Deck 26: Preparing for and Responding to Disasters

Question 1

The overriding goal in a disaster is to provide the best care possible for the greatest number of victims. Often, this involves providing only which type of care to those with critical injuries?
1) Primary care
2) Palliative care
3) Alternative care
4) Integrated care

Answer 1

2

Question 2

The primary treatment for a victim of a nerve gas attack is immediate decontamination and the IV administration of which medication as soon as possible?
1) Compazine
2) Amlodipine
3) Atropine
4) Cyclobenzaprine

Answer 2

3

Question 3

The Medical Disaster Response (MDR) system affixes colored tags to victims to indicate course of treatment. What color tag would be affixed to a victim who requires help breathing or assistance with the airway or whose respiratory rate is greater than 30 breaths per minute?
1) Red
2) Green
3) Black
4) Yellow

Answer 3

1

Question 4

The early symptoms of chemical weapons exposure often mimic which medical condition?
1) Stroke
2) Heart attack
3) Pulmonary edema
4) Influenza

Question 5

Which form of chemical weapon is chemically related to the organophosphorus insecticides that are in wide use today and works by inhibiting the production of acetylcholinesterase and causing paralysis of the smooth muscles?
1) Nerve agents
2) Blister agents
3) Blood agents
4) Choking agents

Question 6

What is the golden rule for surviving an active shooter event?
1) Call 911
2) Seek a safe place that can be locked from the inside and barricaded
3) Get out the building as soon as possible
4) Attempt to disarm the shooter

Question 7

Hazardous chemicals remaining on clothing, skin surfaces, and even in the respiratory system can be a source of exposure to others. This is referred to as which of the following and is the most common type of exposure experienced by first responders and emergency department personnel?
1) Incidental exposure
2) Secondary exposure
3) Concurrent exposure
4) Simultaneous exposure

Question 8

The key to success of the Medical Disaster Response (MDR) system is to identify and treat as quickly as possible those victims who fall into which category?
1) Category I
2) Category 2
3) Category 3
4) Category 4

Question 9

If a victim of a disaster is a middle-aged adult with 20 percent second-degree burns of the legs requiring minimal treatment with dressings and pain medications and has an excellent chance of surviving with full recovery, which color tag would be affixed to this disaster victim?
1) Red
2) Green
3) Black
4) Yellow

Question 10

It is a good idea to sit down with an insurance agent every 1 to 2 years and discuss what is actually covered in your insurance policy. Most home insurance does not routinely cover which type of natural disaster?
1) Tornadoes
2) Hurricanes
3) Wildfires
4) Earthquakes

Question 11

One vital step during which phase of a disaster is the evaluation of the disaster preparations and of how rescue and recovery efforts could be improved?
1) Preimpact phase
2) Impact phase
3) Postimpact phase
4) Planning phase

Question 12

The Medical Disaster Response (MDR) system is based on the traditional "simple triage and rapid treatment" (START) method but is modified to use palpation of which pulse in place of more difficult capillary refill assessment along with respiratory rate and basic neurological assessment?
1) Carotid pulse
2) Radial pulse
3) Brachial pulse
4) Femoral pulse

Question 13

During which stage of a disaster is the focus on preparation for the aftereffects of the event?
1) Preimpact phase
2) Impact phase
3) Postimpact phase
4) Evaluation phase

Question 14

Because many agents used for bioterrorism are viruses, the early symptoms often look like a case of which medical condition?
1) Mumps
2) Measles
3) Chicken pox
4) Influenza

Question 15

Many people have purchased portable generators in recent years as a backup source of power after a disaster. What is the biggest danger associated with portable generators?
1) Risk of electric shock
2) Risk of radon poisoning
3) Risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
4) Risk of fire