The national weather service warns of an impending ice storm that may have crippling effects on the community. Widespread electrical outages are predicted as well as freezing temperatures
The community health nurses are mobilized to establish emergency living quarters and clinics for those without heat. The nurses' actions are occurring during which phase of the disaster?
A) Impact
B) Postimpact
C) Preimpact
D) Preparedness
Ans: C
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Disasters have a timeline, often referred to as a life cycle or phases. These include the preimpact phase (before), the impact phase (during), and the postimpact phase (after). Actions taken during these phases affect the illness, injury, and death that occur following the incident. Although disasters vary significantly, the response to each is similar. Preparedness is not a phase of the disaster itself but of the emergency management response to the disaster.
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