Emergency Preparedness and Response
Course - CBRN for Medical Personnel and
First Responders (4 hrs) JKO questions with
correct answers
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? ans ✓✓ Administer additional 2-PAM Cl
Vesicant (blister) agents include all of the following, EXCEPT: ans ✓✓ Sarin (GB)
A patient is suffering from painful, highly corrosive burns similar to acid, and wheals have begun to appear on the ans ✓✓ Phosgene oxime
Which of the following decontamination method is NOT recommended for removing vesicants from casualties? ans ✓✓ Wash 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? ans ✓✓ Unroofing of blisters In industry, cyanide compounds are widely used during: ans ✓✓ All 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 ans ✓✓ Cyanide Compounds
How does cyanide cause cell death in the body? ans ✓✓ Interferes with anaerobic metabolism of cell
A metallic taste in the mouth, epigastric distress, and possible nausea and vomiting
are ingestion symptoms for ans ✓✓ Cyanide
You approach the scene of a terrorist incident that occurred 2 minutes prior in an enclosed room. It is reported that ans ✓✓ Don your mask before going into the
room
Select three components, in correct order of administration, utilized in the treatment for cyanide exposure. ans ✓✓ Amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, sodium thiosulfate
Which of the following is considered a pulmonary (choking) agent? ans ✓✓ Chlorine
Course - CBRN for Medical Personnel and
First Responders (4 hrs) JKO questions with
correct answers
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? ans ✓✓ Administer additional 2-PAM Cl
Vesicant (blister) agents include all of the following, EXCEPT: ans ✓✓ Sarin (GB)
A patient is suffering from painful, highly corrosive burns similar to acid, and wheals have begun to appear on the ans ✓✓ Phosgene oxime
Which of the following decontamination method is NOT recommended for removing vesicants from casualties? ans ✓✓ Wash 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? ans ✓✓ Unroofing of blisters In industry, cyanide compounds are widely used during: ans ✓✓ All 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 ans ✓✓ Cyanide Compounds
How does cyanide cause cell death in the body? ans ✓✓ Interferes with anaerobic metabolism of cell
A metallic taste in the mouth, epigastric distress, and possible nausea and vomiting
are ingestion symptoms for ans ✓✓ Cyanide
You approach the scene of a terrorist incident that occurred 2 minutes prior in an enclosed room. It is reported that ans ✓✓ Don your mask before going into the
room
Select three components, in correct order of administration, utilized in the treatment for cyanide exposure. ans ✓✓ Amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, sodium thiosulfate
Which of the following is considered a pulmonary (choking) agent? ans ✓✓ Chlorine
