EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
RESPONSE COURSE (EPRC) -
CLINICIAN COURSE (8 HRS)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Radiation rburns, rwhich rcause rdelayed, rirreversible rchanges rof rthe rskin, rcan rbe
rcaused rby rhigh rdoses rof rwhat rform rof rionizing rradiation? r- rAnswer rBeta
What ris rthe rrole rof rthe rliaison rofficer rwithin rthe rHospital rIncident rCommand rSystem
r(HICS)? r- rAnswer rFunction ras rthe rincident rcontact rperson rfor rrepresentatives rfrom
rother ragencies
The rDisaster rMental rHealth rResponse rTeam rcan rbe rcalled rupon rto rassist rvictims
rand rdisaster rresponders. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ra rservice rthat rthey rmay
rprovide: r- rAnswer rProvide rprofessional rpsychological rtreatment
What rtype rof rbiological rtoxin ris rpredominantly rderived rfrom rthe rbean rof rthe rcastor
rplant? r- rAnswer rRicin
Which rof rthe rfollowing rbacterial rdiseases ris rcontagious rperson rto rperson? r- rAnswer
rPneumonic rplague
__________ roccurs rwhen rpeople rcome rin rdirect rcontact rwith ra rharmful ragent rat ror
rnear ran rincident. r- rAnswer rContamination
What rblood rtest ris ravailable rthat rwill rgive ran raccurate restimate rof rradiation rdose? r-
rAnswer rLymphocytes rcount
What ris rthe rpurpose rof ra rsecondary rdevice? r- rAnswer rInjure ror rkill rfirst rresponders
What rCBRNE ragent rinhibits rthe renzyme rAChE rallowing rACh rto raccumulate raffecting
rthe rway rcells rtransmit rsignals rto rthe rbody? r- rAnswer rNerve
Which rphase rof rCBRN rresponse rsynchronizes rplanning rand rexecution refforts rwith
rthe refforts rof rthe rsupported rcivil rauthorities? r- rAnswer rPhase rIII r- rOperate
An rexplosion rcasualty rsuffering rfrom rcrush rinjuries rof rthe rlower rextremities rhas rbeen
radmitted rto ryour rhospital rwith rsevere rhyperkalemia. rWhat remergency rtreatment ris
rNOT rrecommended? r- rAnswer rLimit rfluids
, A rgroup rof rvictims rhas rbeen radmitted rto ryour rtriage runit. rAll rvictims rhave rrecently
rbeen rin ran rarea rwhere rcanisters rexploded rspraying rthem rwith ran ramber rcolored
rliquid rthat rsmells rlike rflowers rand rburns rintensely. rYou rsuspect rLewisite. rWhich rof
rthe rfollowing ris rnot ra rconsideration rduring rtreatment rof rthe rvictims? r- rAnswer
rUnroofing rof rblisters
A rpatient rsuffering rblast reffect rpresents rwith rdyspnea, rsome rhearing rloss, rand
rtinnitus rfollowing ran rexplosion. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ra rlikely rdiagnosis? r-
rAnswer rIntestinal rrupture
Patients rwith rconcurrent rsurgical rinjuries rand rradiation rexposure rshould reither rbe
roperated ron rexpeditiously ror r_____________________________. r- rAnswer rdelayed
runtil rpast rthe rtime rof rbone rmarrow rsuppression rand rdelayed rwound rhealing
A rpatient rpresents rto rthe remergency rroom rall rexhibiting rthe rfollowing rsymptoms:
rnausea, rvomiting, rproblems rwith reye rmovement, rdry rmouth, rsore rthroat, rdifficulty
rswallowing, rno rgag rreflex, rand rextreme rweakness. rPatient ris ralert rand roriented
rduring rthe rexam. rWhat rtoxin rdo ryou rsuspect rand rhow rdo ryou rtreat rit? r- rAnswer
rBotulinum rtoxin, rsupportive rcare rand rantitoxin.
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT rrelevant rto ra rlaboratory rdiagnosis rof rsmallpox
r(variola)? r- rAnswer rA rpositive rTzank rsmear
ICS rhas rbeen rused rto rmanage rincidents rsuch ras rfires, rearthquakes, rhurricanes, rand
racts rof rterrorism. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing rsituations rrepresents ranother rviable
rapplication rfor rthe ruse rof rICS? r- rAnswer rThe rplanning rand roperation rof rthe rCentral
rCity rannual rLabor rDay rcelebration, rincluding ra rparade rand rfair.
