Emergency Preparedness Response Course (EPRC) - Clinician Course (8 hrs) (pre- test) questions with correct answers

What form of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply into body tissue? - correct answer Photon What is the role of the liaison officer within the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)? - correct answer Function as the incident contact person for representatives from other agencies. The Disaster Mental Health Response Team can be called upon to assist victims and disaster responders. Which of the following is NOT a service that they may provide: - correct answer Provide professional psychological treatment Processed foods and temperature-abused foods are most commonly associated with ________ poisoning. - correct answer Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB) Which of the following bacterial diseases is contagious person to person? - correct answer Pneumonic plague __________ occurs outside of the incident area when people come in contact with a contaminated person or object. - correct answer Secondary Contamination