Which of the following represents a Level II disaster?
a. A building collapse that fills the local emergency room with patients.
b. A freeway accident that involves multiple vehicles.
c. Flooding of a three-state area affecting food and water resources.
d. Earthquake that destroys homes and transportation facilities.
A
Level II disasters require the community health nurse to respond in a greater capacity using larger casualty practices in coordination with regional response agencies (such as state health and emergency management agencies). Level I disasters are small-scale, local disasters that do not require an outside agency response. Level III disasters consume local, state, and federal resources to the fullest extent and will require an extended response time by the community health nurse that can extend into weeks or months.
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