Emergency Preparedness Response
Course (EPRC) - Clinician 8 hr
Limit fluids. - questions and answersAn explosion casualty suffering from crush injuries
of the lower extremities has been admitted to your hospital with severe hyperkalemia.
What emergency treatment is NOT recommended?
Phosgene oxime - questions and answersA patient is suffering from painful, highly
corrosive burns similar to acid, and wheals have begun to appear on the skin. Which
vesicant (blister agent) is suspected?
Cyanide Compounds - questions and answersWhich of these are fast-acting
compounds that attack oxygen-dependent tissues known to be particularly sensitive
tothese compounds?
Honeymoon phase - questions and answersWhich post disaster phase is generally
characterized by optimism due to an infusion of resources?
Sensitive to UV light. - questions and answersWhich of the following statements does
NOT describe spores produced by Bacillus anthracis, causative agent of
anthrax?
worries about others (correct) - questions and answersOne of the contributing factors to
stress reactions is the physical factor. Which of the following is associated with this
factor?
Unroofing of blisters. - questions and answersA 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?
Intellectual - questions and answersDisaster victims presenting for medical care should
be assessed for common short-term stress reactions which fall into
what categories EXCEPT?
, Therapy for poison ingestion including the administration of super-activated charcoal. -
questions and answersWhat treatment should be given to a patient exposed to T-2
mycotoxins via ingestion?
Pneumonic plague - questions and answersWhich of the following bacterial diseases is
contagious person to person?
Nuclear - questions and answersExperts anticipate that a ________ incident is the least
likely to occur but would have a great impact upon the
environment and people.
Increase the speed, effectiveness, and efficiency of incident management. - questions
and answersAn all-hazards approach affects preparedness by allowing communities to:
Pastoral care - questions and answersWhat type of care is a stress management
component that fosters a mourning process and helps treat psychological
stress reactions?
Leadership provide an accurate, organized voice to help circumvent threat - questions
and answersOne of the five intervention principles in the management of the stress
response is promoting the sense of safety. How
can this be accomplished?
Immediate decontamination - questions and answersUsed in life-threatening situations,
the goal is to remove contaminant as quickly as possible.
Ricin - questions and answersWhat type of biological toxin is predominantly derived
from the bean of the castor plant?
Photon - questions and answersWhat form of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply
into body tissue?
All-hazard preparedness - questions and answersWhat is the comprehensive
preparedness required to manage the casualties resulting from the host of possible
hazards?
Cyanide - questions and answersA metallic taste in the mouth, epigastric distress, and
possible nausea and vomiting are ingestion symptoms for which
chemical agent?
Course (EPRC) - Clinician 8 hr
Limit fluids. - questions and answersAn explosion casualty suffering from crush injuries
of the lower extremities has been admitted to your hospital with severe hyperkalemia.
What emergency treatment is NOT recommended?
Phosgene oxime - questions and answersA patient is suffering from painful, highly
corrosive burns similar to acid, and wheals have begun to appear on the skin. Which
vesicant (blister agent) is suspected?
Cyanide Compounds - questions and answersWhich of these are fast-acting
compounds that attack oxygen-dependent tissues known to be particularly sensitive
tothese compounds?
Honeymoon phase - questions and answersWhich post disaster phase is generally
characterized by optimism due to an infusion of resources?
Sensitive to UV light. - questions and answersWhich of the following statements does
NOT describe spores produced by Bacillus anthracis, causative agent of
anthrax?
worries about others (correct) - questions and answersOne of the contributing factors to
stress reactions is the physical factor. Which of the following is associated with this
factor?
Unroofing of blisters. - questions and answersA 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?
Intellectual - questions and answersDisaster victims presenting for medical care should
be assessed for common short-term stress reactions which fall into
what categories EXCEPT?
, Therapy for poison ingestion including the administration of super-activated charcoal. -
questions and answersWhat treatment should be given to a patient exposed to T-2
mycotoxins via ingestion?
Pneumonic plague - questions and answersWhich of the following bacterial diseases is
contagious person to person?
Nuclear - questions and answersExperts anticipate that a ________ incident is the least
likely to occur but would have a great impact upon the
environment and people.
Increase the speed, effectiveness, and efficiency of incident management. - questions
and answersAn all-hazards approach affects preparedness by allowing communities to:
Pastoral care - questions and answersWhat type of care is a stress management
component that fosters a mourning process and helps treat psychological
stress reactions?
Leadership provide an accurate, organized voice to help circumvent threat - questions
and answersOne of the five intervention principles in the management of the stress
response is promoting the sense of safety. How
can this be accomplished?
Immediate decontamination - questions and answersUsed in life-threatening situations,
the goal is to remove contaminant as quickly as possible.
Ricin - questions and answersWhat type of biological toxin is predominantly derived
from the bean of the castor plant?
Photon - questions and answersWhat form of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply
into body tissue?
All-hazard preparedness - questions and answersWhat is the comprehensive
preparedness required to manage the casualties resulting from the host of possible
hazards?
Cyanide - questions and answersA metallic taste in the mouth, epigastric distress, and
possible nausea and vomiting are ingestion symptoms for which
chemical agent?
