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In disaster management all are true except-

A
Mitigation before a disaster strikes
B
Response in pre-disaster phase
C
Yellow color is for medium priority
D
Gastroenteritis is commonest infection after disaster
High-Yield Explanation
Disaster management Management sequence of a sudden-onset disaster is as follows:- a) Risk reduction phase before a disaster strikes It includes:- Mitigation: Measures designed either to prevent hazards from causing emergency or to lessen the likely effect of emergencies. Preparedness: To ensure that appropriate systems, procedures and resources are in place to provide prompt effective assistance to disaster victims. b) Disaster Impact Most injuries are sustained during the impact, and thus greatest need for emergency care occurs in first few hours. The management can be divided into Search, rescue and first aid: Most immediate help comes from uninjured survivors. Field care: As many injured patients come simultaneously, emergency services should be proper in terms of priorty and numbers of facilities. Triage: Triage consists of classifying the injured on the basis of severity of injuries and the likely hood of their survival with prompt medical intervention. The most common triage classification system used internationally is four colour code system i) Red → High priority treatment or transfer ii) Yellow → Medium priority iii) Green → Ambulatory patients iv) Black → Dead or moribund patients 4. Tagging : All patients should be identified with tags. 5. Identification of dead : Proper respect to dead is of great importance. c) Recovery phase after disaster  It includes :- Response : Response starts with disaster impact and extends in recovery phase. Rheabilitation and reconstruction : These should lead to restoration of pre-disaster condition The ‘control room’ is nodal center in terms of disaster management. The diseases common after a disaster are: Gastroenteritis (most common), acute respiratory infections (pneumonia), leptospirosis, rabies, equine encephalitis and rickettsiosis.

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