Deck 22: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

Question 1

In larger scale public health emergencies response actions must occur faster.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

____ occurs when susceptible, but not necessarily infected, individuals are separated from others.

A) Quarantine
B) Triage
C) Isolation
D) Indexing

Answer 2

Quarantine

Question 3

Care and access to the healthcare system frequently begins with ____.

A) general practitioners
B) hospitals
C) EMS
D) clinics

Answer 3

EMS

Question 4

Within a ____ site, patients are moved through the process of being screened, examined, and treated.

A) command center
B) point-of-dispensing
C) field office
D) logistics

Question 5

Incidents that might be defined as____ are typically micro, poorly demarcated, and potentially escalating events that involve humans.

A) explosion emergencies
B) public health emergencies
C) weather-related emergencies
D) multi-car crash incidents

Question 6

Costs incurred during actual responses are typically included as contingencies in agency budgets.

Question 7

____ is defined as the physical separation of individuals with a communicable disease from others.

A) Triage
B) Quarantine
C) Isolation
D) Indexing

Question 8

Which of the following best describes an index case?

A) A case used for reference
B) A similar case history
C) A typical case
D) The first reported case

Question 9

An outbreak of a foodborne illness is an example of a mass-casualty incident.

Question 10

Most people will receive their information regarding public health emergencies through ____.

A) hospitals
B) first responders
C) Paramedics
D) national or local media

Question 11

Lack of medications, antidotes, vaccinations, immunizations, and supplies is generally not a problem during large-scale events.

Question 12

Live drills are resource intensive and typically involve a significant amount of resources.

Question 13

Paramedics may be called upon to assist with vaccination and\or medication dispensing if public health officials determine that these actions are necessary to reduce risk in a given population This is known as ____ vaccination.

A) ring
B) shut-in
C) index
D) micro

Question 14

Public ____ has been defined as the practice and discipline of maintaining and improving the health of communities.

A) health
B) assistance
C) assurance
D) assessment

Question 15

In general, ____ have been macro, confined, de-escalating events.

A) pandemics
B) mass-casualty incidents
C) public health emergencies
D) outbreaks

Question 16

Communication between and within a variety of agencies is generally simple during a large event.

Question 17

EMS and other public safety agencies are likely to have inferior communications technologies compared to those used by public health.

Question 18

Bioterrorism is an example of a public health emergency.

Question 19

For the Paramedic, the overall goal is to prevent the expansion of the public health incident.

Question 20

Reporting by even the most dedicated media outlets may contribute to inappropriate public panic.

Question 21

____ exercises use either paper instructions or scale models to walk Paramedics and emergency managers through an incident.

A) Tabletop
B) Immersion
C) Recall
D) Drill

Question 22

Although it is impossible to be fully prepared for every conceivable event or incident, taking a(n) ____ approach to planning will provide Paramedics with the basic framework necessary to respond to any type of event.

A) autocratic
B) case-by-case
C) all-hazards
D) isolation

Question 23

One county health department tests their smallpox immunization plan annually by holding seasonal influenza vaccination PODs to maintain proficiency in moving people through the system. This is an example of a ____.

A) tabletop exercise
B) recognition test
C) recall test
D) live drill

Question 24

A(n) ____ exercise may include a didactic run-through of the steps to activate a vaccination POD, as well as an injection demonstration and practice station.

A) immersion
B) tabletop
C) recognition
D) drill

Question 25

____ attempt to recreate an incident in compressed time with agencies performing the functions required at the scene of an actual response.

A) Tabletop exercises
B) Recall tests
C) Immersion exercises
D) Live drills