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Chapter 6 Multiple Choice 1)  The initial emergency response to bioterrorism events and threats at the local level includes all of the following partners except: [1] police

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1)  The initial emergency response to bioterrorism events and threats at the local level includes all of the following partners except:

[1] police.

[2] fire.

[3] EMS.

[4] National Guard.

 

2. An example of collaboration between different levels of government agencies in an emergency/disaster could involve:

[1] the mayor’s office and the city health department.

[2] city fire department and emergency medical services.

[3] Federal Emergency Management Agency and the governor’s office.

[4] Governor’s office and State Homeland Security Agency.

 

3. What is/are the role(s) of a state or local office of emergency management (generic term) in health-related emergencies?

[1] Providing leadership during an emergency

[2] Coordinating all other agencies

[3] Providing emergency supplies and equipment

[4] All options listed here

 

4. For a local public health agency, effective emergency/disaster response requires mobilization of:

[1] all employees, for any emergency/disaster.

[2] all senior management level employees and only those usually designated as disaster response team members.

[3] the number and extent of employees required by the nature and extent of the emergency/disaster.

[4] all employees plus senior management employees of other agencies who are designated as disaster response team members.

5. At present, the first-line laboratory response to biological terrorism involves:

[1] advanced laboratory techniques in clinical labs.

[2] rapid, handheld assays done by first responders.

[3] a network of local, state, and federal public health laboratories.

[4] biosensors strategically placed in the environment.

 

6. Examples of natural disasters likely to occur in the United States today include:

[1] aviation accidents.

[2] hazardous material incidents.

[3] biological terrorism.

[4] flooding.

 

7. Which of these pairs of biologic agents with bioterrorism potential are included in Category A?

[1] Ricin toxin and Q fever

[2] Typhus fever and smallpox

[3] Anthrax and hantavirus

[4] Viral hemorrhagic fevers and brucellosis

 

8. Hazard vulnerability analyses are calculated based on measures of each of the following concepts, except:

[1] geospatial metrics.

[2] risk.

[3] severity.

[4] probability.

 

True and False

9. A disaster is an event of smaller magnitude than an emergency and is less likely to cause damage, loss of life, and deterioration of health.

[1] True

[2] False

 

10. The Strategic National Stockpile is designed to supplement or resupply state and local public health agencies in the event of a national emergency.

[1] True

[2] False