UNIV 3985 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Foodborne Illness, Resource Management, National Response Framework
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An occurrence that causes widespread destruction and distress that overwhelms the. A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate. A condition that poses a danger of harm something that might exploit the vulnerability to cause harm. Disaster capacity of local resources and demands a response by higher or external sources. There are 187 disease epidemics per year worldwide. 1. 35 million people die in car crashes annually. The potential of loss or negative consequences, assessed in terms of. Severity (how much harm is possible) probability( how likely it is the harm will occur) An unstable condition involving an impending abrupt or decisive change. A failure at the millstone nuclear power station that killed a large number of people and. Which of the following would typically be considered a disaster? exposed thousands of others to radiation. National response framework is a dhs policy sectors in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies of all sizes.
