EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
RESPONSE COURSE (EPRC) -
CLINICIAN COURSE QUESTIONS WITH
ACTUAL ANSWERS
What ris rthe rmost ravailable rexplosive ragent? r- rAnswer rNitroglycerin
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ra rphysical rrequirement rof rthose rexpected rto rwear
rPPE? r- rAnswer r
The ramount rof rradiation rthat ran rindividual rabsorbs rdepends ron r____? r- rAnswer rAll
rof rthe rAbove
For rwhich rvirus ris rthe rmosquito rnot rknown ras ra rpossible rvector? r- rAnswer rSmallpox
Advantages rof radopting ra rcomprehensive rall-hazards rapproach rincludes rthe rfollowing
rEXCEPT: r- rAnswer r
What rblood rtest ris ravailable rthat rwill rgive ran raccurate restimate rof rradiation rdose? r-
rAnswer rLymphocytes rcount
Definitive rdiagnosis rof rViral rHemorrhagic rFever rrests ron r_______________. r-
rAnswer r
Which rnerve ragent ris rthe rmost rpersistent, ris rvery roily, rand rwill rstay ractive rin ran
rarea rfor rseveral rdays? r- rAnswer rVX
A rpatient rwas radmitted rto rthe rhospital rsuffering rfrom rthe rfollowing rsymptoms rfor rthe
rpast rweek: rfever, rchills rand rweakness, rvery rswollen rtender rlymph rnodes rof rbubo,
rand rskin rulcerations. rHe rstates rthe rulcerations rare rexactly rwhere rvery rsmall rinsects
rbit rhim. rWhich rtype rof rplague ris rresponsible rfor rthe rpatient's rsymptoms? r- rAnswer
rBubonic
Who ris rresponsible rfor rdirecting rthe rcommand rand rcontrol rof rall roperations. r-
rAnswer rIncident rCommander r(IC)
A rpatient ris rsuffering rfrom rpainful, rhighly rcorrosive rburns rsimilar rto racid, rand rwheals
rhave rbegun rto rappear ron rthe rskin. rWhich rvesicant r(blister ragent) ris rsuspected? r-
rAnswer rPhosgene roxime
, Which rof rthe rfollowing rcell rtypes rare rleast rsensitive rto rionizing rradiation rdamage? r-
rAnswer rCells rthat rdivide rslowly
Your runit rhas rresponded rwithin rminutes rto ra rsuspected rCBRNE rincident. rSelect rthe
rimportant rsteps rthat ryou rshould rtake. r- rAnswer rPractice rprotective rmeasures rof
rtime, rdistance, rand rshielding
A rpatient rwho rworks rat ran rinsecticide rmanufacturing rplant ris radmitted rto rthe
remergency rroom. rHe rstates rhe rwas rsplashed rwith ra rlarge rquantity rof rliquid rand ris
rnow rexhibiting rsymptoms rof rvomiting, rdiarrhea, rdifficulty rbreathing, rbody rtwitching
rand ris rgenerally rvery rweak. rWhat ris rthe rpreferred rtreatment rto rblock rthe reffects rof
rexcessive rACh? r- rAnswer rAdminister radditional r2-PAM rCl
The rprimary rtoxicity rof rpulmonary ragents ris rto rthe r________ rand rfollows
r__________ rof rsmoke, rparticles, rvapors, ror rgases. r- rAnswer rairways, rinhalation
What rtype rof rbiological rtoxin ris rpredominantly rderived rfrom rthe rbean rof rthe rcastor
rplant? r- rAnswer rRicin
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rconsidered ra rpulmonary r(choking) ragent? r- rAnswer
rChlorine
Which rof rthe rfollowing rstatements rdoes rNOT rdescribe rspores rproduced rby rBacillus
ranthracis, rcausative ragent rof ranthrax? r- rAnswer rSensitive rto rUV rlight
Your rpatient ris rrecovering rfrom rinjuries rsustained rin ra rterrorist rincident rand ris
rexhibiting rstress rsymptoms. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rcommon rbehavior rreaction
rassociated rwith rsevere rshort-term rstress rreactions? r- rAnswer rSubstance rabuse
Penetrating rtrauma rcaused rby rshrapnel ris rusually rattributed rto rwhich rof rthe
rfollowing? r- rAnswer rSecondary rblast reffect
Cyanide ris rhistorically rfound rin rthe rfollowing rEXCEPT: r- rAnswer rTeflon
What rdirective restablishes ra rsingle rcomprehensive rnational rincident rmanagement
rsystem rthat rallows rall rlevels rof rgovernment rto rwork refficiently rand reffectively
rtogether? r- rAnswer rHomeland rSecurity rPresidential rDirective-5
What rtreatment rshould rbe rgiven rto ra rpatient rexposed rto rT-2 rmycotoxins rvia
ringestion? r- rAnswer rTherapy rfor rpoison ringestion rincluding rthe radministration rof
rsuper-activated rcharcoal.
