Emergency Preparedness Response Course (EPRC) 8 hours
- Pre Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
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1.) All-hazards are often categorized as: - (ANSWERS)Man-made: technological (correct)
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2.) How is the victim of the nerve agent exposure presenting with convulsion classified? -
(ANSWERS)Immediate (correct)
3.) What directive establishes policies to strengthen the preparedness of the US to prevent and
respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attack, major disasters and other
emergencies by requiring a national domestic all-hazards preparedness goal? -
(ANSWERS)Presidential Policy Directive-8 (correct)
4.) Secretary of Defense has the responsibility to provide defense support to civil authorities
when the actions: - (ANSWERS)are legal (correct)
5.) ICS has been used to manage incidents such as fire, earthquakes, hurricanes, acts of
terrorism. Which of the following situations represents another viable application for the use of
ICS? - (ANSWERS)The planning and operation of the Central City annual Labor Day celebration,
including a parade and fair. (correct)
6.) All the following are procedures for activating the Hospital Incident Command System
(HICS) - (ANSWERS)Refer to your Job Action Sheet (JAS) for response duties (correct)
7.) What is the role of the liaison officer within the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)?
- (ANSWERS)Function as the incident contact person for representatives from the other
agencies (correct)
8.) Experts anticipate that biological incidents are __________________. - (ANSWERS)the most
likely to occur, and will have the greatest impact on the greatest number of people. (correct)
9.) Which phase of CBRN response focuses on the prioritization of forces to deploy for mission
task? - (ANSWERS)Phase II - Response (correct)
10.) Chlorine casualties that require immediate treatment would most likely be suffering from:
- (ANSWERS)Larynospasm (correct)
11.) Which of the following is a cyanide antidote? - (ANSWERS)Nitrite (correct)
12.) Which of the following is a way to organize chemical agents that manifest most of their
symptoms within seconds or minutes? - (ANSWERS)Fast effects (correct)
, Emergency Preparedness Response Course (EPRC) 8 hours
- Pre Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
!@#$%%%%%
13.) Which of the following agents is considered to be a fast effect agent? - (ANSWERS)Nerve
agent (correct) %%%%%%
14.) A group of people is presenting with a delayed onset of blisters and a dry productive cough
that later turns productive. What is the likely culprit? - (ANSWERS)Mustard (correct)
15.) What agent blocks enzymes resulting in cholinergic crisis? - (ANSWERS)Nerve agent
(correct)
16.) Which of the following statements does NOT describe spores produced by Bacillus
anthracis, causative agent of anthrax? - (ANSWERS)Sensitive to UV light. (correct)
17.) Which of the following bacterial disease is contagious person to person? -
(ANSWERS)Pneumonic plague (correct)
18.) 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? - (ANSWERS)Bubonic (correct)
19.) Smallpox can spread from one person to another by the following routes: - (ANSWERS)All
of the above (correct)
20.) Patient presents with 5-day-old blisters/rash mostly on the arm, face, and hands. No scabs
are present. Patient reports fever started several days before blisters appeared. Based on the
information would you suspect chickenpox or smallpox? - (ANSWERS)Smallpox, because the
the rash is centrifugal on the patient (correct)
21.) What type of biological toxin is predominantly derived from the bean of the castor plant? -
(ANSWERS)Ricin (correct)
22.) Over 20 people who worked together developed cough, excess fluid in their lungs, and
difficulty breathing. Chest x-rays show bilateral infiltrates with bronchial aspirates rich in
protein. Several died. What was the likely agent? - (ANSWERS)Ricin (correct)
23.) The amount of radiation that an individual. Absorbs depends on _____________________. -
(ANSWERS)All of the Above (correct)
24.) What forms of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply into body tissue? -
(ANSWERS)Photon (correct)
- Pre Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
!@#$%%%%%
1.) All-hazards are often categorized as: - (ANSWERS)Man-made: technological (correct)
%%%%%%
2.) How is the victim of the nerve agent exposure presenting with convulsion classified? -
(ANSWERS)Immediate (correct)
3.) What directive establishes policies to strengthen the preparedness of the US to prevent and
respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attack, major disasters and other
emergencies by requiring a national domestic all-hazards preparedness goal? -
(ANSWERS)Presidential Policy Directive-8 (correct)
4.) Secretary of Defense has the responsibility to provide defense support to civil authorities
when the actions: - (ANSWERS)are legal (correct)
5.) ICS has been used to manage incidents such as fire, earthquakes, hurricanes, acts of
terrorism. Which of the following situations represents another viable application for the use of
ICS? - (ANSWERS)The planning and operation of the Central City annual Labor Day celebration,
including a parade and fair. (correct)
6.) All the following are procedures for activating the Hospital Incident Command System
(HICS) - (ANSWERS)Refer to your Job Action Sheet (JAS) for response duties (correct)
7.) What is the role of the liaison officer within the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)?
- (ANSWERS)Function as the incident contact person for representatives from the other
agencies (correct)
8.) Experts anticipate that biological incidents are __________________. - (ANSWERS)the most
likely to occur, and will have the greatest impact on the greatest number of people. (correct)
9.) Which phase of CBRN response focuses on the prioritization of forces to deploy for mission
task? - (ANSWERS)Phase II - Response (correct)
10.) Chlorine casualties that require immediate treatment would most likely be suffering from:
- (ANSWERS)Larynospasm (correct)
11.) Which of the following is a cyanide antidote? - (ANSWERS)Nitrite (correct)
12.) Which of the following is a way to organize chemical agents that manifest most of their
symptoms within seconds or minutes? - (ANSWERS)Fast effects (correct)
, Emergency Preparedness Response Course (EPRC) 8 hours
- Pre Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
!@#$%%%%%
13.) Which of the following agents is considered to be a fast effect agent? - (ANSWERS)Nerve
agent (correct) %%%%%%
14.) A group of people is presenting with a delayed onset of blisters and a dry productive cough
that later turns productive. What is the likely culprit? - (ANSWERS)Mustard (correct)
15.) What agent blocks enzymes resulting in cholinergic crisis? - (ANSWERS)Nerve agent
(correct)
16.) Which of the following statements does NOT describe spores produced by Bacillus
anthracis, causative agent of anthrax? - (ANSWERS)Sensitive to UV light. (correct)
17.) Which of the following bacterial disease is contagious person to person? -
(ANSWERS)Pneumonic plague (correct)
18.) 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? - (ANSWERS)Bubonic (correct)
19.) Smallpox can spread from one person to another by the following routes: - (ANSWERS)All
of the above (correct)
20.) Patient presents with 5-day-old blisters/rash mostly on the arm, face, and hands. No scabs
are present. Patient reports fever started several days before blisters appeared. Based on the
information would you suspect chickenpox or smallpox? - (ANSWERS)Smallpox, because the
the rash is centrifugal on the patient (correct)
21.) What type of biological toxin is predominantly derived from the bean of the castor plant? -
(ANSWERS)Ricin (correct)
22.) Over 20 people who worked together developed cough, excess fluid in their lungs, and
difficulty breathing. Chest x-rays show bilateral infiltrates with bronchial aspirates rich in
protein. Several died. What was the likely agent? - (ANSWERS)Ricin (correct)
23.) The amount of radiation that an individual. Absorbs depends on _____________________. -
(ANSWERS)All of the Above (correct)
24.) What forms of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply into body tissue? -
(ANSWERS)Photon (correct)
