BUMEDINST 6220.12 Medical Events Reports

Question 0

What will be submitted for specific events the include selected communicable disease, injuries, and outbreaks?

Answer 0

MER’s

Question 1

The medical events report replaced which report?

Answer 1

Disease Alert

Question 2

Medical event disease surveillance is particularly important in military populations where medical events can have what type of effects?

Answer 2

Mission-degrading

Question 3

A successful communicable disease and injury control program depends on what of suspected or confirmed cases?

Answer 3

Early notification

Question 4

Seemingly unrelated cases of disease and injury occurring on different ships or stations may be medically significant when reviewed on what basis?

Answer 4

Regional

Question 5

Who shall maintain an effective command medical surveillance program?

Answer 5

Commanding officers

Question 6

Commanding officers shall submit what type of message when a medical event may attract high level Navy interest or affect operational readiness?

Answer 6

OPREP-3 Navy Blue

Question 7

When a reportable medical event is suspected or confirmed, unit senior medical department representatives shall submit MER’s using what system?

Answer 7

Naval Disease Reporting System (NDRS)

Question 8

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reporting is not performed using MER. HIV infections should be reported to whom and to appropriate state authorities?

Answer 8

BUMED

Question 9

Who shall perform global medical event surveillance and monitoring of reportable medical events?

Answer 9

Commanding officers, NAVENVIRHLTHCEN

Question 10

Commanding officer, NAVENVIRHLTHCEN shall validate, on what basis, a sample of MER’s as directed by NAVENVIRHLTHCEN?

Answer 10

Annually

Question 11

What must be submitted by medical departments of the command with primary responsibility for the health of the affected individual?

Answer 11

MER

Question 12

What software program is the preferred method of reporting?

Answer 12

NDRS

Question 13

Reports are submitted electronically via the Internet or by mailing a what to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU?

Answer 13

3.5” diskette

Question 14

NAVENPVNTMEDU’s must keep all MER’s on file for how many years?

Answer 14

Five

Question 15

In situations when timelines is critical, what method of reporting with follow on correspondence to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU is acceptable?

Answer 15

Direct telephone or email

Question 16

Who is the primary action addressee on MER’s?

Answer 16

Cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU

Question 17

If an operational unit must send an urgent MER by message, it should be sent as what classification?

Answer 17

Unclassified

Question 18

All message MER’s must be identified by what control symbol in the subject line?

Answer 18

MED 6220-3

Question 19

Most reportable medical events are routine, and must be submitted no later than what day of each month to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU?

Answer 19

1st

Question 20

NAVENPVNTMEDUs will not submit routine reports to NAVENVIRHLTHCEN no later that what day of each month?

Answer 20

15th

Question 21

NAVENPVNTMEDUs will submit urgent reports to NAVENVIRHLTHCEN no later than how man hours after receipt?

Answer 21

24

Question 22

What is defined as a communicable condition with a suspected common source, or which occurs in one or more clusters among personnel in a particular location, work center, berthing compartment, day car, or involving more than an expected number of individuals?

Answer 22

A reportable outbreak

Question 23

A suspected outbreak occurring among military personnel is considered and urgent reportable medical event and must be reported within what time frame to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU by whatever means available?

Answer 23

24 hours

Question 24

After local confirmation of malaria and in the absence of confirmation capability, forward what to the nearest NAVENPVNTMEDU for confirmation following local interpretation?

Answer 24

Smears

Question 25

BUMEDINST 6220.12

Answer 25

Medical Event Reports