Emergency Preparedness and Response
Course - CBRN for Medical Personnel
and First Responders (4 hrs.) JKO
A patient who works at an insecticide manufacturing plant is admitted to the emergency
room. He states he was splashed with a large quantity of liquid and is now exhibiting
symptoms
of vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, body twitching and is generally very weak.
What is
the preferred treatment to block the effects of excessive ACh? - answerAdminister
additional 2-PAM Cl
Vesicant (blister) agents include all of the following, EXCEPT: - answerSarin (GB)
A patient is suffering from painful, highly corrosive burns similar to acid, and wheals
have begun to appear on the - answerPhosgene oxime
Which of the following decontamination method is NOT recommended for removing
vesicants from casualties? - answerWash patient with their clothing still on
A group of victims has been admitted to your triage unit. All victims have recently been
in an area where canisters
exploded spraying them with an amber colored liquid that smells like flowers and burns
intensely. You suspect Lewisite.
Which of the following is not a consideration during treatment of the victims? -
answerUnroofing of blisters
In industry, cyanide compounds are widely used during: - answerAll of the above
Plastic production
Gold and silver extraction
Hide tanning
Which of these are fast-acting compounds that attack oxygen-dependent tissues known
to be particularly sensitive - answerCyanide Compounds
How does cyanide cause cell death in the body? - answerInterferes with anaerobic
metabolism of cell
Course - CBRN for Medical Personnel
and First Responders (4 hrs.) JKO
A patient who works at an insecticide manufacturing plant is admitted to the emergency
room. He states he was splashed with a large quantity of liquid and is now exhibiting
symptoms
of vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, body twitching and is generally very weak.
What is
the preferred treatment to block the effects of excessive ACh? - answerAdminister
additional 2-PAM Cl
Vesicant (blister) agents include all of the following, EXCEPT: - answerSarin (GB)
A patient is suffering from painful, highly corrosive burns similar to acid, and wheals
have begun to appear on the - answerPhosgene oxime
Which of the following decontamination method is NOT recommended for removing
vesicants from casualties? - answerWash patient with their clothing still on
A group of victims has been admitted to your triage unit. All victims have recently been
in an area where canisters
exploded spraying them with an amber colored liquid that smells like flowers and burns
intensely. You suspect Lewisite.
Which of the following is not a consideration during treatment of the victims? -
answerUnroofing of blisters
In industry, cyanide compounds are widely used during: - answerAll of the above
Plastic production
Gold and silver extraction
Hide tanning
Which of these are fast-acting compounds that attack oxygen-dependent tissues known
to be particularly sensitive - answerCyanide Compounds
How does cyanide cause cell death in the body? - answerInterferes with anaerobic
metabolism of cell
