EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE
COURSE (EPRC) EXAM PREP 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ||
ALREADY GRADED A+
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Disaster Condition - ANSWER ✔ -significant natural disaster or man made
event that overwhelms the affected area
-necessitates both federal public health and medical care assistance
-large number of victims may require response of multiple organizations
2. Triage priorities - ANSWER ✔ -greatest good for the greatest number of
people
3. Terrorist Attacks - ANSWER ✔ -terrorism has created the need to prepare
against a variety of different agents
-standardized nomenclature for potential agents (known as CBRBE)
4. CBRNE - ANSWER ✔ -Chemical
-Biological
-Radiologic
-Nuclear
-Explosive
5. Chemical Agents - ANSWER ✔ -kill through a variety of means: nerve,
vesicant, blood, and choking
-spread easily through air and cause immediate affects
-require decontamination
-require trained hazardous material (Hazmat) teams
-treatment: depends on agent used, may require agent-specific medications,
decontamination, use or PPE
,6. Biologic Agents - ANSWER ✔ -small quantities can have a large affect
-difficult to prepare
-Treatments: depends on agent used, most cause flu-like symptoms, plague
and smallpox most contagious, timing of specific treatment critical, delayed
effects
7. Pandemic Influenza - ANSWER ✔ -Global outbreak that occurs when a new
influenza virus emerges in the human population, causing serious illness and
death as it spreads worldwide
8. Individual and Family Preparation - ANSWER ✔ -practice good health
hygiene and follow the general principles of sound public health
-teach family to cover mouths when coughing, dispose of used tissues, wash
hands
-develop contingency plans for school and business closures, unavailability
of public transportation, and disruption in social activities
-personal stockpiling of food and medications may help
9. Radiation burns, which cause delayed, irreversible changes of the skin, can
be caused by high doses of what form of ionizing radiation? - ANSWER ✔
Beta
10.Who is responsible for directing the command and control of all operations.
- ANSWER ✔ Incident Commander
11.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: - ANSWER ✔ Provide professional psychological
treatment
12.Processed foods and temperature-abused foods are most commonly
associated with ________ poisoning. - ANSWER ✔ Staphylococcal
Enterotoxin B
13.Which of the following bacterial diseases is contagious person to person? -
ANSWER ✔ Pneumonic plague
,14.__________ occurs when people come in direct contact with a harmful agent
at or near an incident. - ANSWER ✔ Contamination
15.What blood test is available that will give an accurate estimate of radiation
dose? - ANSWER ✔ Lymphocytes Count
16.What is the purpose of a secondary device? - ANSWER ✔ Injure or kills
first responders
17.How do nerve agents produce effects in the body? - ANSWER ✔ They
inhibit the enzyme Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) allowing Acetylcholine
(ACh) to accumulate
18.Which phase of CBRN response focuses on the prioritization of forces to
deploy for mission task? - ANSWER ✔ Phase II- Response
19.An explosion victim was admitted to your facility approximately 4 hours ago
with chest pain, normal oxygenation and radial pulse. His condition
continues to worsen with symptoms that include labored, rapid breathing,
low blood pressure, and semi-consciousness. What emergency treatment
would be appropriate? - ANSWER ✔ Incubate and provide assisted
ventilation with Positive End Expiatory Pressure (PEEP)
20.A patient presents to the emergency room all exhibiting the following
symptoms: nausea, vomiting, problems with eye movement, dry mouth, sore
throat, difficulty swallowing, no gag reflex, and extreme weakness. Patient
is alert and oriented during the exam. What toxin do you suspect and how do
you treat it? - ANSWER ✔ Botulinum toxin, supportive care and antitoxin
21.Which of the following is NOT a challenge in gaining access and
acceptance? - ANSWER ✔ similar cultural values (correct)
22.This form of detection provides warning in sufficient time to implement
protective and/or treatment measures before exposure to agent. - ANSWER
✔ Detection to warn (correct)
, 23.Radiation burns, which cause delayed, irreversible changes of the skin, can
be caused by high doses of what form of ionizing radiation? - ANSWER ✔
Beta (correct)
24.Which of the following is a cyanide antidote? - ANSWER ✔ Nitrite
(correct)
25.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? -
ANSWER ✔ Bubonic (correct)
26.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? -
ANSWER ✔ Ricin (correct)
27.Which of the following agents is considered to be a slow effect agent? -
ANSWER ✔ Chlorine (correct)
28.Experts anticipate that biological incidents are ________________. -
ANSWER ✔ the most likely to occur, and will have the greatest impact on
the greatest number of people. (correct)
29.How is the victim of a pulmonary agent exposure presenting with respiratory
distress less than 4 hours after exposure classified? - ANSWER ✔ Expectant
(correct)
30.Advantages of adopting a comprehensive all-hazards approach include the
following EXCEPT: - ANSWER ✔ Attention is directed towards a single
hazard (correct)
31.During which post disaster phase do survivors realize that they will need to
solve their problems of rebuilding their homes, businesses, and lives and
have gradually assumed the responsibility to do so? - ANSWER ✔
