Emergency Preparedness Response
Course (EPRC) - Operator Course (8
hrs)6
Provide professional psychological treatment - ANSWERS-1) 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:
Sensitive to UV light. - ANSWERS-2) Which of the following statements does NOT describe
spores produced by Bacillus anthracis, causative agent of anthrax?
Fast effect - ANSWERS-3) Which of the following is a way to organize chemical agents that
manifest most of their symptoms within seconds or minutes?
Intellectual - ANSWERS-4) Disaster victims presenting for medical care should be assessed for
common short-term stress reactions which fall into all categories EXCEPT?
Respiratory Protection & Chemical Protective Garments - ANSWERS-5) Respiratory Protection &
Chemical Protective Garments
Thorough - ANSWERS-6) Type of decontamination that is carried out by a unit to reduce
contamination equal to natural background or to the lowest level possible.
Withdraw at least 50 yards from the scene and tell the Incident Commander (IC) immediately. -
ANSWERS-7) A secondary explosive device has been spotted. Which of the following options
describes how to proceed?
Man-made: technological - ANSWERS-8) All-hazards are often categorized as:
, Pneumonic plague - ANSWERS-9) Which of the following bacterial disease is contagious person
to person?
Cells that are actively dividing - ANSWERS-10) Which of the following cell types are most
sensitive to radiation damage?
Minimal - ANSWERS-11) How is the victim of nerve agent exposure presenting with convulsions
classified?
Bubonic - ANSWERS-12) A patient presented with the following symptoms for the past week:
fever, chills and weakness, very swollen tender lymph nodes of bubo, and skin ulcerations. He
states the ulcerations are exactly where very small insects bit him. Which type of plague is
responsible for the patient's symptoms?
Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment - ANSWERS-13) START stands for:
Attention is directed towards a single hazard - ANSWERS-14) Advantages of adopting a
comprehensive all-hazards approach include the following EXCEPT:
Nerve agent - ANSWERS-15) What agent blocks enzymes resulting in a cholinergic crisis?
Chlorine - ANSWERS-16) Which of the following agents is considered to be a slow effect agent?
Nucleic acid amplification - ANSWERS-17) Which of the following would NOT be used for the
detection or collection of radiological material?
Course (EPRC) - Operator Course (8
hrs)6
Provide professional psychological treatment - ANSWERS-1) 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:
Sensitive to UV light. - ANSWERS-2) Which of the following statements does NOT describe
spores produced by Bacillus anthracis, causative agent of anthrax?
Fast effect - ANSWERS-3) Which of the following is a way to organize chemical agents that
manifest most of their symptoms within seconds or minutes?
Intellectual - ANSWERS-4) Disaster victims presenting for medical care should be assessed for
common short-term stress reactions which fall into all categories EXCEPT?
Respiratory Protection & Chemical Protective Garments - ANSWERS-5) Respiratory Protection &
Chemical Protective Garments
Thorough - ANSWERS-6) Type of decontamination that is carried out by a unit to reduce
contamination equal to natural background or to the lowest level possible.
Withdraw at least 50 yards from the scene and tell the Incident Commander (IC) immediately. -
ANSWERS-7) A secondary explosive device has been spotted. Which of the following options
describes how to proceed?
Man-made: technological - ANSWERS-8) All-hazards are often categorized as:
, Pneumonic plague - ANSWERS-9) Which of the following bacterial disease is contagious person
to person?
Cells that are actively dividing - ANSWERS-10) Which of the following cell types are most
sensitive to radiation damage?
Minimal - ANSWERS-11) How is the victim of nerve agent exposure presenting with convulsions
classified?
Bubonic - ANSWERS-12) A patient presented with the following symptoms for the past week:
fever, chills and weakness, very swollen tender lymph nodes of bubo, and skin ulcerations. He
states the ulcerations are exactly where very small insects bit him. Which type of plague is
responsible for the patient's symptoms?
Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment - ANSWERS-13) START stands for:
Attention is directed towards a single hazard - ANSWERS-14) Advantages of adopting a
comprehensive all-hazards approach include the following EXCEPT:
Nerve agent - ANSWERS-15) What agent blocks enzymes resulting in a cholinergic crisis?
Chlorine - ANSWERS-16) Which of the following agents is considered to be a slow effect agent?
Nucleic acid amplification - ANSWERS-17) Which of the following would NOT be used for the
detection or collection of radiological material?
