Emergency Preparedness Response Course (EPRC) - Operator Course (8 hrs) questions with correct answers

1) One of the five intervention principles in the management of the stress response is promoting the sense of safety. How can this be accomplished? - correct answer Leadership provide an accurate, organized voice to help circumvent threat (correct) 2) ________ may be thought of as a form of identification. - correct answer Detection to protect or treat (correct) 3) What form of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply into body tissue? - correct answer Photon (correct) 4) Which of the following is a cyanide antidote? - correct answer Nitrite (correct) 5) A patient is exhibiting the following symptoms: fever, cough, dyspnea, prominent gastrointestinal symptoms, absence of buboes. Which form of plague is responsible? - correct answer Pneumonic (correct) 6) Over 20 people who worked together developed cough, excess fluid in their lungs, and difficulty breathing. Chest x-rays show bilateral infiltrates with bronchial aspirates rich in protein. Several died. What was the likely agent? - correct answer Ricin (correct) 7) Which of the following agents is considered to be a slow effect agent? - correct answer Chlorine (correct) 8) Experts anticipate that a ________ incident is the least likely to occur but would have a great impact upon the environment and people. - correct answer Expectant (correct) 9) How is the victim of a pulmonary agent exposure presenting with respiratory distress less than 4 hours after exposure classified? - correct answer Expectant (