EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE
COURSE
(EPRC) - CLINICIAN 8 HR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following cell types are most sensitive to radiation
damage? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cells that are actively dividing
What level of civilian chemical equipment would healthcare providers
don when providing
initial medical treatment after an incident but not involved with
decontamination? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Level C
A patient was admitted to the hospital suffering from 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? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Bubonic
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,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? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Botulinum toxin, supportive care and antitoxin.
The amount of radiation that an individual absorbs depends on ____?
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > All of the Above
Time exposed to a radioactive source
Distance a person is from a radioactive source
Type and amount of shielding between a person and a radioactive
source
What command system is a widely used and accepted tool for
command, control and coordination of a response to a disaster? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Incident Command System
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,A patient was admitted to the hospital suffering from the following
symptoms for the last 5 days: fever, malaise, fatigue, and
nonproductive cough. Chest x-rays reveal a widened mediastinum and
the patient's white blood cell count is elevated.
Which type of anthrax is responsible for the patient's symptoms? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Inhalational
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: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Provide professional psychological treatment
Definitive diagnosis of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever rests on
_______________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Specific virologic
diagnosis
What is the role of the liaison officer within the Hospital Incident
Command System (HICS)? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Function as the
incident contact person for representatives from other agencies
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, What is the purpose of a secondary device? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Injure or kill first responders
Wearing PPE can put the responder at considerable risk both
physically and psychologically. Which of the following is
NOT considered a risk factor? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Hyperactivity
Which of the following decontamination method is NOT
recommended for removing vesicants from casualties? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Wash patient with their clothing still on.
Type of decontamination that is carried out by a unit to reduce
contamination equal to natural background or to the lowest level
possible. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Thorough
Which of the following is NOT relevant to a laboratory diagnosis of
smallpox (variola)? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A positive Tzank
smear
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COURSE
(EPRC) - CLINICIAN 8 HR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following cell types are most sensitive to radiation
damage? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cells that are actively dividing
What level of civilian chemical equipment would healthcare providers
don when providing
initial medical treatment after an incident but not involved with
decontamination? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Level C
A patient was admitted to the hospital suffering from 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? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Bubonic
Page 1 of 36
,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? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Botulinum toxin, supportive care and antitoxin.
The amount of radiation that an individual absorbs depends on ____?
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > All of the Above
Time exposed to a radioactive source
Distance a person is from a radioactive source
Type and amount of shielding between a person and a radioactive
source
What command system is a widely used and accepted tool for
command, control and coordination of a response to a disaster? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Incident Command System
Page 2 of 36
,A patient was admitted to the hospital suffering from the following
symptoms for the last 5 days: fever, malaise, fatigue, and
nonproductive cough. Chest x-rays reveal a widened mediastinum and
the patient's white blood cell count is elevated.
Which type of anthrax is responsible for the patient's symptoms? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Inhalational
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: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Provide professional psychological treatment
Definitive diagnosis of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever rests on
_______________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Specific virologic
diagnosis
What is the role of the liaison officer within the Hospital Incident
Command System (HICS)? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Function as the
incident contact person for representatives from other agencies
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, What is the purpose of a secondary device? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Injure or kill first responders
Wearing PPE can put the responder at considerable risk both
physically and psychologically. Which of the following is
NOT considered a risk factor? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Hyperactivity
Which of the following decontamination method is NOT
recommended for removing vesicants from casualties? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Wash patient with their clothing still on.
Type of decontamination that is carried out by a unit to reduce
contamination equal to natural background or to the lowest level
possible. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Thorough
Which of the following is NOT relevant to a laboratory diagnosis of
smallpox (variola)? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A positive Tzank
smear
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