12- MCI, Transport, Special Response

Question 1

AHA definition for public health

Answer 1

Practice of preventing disease and promoting good health within groups of people

Question 2

Post 9/11, APHA, NAEMSP, NAEMSD did what

Answer 2

Created agreement on EMS and public health response to terrorism

Question 3

When is Get Ready Day

Answer 3

2nd Tuesday in September

Question 4

3 types of prevention

Answer 4

Primary
-Keep injury from occurring

Secondary
-Preventing/minimalist possible complications

Tertiary
-Improve quality of people already effected

Question 5

4 E’s of prevention and explain

Answer 5

Education
-Safety/prevention programs

Enforcement
-Implementing laws

Environment
-Ex. Child restraint products

Economics
-Reducing insurance costs

Question 6

What are passive interventions

Answer 6

Those that people do automatically

Putting on a seatbelt

Question 7

3 parts to the Haddon Matrix

Answer 7

• Pre event
• Event
• Post event

Question 8

What is surveillance

Answer 8

Collection, analyzation and interpretation of data

Question 9

5 phases of disasters

Answer 9

• Prevention
• Mitigation
• Preparedness
• Response
• Recovery

Question 10

5 task groups of ICS and what they do

Answer 10

IC
-Set goals and objectives

Operations
-Do the work

Planning
-Gather, process and document info about incident for command

Logistics
-Provide resources

Finance and Admin
-Track costs, issue reimbursement and claims

Question 11

3 T’s of the EMS branch and what they do

Answer 11

Triage supervisor

• Sort by priority
• Ensure movement to treatment

Treatment supervisor

• Equipment needs assessment and requests
• Ensure movement to transportation

Transportation supervisor

• Ambulance needs assessment and requests
• Ensure movement to disposition