All rof rthe rfollowing rare rprocedures rfor ractivating rthe rHospital rIncident rCommand
rSystem r(HICS) rEXCEPT: r- rAnswer rRefer rto ryour rJob rAction rSheet r(JAS) rfor
rresponse rduties
RESPONSE COURSE (EPRC) -
CLINICIAN COURSE QUESTIONS WITH
ACTUAL ANSWERS
What ris rthe rmost ravailable rexplosive ragent? r- rAnswer rNitroglycerin
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ra rphysical rrequirement rof rthose rexpected rto rwear
rPPE? r- rAnswer r
The ramount rof rradiation rthat ran rindividual rabsorbs rdepends ron r____? r- rAnswer rAll
rof rthe rAbove
For rwhich rvirus ris rthe rmosquito rnot rknown ras ra rpossible rvector? r- rAnswer rSmallpox
Advantages rof radopting ra rcomprehensive rall-hazards rapproach rincludes rthe rfollowing
rEXCEPT: r- rAnswer r
What rblood rtest ris ravailable rthat rwill rgive ran raccurate restimate rof rradiation rdose? r-
rAnswer rLymphocytes rcount
Definitive rdiagnosis rof rViral rHemorrhagic rFever rrests ron r_______________. r-
rAnswer r
Which rnerve ragent ris rthe rmost rpersistent, ris rvery roily, rand rwill rstay ractive rin ran
rarea rfor rseveral rdays? r- rAnswer rVX
A rpatient rwas radmitted rto rthe rhospital rsuffering rfrom rthe rfollowing rsymptoms rfor rthe
rpast rweek: rfever, rchills rand rweakness, rvery rswollen rtender rlymph rnodes rof rbubo,
rand rskin rulcerations. rHe rstates rthe rulcerations rare rexactly rwhere rvery rsmall rinsects
rbit rhim. rWhich rtype rof rplague ris rresponsible rfor rthe rpatient's rsymptoms? r- rAnswer
rBubonic
Who ris rresponsible rfor rdirecting rthe rcommand rand rcontrol rof rall roperations. r-
rAnswer rIncident rCommander r(IC)
A rpatient ris rsuffering rfrom rpainful, rhighly rcorrosive rburns rsimilar rto racid, rand rwheals
rhave rbegun rto rappear ron rthe rskin. rWhich rvesicant r(blister ragent) ris rsuspected? r-
rAnswer rPhosgene roxime
, Which rof rthe rfollowing rcell rtypes rare rleast rsensitive rto rionizing rradiation rdamage? r-
rAnswer rCells rthat rdivide rslowly
Your runit rhas rresponded rwithin rminutes rto ra rsuspected rCBRNE rincident. rSelect rthe
rimportant rsteps rthat ryou rshould rtake. r- rAnswer rPractice rprotective rmeasures rof
rtime, rdistance, rand rshielding
A rpatient rwho rworks rat ran rinsecticide rmanufacturing rplant ris radmitted rto rthe
remergency rroom. rHe rstates rhe rwas rsplashed rwith ra rlarge rquantity rof rliquid rand ris
rnow rexhibiting rsymptoms rof rvomiting, rdiarrhea, rdifficulty rbreathing, rbody rtwitching
rand ris rgenerally rvery rweak. rWhat ris rthe rpreferred rtreatment rto rblock rthe reffects rof
rexcessive rACh? r- rAnswer rAdminister radditional r2-PAM rCl
The rprimary rtoxicity rof rpulmonary ragents ris rto rthe r________ rand rfollows
r__________ rof rsmoke, rparticles, rvapors, ror rgases. r- rAnswer rairways, rinhalation
What rtype rof rbiological rtoxin ris rpredominantly rderived rfrom rthe rbean rof rthe rcastor
rplant? r- rAnswer rRicin
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rconsidered ra rpulmonary r(choking) ragent? r- rAnswer
rChlorine
Which rof rthe rfollowing rstatements rdoes rNOT rdescribe rspores rproduced rby rBacillus
ranthracis, rcausative ragent rof ranthrax? r- rAnswer rSensitive rto rUV rlight
Your rpatient ris rrecovering rfrom rinjuries rsustained rin ra rterrorist rincident rand ris
rexhibiting rstress rsymptoms. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rcommon rbehavior rreaction
rassociated rwith rsevere rshort-term rstress rreactions? r- rAnswer rSubstance rabuse
Penetrating rtrauma rcaused rby rshrapnel ris rusually rattributed rto rwhich rof rthe
rfollowing? r- rAnswer rSecondary rblast reffect
Cyanide ris rhistorically rfound rin rthe rfollowing rEXCEPT: r- rAnswer rTeflon
What rdirective restablishes ra rsingle rcomprehensive rnational rincident rmanagement
rsystem rthat rallows rall rlevels rof rgovernment rto rwork refficiently rand reffectively
rtogether? r- rAnswer rHomeland rSecurity rPresidential rDirective-5
What rtreatment rshould rbe rgiven rto ra rpatient rexposed rto rT-2 rmycotoxins rvia
ringestion? r- rAnswer rTherapy rfor rpoison ringestion rincluding rthe radministration rof
rsuper-activated rcharcoal.
All rof rthe rfollowing rare rprocedures rfor ractivating rthe rHospital rIncident rCommand
rSystem r(HICS) rEXCEPT: r- rAnswer rRefer rto ryour rJob rAction rSheet r(JAS) rfor
rresponse rduties
