Which nerve agent: persistent and non-volatile agent, represents greatest risk of secodnary
contamination of health care providers:
A. Tabun (GA)
B. Sarin (GB)
C. Soman (GD)
D. VX - D. VX
Agents with less quantity available, harder to disseminate, less person to person transmission, slightly
...
BDLS
Which nerve agent: persistent and non-volatile agent, represents greatest risk of secodnary
contamination of health care providers:
A. Tabun (GA)
B. Sarin (GB)
C. Soman (GD)
D. VX - D. VX
Agents with less quantity available, harder to disseminate, less person to person transmission, slightly
less severity of disease, less known to public= less panic, and slightly less risk to national security; are
what category? - Category B
All of the following are detection devices HAZAMAT might use for a chemical disaster EXCEPT:
A. Multi-gas meter
B. Oxygen sensor
C. Bug sweeper
D. Chemical agent monitors - C. Bug sweeper
A patient with the following s/sx: miosis, diarrhea, vomiting, diaphoresis, bradycardia, bronchorrhea,
increased urination, and seizures may have been exposed to:
A. Blister (vesicant)
B. Choking or pulmonary
C. Cyanide
D. Nerve agent - D. nerve agent
A prodrome of fever, body aches, prostration and delirium make you suspect what type of bioterrorism -
Small pox
rash 2-3 days later
crops of vesicles
,all in same stage*
A widened mediastinum on CXR is a finding in which of the following?
A. Anthrax
B. Botulism
C. Cholera
D. Pneumonic plague
E. Small pox
F. Viral hemorrhagic fever - A. anthrax
After being exposed to water how quickly can mold grow?
A. 12-18 hours
B. 24-48 hours
C. 72-86 hours - B. 24-48 hours
After providing necessary life saving interventions what is your next step? - asses breathing
Any time needs exceed resources counts as... - operational disaster
At what level of water do vehicles begin to float?
A. 6 inches
B. 12 inches
C. 18 inches - B. 12 inches
Concerning a bio terrorism event, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. detection of a BT event is likely to be difficult
B. Pts. present at the same time, from same location with similar symptoms, immediately after exposure
, C. BT= "any use of weapons of mass destrction against a civilian population"
D. All of the above - A. Detection of a BT event is likely to be difficult
Concerning the detection and treatment of cyanide victims, which statement is true?
A. always present with bright red venous blood and notable absence of cyanosis
B. cyanide- odor bitter almonds = reliable method of detection
C. treatment conssits of creating methemoglobin and transform cyanide into thiocyanate - C.
treatment conssits of creating methemoglobin and transform cyanide into thiocyanate
DISASTER paradigm focuses on: preparedness or response/recovery? - response/recovery
ESF-6 - Mass Care Services
(assess helath and med needs of populations, provision of emergency medical care, surveillance in
sheltering facilities)
*immediate needs: food, water, shelter, and sanitation
ESF-8 - Public Health and Medical services
*crowing+ limited resources = high stress environment
Factors of quantity of agent available; ability to disseminate the agent; person-to-person transmission;
severity of disease; public response, panic, etc; overall risk to national security - CDC categories of
BT agents
Fill in the blank: ______ communication is important and vital. - Risk communication is important
and vital
Hemoptysis often presents in later stages of which illness?
A. Anthrax
B. Botulism
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