Reconstruction/Recovery Phase (correct)
COURSE (EPRC) EXAM PREP 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ||
ALREADY GRADED A+
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Disaster Condition - ANSWER ✔ -significant natural disaster or man made
event that overwhelms the affected area
-necessitates both federal public health and medical care assistance
-large number of victims may require response of multiple organizations
2. Triage priorities - ANSWER ✔ -greatest good for the greatest number of
people
3. Terrorist Attacks - ANSWER ✔ -terrorism has created the need to prepare
against a variety of different agents
-standardized nomenclature for potential agents (known as CBRBE)
4. CBRNE - ANSWER ✔ -Chemical
-Biological
-Radiologic
-Nuclear
-Explosive
5. Chemical Agents - ANSWER ✔ -kill through a variety of means: nerve,
vesicant, blood, and choking
-spread easily through air and cause immediate affects
-require decontamination
-require trained hazardous material (Hazmat) teams
-treatment: depends on agent used, may require agent-specific medications,
decontamination, use or PPE
,6. Biologic Agents - ANSWER ✔ -small quantities can have a large affect
-difficult to prepare
-Treatments: depends on agent used, most cause flu-like symptoms, plague
and smallpox most contagious, timing of specific treatment critical, delayed
effects
7. Pandemic Influenza - ANSWER ✔ -Global outbreak that occurs when a new
influenza virus emerges in the human population, causing serious illness and
death as it spreads worldwide
8. Individual and Family Preparation - ANSWER ✔ -practice good health
hygiene and follow the general principles of sound public health
-teach family to cover mouths when coughing, dispose of used tissues, wash
hands
-develop contingency plans for school and business closures, unavailability
of public transportation, and disruption in social activities
-personal stockpiling of food and medications may help
9. Radiation burns, which cause delayed, irreversible changes of the skin, can
be caused by high doses of what form of ionizing radiation? - ANSWER ✔
Beta
10.Who is responsible for directing the command and control of all operations.
- ANSWER ✔ Incident Commander
11.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: - ANSWER ✔ Provide professional psychological
treatment
12.Processed foods and temperature-abused foods are most commonly
associated with ________ poisoning. - ANSWER ✔ Staphylococcal
Enterotoxin B
13.Which of the following bacterial diseases is contagious person to person? -
ANSWER ✔ Pneumonic plague
,14.__________ occurs when people come in direct contact with a harmful agent
at or near an incident. - ANSWER ✔ Contamination
15.What blood test is available that will give an accurate estimate of radiation
dose? - ANSWER ✔ Lymphocytes Count
16.What is the purpose of a secondary device? - ANSWER ✔ Injure or kills
first responders
17.How do nerve agents produce effects in the body? - ANSWER ✔ They
inhibit the enzyme Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) allowing Acetylcholine
(ACh) to accumulate
18.Which phase of CBRN response focuses on the prioritization of forces to
deploy for mission task? - ANSWER ✔ Phase II- Response
19.An explosion victim was admitted to your facility approximately 4 hours ago
with chest pain, normal oxygenation and radial pulse. His condition
continues to worsen with symptoms that include labored, rapid breathing,
low blood pressure, and semi-consciousness. What emergency treatment
would be appropriate? - ANSWER ✔ Incubate and provide assisted
ventilation with Positive End Expiatory Pressure (PEEP)
20.A patient presents to the emergency room all exhibiting the following
symptoms: nausea, vomiting, problems with eye movement, dry mouth, sore
throat, difficulty swallowing, no gag reflex, and extreme weakness. Patient
is alert and oriented during the exam. What toxin do you suspect and how do
you treat it? - ANSWER ✔ Botulinum toxin, supportive care and antitoxin
21.Which of the following is NOT a challenge in gaining access and
acceptance? - ANSWER ✔ similar cultural values (correct)
22.This form of detection provides warning in sufficient time to implement
protective and/or treatment measures before exposure to agent. - ANSWER
✔ Detection to warn (correct)
, 23.Radiation burns, which cause delayed, irreversible changes of the skin, can
be caused by high doses of what form of ionizing radiation? - ANSWER ✔
Beta (correct)
24.Which of the following is a cyanide antidote? - ANSWER ✔ Nitrite
(correct)
25.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? -
ANSWER ✔ Bubonic (correct)
26.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? -
ANSWER ✔ Ricin (correct)
27.Which of the following agents is considered to be a slow effect agent? -
ANSWER ✔ Chlorine (correct)
28.Experts anticipate that biological incidents are ________________. -
ANSWER ✔ the most likely to occur, and will have the greatest impact on
the greatest number of people. (correct)
29.How is the victim of a pulmonary agent exposure presenting with respiratory
distress less than 4 hours after exposure classified? - ANSWER ✔ Expectant
(correct)
30.Advantages of adopting a comprehensive all-hazards approach include the
following EXCEPT: - ANSWER ✔ Attention is directed towards a single
hazard (correct)
31.During which post disaster phase do survivors realize that they will need to
solve their problems of rebuilding their homes, businesses, and lives and
have gradually assumed the responsibility to do so? - ANSWER ✔
Reconstruction/Recovery Phase (correct)
