidemiology Historical Perspectives Basic Concepts in Epidemiology Measures of Morbidity and Mortality Epidemiologic Triangle, Web of…
Child and Adolescent Health
Chapter 29 Child and Adolescent Health Chapter Outline Status of Children Poverty Status Access to Care Infant Mortality Risk-Taking Behaviors Child Development Growth and Development Developmental Theories Developmental Screening Immunizations…
Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis
Chapter 18 Community as Client Assessment and Analysis Outline Community Defined Community as Client Community Client and Nursing Practice Goals and Means of Practice in the Community Community Health Healthy…
Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice: The Intervention Wheel
Chapter 9 Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice The Intervention Wheel Chapter Outline The Intervention Wheel Origins and Evolution Assumptions Underlying the Intervention Wheel Assumption 1: Defining Public Health Nursing Practice…
Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
Chapter 27 Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment Outline Challenges for Nurses Working with Families in the Community Definition of Family Communication Difficulties Uninsured, Underinsured, and Limited Services Family Functions…
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems
Chapter 37 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems Outline Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in Perspective Historical Overview Attitudes and Myths Paradigm Shift Definitions Psychoactive Drugs Alcohol Tobacco Marijuana…
Public Health Nursing and the Disaster Management Cycle
Chapter 23 Public Health Nursing and the Disaster Management Cycle Outline Defining Disasters Disaster Facts Homeland Security: A Health-Focused Overview Healthy People 2020 Objectives The Disaster Management Cycle and Nursing…