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
Pulmonary r(choking) ragents rprimarily renter rthe rvictim rby rwhat rmeans? r- rAnswer
rInhalation
Which rof rthe rfollowing rcell rtypes rare rleast rsensitive rto rionizing rradiation rdamage? r-
rAnswer rCells rthat rdivide rslowly
Used rin rlife-threatening rsituations, rthe rgoal ris rto rremove rcontaminant ras rquickly ras
rpossible. r- rAnswer rImmediate rdecontamination
What rbacterial rinfection rrequires rconfirmation rthrough rserological rtesting rsince rit ris
rdifficult rto rculture rthe rorganism r(causative ragent)? r- rAnswer rQ rFever
How ris rthe rvictim rof rnerve ragent rexposure rpresenting rwith rconvulsions rclassified? r-
rAnswer rImmediate
RESPONSE COURSE (EPRC) -
CLINICIAN COURSE (8 HRS)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Radiation rburns, rwhich rcause rdelayed, rirreversible rchanges rof rthe rskin, rcan rbe
rcaused rby rhigh rdoses rof rwhat rform rof rionizing rradiation? r- rAnswer rBeta
What ris rthe rrole rof rthe rliaison rofficer rwithin rthe rHospital rIncident rCommand rSystem
r(HICS)? r- rAnswer rFunction ras rthe rincident rcontact rperson rfor rrepresentatives rfrom
rother ragencies
The rDisaster rMental rHealth rResponse rTeam rcan rbe rcalled rupon rto rassist rvictims
rand rdisaster rresponders. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ra rservice rthat rthey rmay
rprovide: r- rAnswer rProvide rprofessional rpsychological rtreatment
What rtype rof rbiological rtoxin ris rpredominantly rderived rfrom rthe rbean rof rthe rcastor
rplant? r- rAnswer rRicin
Which rof rthe rfollowing rbacterial rdiseases ris rcontagious rperson rto rperson? r- rAnswer
rPneumonic rplague
__________ roccurs rwhen rpeople rcome rin rdirect rcontact rwith ra rharmful ragent rat ror
rnear ran rincident. r- rAnswer rContamination
What rblood rtest ris ravailable rthat rwill rgive ran raccurate restimate rof rradiation rdose? r-
rAnswer rLymphocytes rcount
What ris rthe rpurpose rof ra rsecondary rdevice? r- rAnswer rInjure ror rkill rfirst rresponders
What rCBRNE ragent rinhibits rthe renzyme rAChE rallowing rACh rto raccumulate raffecting
rthe rway rcells rtransmit rsignals rto rthe rbody? r- rAnswer rNerve
Which rphase rof rCBRN rresponse rsynchronizes rplanning rand rexecution refforts rwith
rthe refforts rof rthe rsupported rcivil rauthorities? r- rAnswer rPhase rIII r- rOperate
An rexplosion rcasualty rsuffering rfrom rcrush rinjuries rof rthe rlower rextremities rhas rbeen
radmitted rto ryour rhospital rwith rsevere rhyperkalemia. rWhat remergency rtreatment ris
rNOT rrecommended? r- rAnswer rLimit rfluids
, A rgroup rof rvictims rhas rbeen radmitted rto ryour rtriage runit. rAll rvictims rhave rrecently
rbeen rin ran rarea rwhere rcanisters rexploded rspraying rthem rwith ran ramber rcolored
rliquid rthat rsmells rlike rflowers rand rburns rintensely. rYou rsuspect rLewisite. rWhich rof
rthe rfollowing ris rnot ra rconsideration rduring rtreatment rof rthe rvictims? r- rAnswer
rUnroofing rof rblisters
A rpatient rsuffering rblast reffect rpresents rwith rdyspnea, rsome rhearing rloss, rand
rtinnitus rfollowing ran rexplosion. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ra rlikely rdiagnosis? r-
rAnswer rIntestinal rrupture
Patients rwith rconcurrent rsurgical rinjuries rand rradiation rexposure rshould reither rbe
roperated ron rexpeditiously ror r_____________________________. r- rAnswer rdelayed
runtil rpast rthe rtime rof rbone rmarrow rsuppression rand rdelayed rwound rhealing
A rpatient rpresents rto rthe remergency rroom rall rexhibiting rthe rfollowing rsymptoms:
rnausea, rvomiting, rproblems rwith reye rmovement, rdry rmouth, rsore rthroat, rdifficulty
rswallowing, rno rgag rreflex, rand rextreme rweakness. rPatient ris ralert rand roriented
rduring rthe rexam. rWhat rtoxin rdo ryou rsuspect rand rhow rdo ryou rtreat rit? r- rAnswer
rBotulinum rtoxin, rsupportive rcare rand rantitoxin.
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT rrelevant rto ra rlaboratory rdiagnosis rof rsmallpox
r(variola)? r- rAnswer rA rpositive rTzank rsmear
ICS rhas rbeen rused rto rmanage rincidents rsuch ras rfires, rearthquakes, rhurricanes, rand
racts rof rterrorism. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing rsituations rrepresents ranother rviable
rapplication rfor rthe ruse rof rICS? r- rAnswer rThe rplanning rand roperation rof rthe rCentral
rCity rannual rLabor rDay rcelebration, rincluding ra rparade rand rfair.
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
Pulmonary r(choking) ragents rprimarily renter rthe rvictim rby rwhat rmeans? r- rAnswer
rInhalation
Which rof rthe rfollowing rcell rtypes rare rleast rsensitive rto rionizing rradiation rdamage? r-
rAnswer rCells rthat rdivide rslowly
Used rin rlife-threatening rsituations, rthe rgoal ris rto rremove rcontaminant ras rquickly ras
rpossible. r- rAnswer rImmediate rdecontamination
What rbacterial rinfection rrequires rconfirmation rthrough rserological rtesting rsince rit ris
rdifficult rto rculture rthe rorganism r(causative ragent)? r- rAnswer rQ rFever
How ris rthe rvictim rof rnerve ragent rexposure rpresenting rwith rconvulsions rclassified? r-
rAnswer rImmediate
