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MDC4 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE: EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION (GRADED
A+)||UPDATED 2026/2027
MDC4 Final Examination Blueprint – (new content only-see previous blueprints
for additional content)
The joint commission has no legal binding. They work with gov but hospital pays them to approve of them.
Emergency/Disaster Management Chapter 8, 10
• ED: staff and client safety principles
• External vs. internal Disasters
• Mass Casualty (know definition) o Colors/description/Clients
o Evacuation Protocol, principles for discharging clients
• Medical emergency (Code Blue)
• Triage (know definition) o Primary Survey – ABCDE
o Secondary Survey- foley, full assessments, NG, xray o Emergent, Urgent,
non-urgent
• Fire (Code Red) o RACE protocol for Fires o PASS
• Must be able to apply triage and mass casualty principles to evaluate clients.
• Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
• Disaster Medical assistance team (DMAT)
• HAZMAT
• Personal preparedness for a disaster
• ASD and PTSD: prevention, clinical manifestations, critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) Trauma centers:
Level 4 band aid
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1 you need all resources all the time
The lower the number the higher the acuity
Mechanism of injury:
Blunt trauma, blast effect, accel/decal, penetrating
A recent respiratory infection can cause an exacerbation of guillain barre
syndrome. A positive brudzinski sign is a sign of meningitis. Nuchal rigidity DMAT is
a federal position and the license is good in all states. Penrose works with gravity
Environmental Emergencies (Chapter 9)
• Hypothermia: clinical manifestation, interventions, prevention of complications.
• Frostbite: clinical manifestations and interventions. Know the levels (first, second, third and fourth) o
Stage 1: redness, Stage 2: milky white blisters, Stage 3: bloody blisters, Stage 4: tissue necrosis o Rapid
rewarming, pain control, management of compartment syndrome, debridement or amputation o Moist heat
)
MDC4 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE: EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION (GRADED
A+)||UPDATED 2026/2027
MDC4 Final Examination Blueprint – (new content only-see previous blueprints
for additional content)
The joint commission has no legal binding. They work with gov but hospital pays them to approve of them.
Emergency/Disaster Management Chapter 8, 10
• ED: staff and client safety principles
• External vs. internal Disasters
• Mass Casualty (know definition) o Colors/description/Clients
o Evacuation Protocol, principles for discharging clients
• Medical emergency (Code Blue)
• Triage (know definition) o Primary Survey – ABCDE
o Secondary Survey- foley, full assessments, NG, xray o Emergent, Urgent,
non-urgent
• Fire (Code Red) o RACE protocol for Fires o PASS
• Must be able to apply triage and mass casualty principles to evaluate clients.
• Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
• Disaster Medical assistance team (DMAT)
• HAZMAT
• Personal preparedness for a disaster
• ASD and PTSD: prevention, clinical manifestations, critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) Trauma centers:
Level 4 band aid
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1 you need all resources all the time
The lower the number the higher the acuity
Mechanism of injury:
Blunt trauma, blast effect, accel/decal, penetrating
A recent respiratory infection can cause an exacerbation of guillain barre
syndrome. A positive brudzinski sign is a sign of meningitis. Nuchal rigidity DMAT is
a federal position and the license is good in all states. Penrose works with gravity
Environmental Emergencies (Chapter 9)
• Hypothermia: clinical manifestation, interventions, prevention of complications.
• Frostbite: clinical manifestations and interventions. Know the levels (first, second, third and fourth) o
Stage 1: redness, Stage 2: milky white blisters, Stage 3: bloody blisters, Stage 4: tissue necrosis o Rapid
rewarming, pain control, management of compartment syndrome, debridement or amputation o Moist heat
)
