4-Disaster Management
Exercise
1. What are the emergency contact 5.
(a) Police Control Room
Ans:100
(b) Fire brigade
Ans:101
(c) Ambulance
Ans:102
(d) National level single emergency
number for disaster relief.
Ans:108
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What first aid will you provide in the following situations ?
(a) Dog bite
Ans:In a dog bite, there is a risk of infection through the [Link] first aid and medical help
are necessary.
(b) Scratches/ bleeding
Ans:If a person is bleeding, first make him sit or lie down comfortably. Keep the bleeding part of
the body above the level of the heart and clean it with water.
(c) Burns/scalds
Ans:Minor burns:
[Link] injured part should be washed with water or held under water.
[Link] the victim water to drink.
Serious burns:
[Link] emotional support.
[Link] the wounds with sterilised
cloth.
(d) Snakebite
Ans: [Link] measures
[Link] the wound with water
[Link] emotional support to the patient.
[Link] a cloth tightly above the wound.
[Link] immediate medical help.
(e) Sunstroke
Ans:[Link] the patient to a cool place or in the shade.
[Link] the whole body with cold water.
[Link] a cloth soaked in cold water on the neck.
[Link] plenty of water or liquids like sherbets to drink.
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3. Write the causes of the following :
(a) Flood
Ans:[Link] loss to life and property.
[Link] erosion.
[Link] of standing crops.
[Link]-effects of floods,
like spread of diseases and epidemics affecting the health of the people.
(b) Forest fires
Ans:[Link] damage to natural wealth and biodiversity.
[Link] of air.
(c) Land slides/building collapse
Ans: Landslides occur in hilly areas due to a cloudburst or heavy rains. On such occasions, do
not take shelter at the foot of a hill.
(d) Storms
Ans:Great damage in the storm affected region. Tremendous losses to life and property.
Disruption of electric supply.
Disruption of transport and communication.
(e) Earthquakes
Ans:[Link] of infrastructure, i.e., buildings, bridges, roads, railway tracks, etc.
[Link] in the direction of the flow of rivers
[Link] loss of life and property
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4. Answer the following questions.
(a) What is meant by ‘disasters’ ?
Ans:A sudden event that causes large scale damage to life, property and social aspects of a
nation or society is called a distaster.
(b) What are the types of disasters?
Ans: The two type of disaster is man-made and natural disasters.
(c)What is meant by ‘disaster
management ’?
Ans:Community participation and disaster management are closely related. Taking steps to
prevent disasters, making plans to face disasters and developing the capacity for that, is called
disaster management.
(d) Which are the main components of
disaster management ?
Ans:The four phases of disaster: 1) mitigation; 2) preparedness; 3) response; and 4) recovery.
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[Link] out about the work of a ‘Sarpa-mitra’.
Ans:Sarpamitra (friend of a snake) protects and safeguards snakes. They also demonstrate to
people the various aspects of snakes and snake bites, what precautions and first-aid should be
given in case of snakebite, and the general idea of how to classify the snakes into poisonous
and non-poisonous.
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[Link] out what a first aid kit/box contains.
Ans:plasters in a variety of different sizes and shapes
small, medium and large sterile gauze dressings,
at least 2 sterile eye dressings,triangular bandages,
crêpe rolled bandages, safety pins, disposable sterile gloves,tweezers scissors, alcohol-free
cleansing wipes,
sticky tape, thermometer (preferably digital), skin rash cream, such as hydrocortisone or
calendula
cream or spray to relieve insect bites and stings, antiseptic cream, painkillers such as
paracetamol (or infant paracetamol for children), aspirin (not to be given to children under or
ibuprofen,cough medicine.
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7. Question is home work
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