Emergency Preparedness Response Course (EPRC) - Operator Course (8 hrs)

15) The immediate concern of chlorine exposure is the effects on the ____?

Airway and lungs (correct)

19) Smallpox can spread from one person to another by the following routes:

All of the Above (correct)

20) What form of ionizing radiation is the least penetrating?

Alpha (correct)

27) Which of the following cell types are most sensitive to radiation damage?

Cells that are actively dividing (correct)

7) Which of the following agents is considered to be a slow effect agent?

Chlorine (correct)

21) __________ occurs when people comes in direct contact with a harmful agent at or near an incident.

Contamination (correct)

2) ________ may be thought of as a form of identification.

Detection to protect or treat (correct)

31) What is the value of verification or confirmation of biological agents?

Determination of genetic differences in pathogens may allow determination of source laboratories (correct)

8) Experts anticipate that a ________ incident is the least likely to occur but would have a great impact upon the environment and people.

Expectant (correct)

9) How is the victim of a pulmonary agent exposure presenting with respiratory distress less than 4 hours after exposure classified?

Expectant (correct)

41) Acute Radiation Syndrome results from high-level external exposure to ionizing radiation. Which sub-syndrome is normally seen at the lower range of exposure?

Hematopoietic Syndrome (correct)

49) What directive establishes a single comprehensive national incident management system that allows all levels of government to work efficiently and effectively together?

Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 (correct)

18) Area immediately surrounding a hazardous material incident which extends far enough to protect personnel outside the zone from contamination.

Hot Hazard Zone (correct)

40) Wearing PPE can put the responder at considerable risk both physically and psychologically. Which of the following is NOT considered a risk factor?

Hyperactivity (correct)

32) What Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) level provides the greatest level of protection?

IV (correct)

44) How is the victim of nerve agent exposure presenting with convulsions classified?

Immediate (correct)

16) What device detects and discriminates between nerve and mustard vapors and can be used to sort contaminated and clean personnel during decontamination?

Improved Chemical Agent Monitor (ICAM) (correct)

17) What command system is a widely used and accepted tool for command, control and coordination of a response to a disaster?

Incident Command System (correct)

29) Who is responsible for directing the command and control of all operations?

Incident Commander (correct)

10) An all-hazards approach affects preparedness by allowing communities to:

Increase the speed, effectiveness, and efficiency of incident management. (correct)

24) A patient suffering blast effect presents with dyspnea, some hearing loss, and tinnitus following an explosion. Which of the following is NOT a likely diagnosis?

Intestinal rupture (correct)

1) One of the five intervention principles in the management of the stress response is promoting the sense of safety. How can this be accomplished?

Leadership provide an accurate, organized voice to help circumvent threat (correct)

47) All-hazards are often categorized as:

Man-made: technological (correct)

22) How is the victim of vesicant (blister agent) exposure with skin burn over less than 5 percent of Body Surface Area (BSA) and minor eye irritation classified?

Minimal (correct)

37) The decontamination site should NOT be located:

Near waterways and drainage systems (correct)

45) What agent blocks enzymes resulting in a cholinergic crisis?

Nerve agent (correct)

4) Which of the following is a cyanide antidote?

Nitrite (correct)

13) What type of care is a stress management component that fosters a mourning process and helps treat psychological stress reactions?

Pastoral care (correct)

46) Which phase of CBRN response focuses on the prioritization of forces to deploy for mission task?

Phase II - Response (correct)

3) What form of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply into body tissue?

Photon (correct)

5) A patient is exhibiting the following symptoms: fever, cough, dyspnea, prominent gastrointestinal symptoms, absence of buboes. Which form of plague is responsible?

Pneumonic (correct)

25) Which of the following compounds can be administered to reduce the absorption of radiation that targets the thyroid?

Potassium Iodide (correct)

39) Your unit has responded within minutes to a suspected CBRNE incident. Select the important steps that you should take.

Practice protective measures of time, distance, and shielding (correct)

30) Which of the bacterial disease produces a non-specific illness that may produce a prolonged disability but is rarely fatal?

Q Fever (correct)

11) During which post disaster phase do survivors realize that they will need to solve their problems of rebuilding their homes, businesses, and lives and have gradually assumed the responsibility to do so?

Reconstruction/Recovery Phase (correct)

14) All of the following are procedures for activating the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) EXCEPT

Refer to your Job Action Sheet (JAS) for response duties (correct)

48) When conducting a medical assessment, what status is checked first?

Respiratory Status (correct)

28) What type of biological toxin is predominantly derived from the bean of the castor plant?

Ricin (correct)

6) Over 20 people who worked together developed cough, excess fluid in their lungs, and difficulty breathing. Chest x-rays show bilateral infiltrates with bronchial aspirates rich in protein. Several died. What was the likely agent?

Ricin (correct)

50) Penetrating trauma caused by shrapnel is usually attributed to which of the following?

Secondary blast effect (correct)

33) Which of the following is a way to organize chemical agents that manifest most of their symptoms for several hours to days?

Slow effect (correct)

38) Patient presents with 5-day-old blisters/rash mostly on the arm, face, and hands. No scabs are present. Patient reports fever started several days before blisters appeared. Based on the information would you suspect chickenpox or smallpox?

Smallpox, because the rash is centrifugal on the patient (correct)

42) Your patient is recovering from injuries sustained in a terrorist incident and is exhibiting stress symptoms. Which of the following is a common behavior reaction associated with severe short-term stress reactions?

Substance abuse (correct)

12) Eyes are the most vulnerable to this agent due to their thin, moist, warm mucosa.

Sulfur mustard (correct)

35) What type of explosive is widely used by the military, and is one of the least sensitive explosives.

TNT (correct)

26) Type of decontamination that is carried out by a unit to reduce contamination equal to natural background or to the lowest level possible.

Thorough (correct)

36) Which of the following bacterial diseases produce ulcers on the skin?

Tularemia (correct)

34) A secondary explosive device has been spotted. Which of the following options describes how to proceed?

Withdraw at least 50 yards from the scene and tell the Incident Commander (IC) immediately. (correct)

43) Secretary of Defense has the responsibility to provide defense support to civil authorities when the actions:

are legal (correct)

23) One of the contributing factors to stress reactions is the physical factor. Which of the following is associated with this factor?

worries about others (correct)