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Emergency Preparedness
POST
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Course 908 |
Select the best answer
to each of the following items. Mark your responses on the
Answer Form.
1. Health care workers dealing with
emergencies may be exposed to _______.
a. chemical
b. biological
c. radioactive hazards
d. All of the above
2. _______ has regulations to help
protect workers dealing with hazardous waste and emergency
operations.
a. OSHA
b. EPA
c. LEPC
d. All of the above
3. The emergency response section of
HAZWOPER outlines required ERP elements which allow
emergency responders to use the local community emergency
response plan or the state emergency response plan or both
as part of the hospital's emergency response plan. This plan
must meet _______ guidelines.
a. American Hospital Association (AHA)
b. NIOSH
c. Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
d. HCFA
4. The hospital's Emergency Response
Plan must be _______ and established prior to an actual
emergency.
a. available
b. sent
c. prepared in writing
d. All of the above
5. This Emergency Response Plan is
intended for hospitals involved in a community response to a
hazardous substance incident. The plan should address the
following elements:
-
pre-emergency drills implementing the hospital's
emergency response plan
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post-emergency critique of the hospital's emergency
response
- c. hospital
staff use of PPE based on routes of exposure, degree of
contact, and each individual's specific tasks
- d. All of
the above
6. HAZWOPER is a performance-based
regulation allowing individual employers flexibility in
meeting the requirements of the regulation in the most
_______.
a. organized
b. sophisticated
c. cost-effective manner
d. All of the above
7. Medical personnel who will
decontaminate victims must be trained to the First
Responder Operations Level with emphasis on the use of
_______ and decontamination procedures.
a. PPE
b. chemicals
c. time efficiency
d. All of the above
8. This includes a minimum of ___
hours of training or demonstrated competencies and an annual
refresher.
a. 2
b. 5
c. 8
d. 14
9. Every member
of the emergency room clinical staff, plus any employee who
might be exposed to hazardous substances during an emergency
response incident, should _______.
a. be familiar with how the hospital
intends to respond to hazardous substance incidents
b. be trained in the appropriate use
of PPE
c. be required to participate in
scheduled drills
d. All of the above
10. _______ requires accredited
hospitals to implement their response plan, twice a year,
either to reply to an actual emergency or in a planned drill
[1]. These drills may be combined to fulfill dual
requirements.
a. OSHA
b. AHA
c. JCAHO
d. All of the above
11. The hospital should prepare an
Emergency Response Plan even if community coordination has
not been initiated or completed.
a. True
b. False
12. All hospital personnel who are
expected to respond in emergencies where hazardous
substances are released must be trained in handling
contaminated patients and objects including body fluids.
a. True
b. False
13. EMS personnel who have received
only Awareness Level training should not be involved in the
transport or treatment of contaminated patients.
a. True
b. False
14. All hospital employees, including
ancillary personnel such as housekeeping and laundry staff,
must be adequately trained to perform their assigned job
duties in a safe and healthful manner.
a. True
b. False
15. It is considered good practice to
provide employees with a training certificate as well as to
document the training in the employer's records.
a. True
b. False
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