The First Step in Disaster Intervention, According to the Text

question 58

Multiple Choice

The first step in disaster intervention, according to the text, is triage. Triage is defined as:

• A)Bringing the client to the hospital for medical care
• B)The quick assessment of severity and scope of need
• C)Engaging the client in psychotherapy to address the trauma associated with the disaster
• D)Talking with the client about things outside the disaster to keep his or her mind off of the event so as to help him or her calm down

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Definitions:

Significant Result

A statistical term indicating that the findings from research data are unlikely to have occurred by chance, showing a meaningful difference or relationship.

Population Means

The average values for variables within a total population under study.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that suggests no statistical significance exists in a set of given observations, implying no effect or relationship between variables.

Population Means

The average value of a particular variable across the entire population of interest.