The emergency department nurse manager is explaining concepts of emergency and disaster preparedness to a group of students. Which statement by the nurse manager is most accurate?
a. "An internal disaster is something that occurs inside the health care facility."
b. "An external disaster occurs when some-one not employed here disrupts our opera-tions."
c. "A multi-casualty event involves disasters at several different locations."
d. "The Joint Commission requires that we participate in a disaster drill once a year."
A
An internal disaster is something that occurs within the health care facility, such as a fire. Exter-nal disasters, such as a tornado or a hurricane, occur outside the health care facility. A mul-ti-casualty event can be managed with hospital resources. The Joint Commission requires hospit-als to participate in two disaster drills a year.
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