BUMEDINST 6220.12 Medical Events Reports Flashcards
What will be submitted for specific events the include selected communicable disease, injuries, and outbreaks?
MER’s
The medical events report replaced which report?
Disease Alert
Medical event disease surveillance is particularly important in military populations where medical events can have what type of effects?
Mission-degrading
A successful communicable disease and injury control program depends on what of suspected or confirmed cases?
Early notification
Seemingly unrelated cases of disease and injury occurring on different ships or stations may be medically significant when reviewed on what basis?
Regional
Who shall maintain an effective command medical surveillance program?
Commanding officers
Commanding officers shall submit what type of message when a medical event may attract high level Navy interest or affect operational readiness?
OPREP-3 Navy Blue
When a reportable medical event is suspected or confirmed, unit senior medical department representatives shall submit MER’s using what system?
Naval Disease Reporting System (NDRS)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reporting is not performed using MER. HIV infections should be reported to whom and to appropriate state authorities?
BUMED
Who shall perform global medical event surveillance and monitoring of reportable medical events?
Commanding officers, NAVENVIRHLTHCEN
Commanding officer, NAVENVIRHLTHCEN shall validate, on what basis, a sample of MER’s as directed by NAVENVIRHLTHCEN?
Annually
What must be submitted by medical departments of the command with primary responsibility for the health of the affected individual?
MER
What software program is the preferred method of reporting?
NDRS
Reports are submitted electronically via the Internet or by mailing a what to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU?
3.5” diskette
NAVENPVNTMEDU’s must keep all MER’s on file for how many years?
Five
In situations when timelines is critical, what method of reporting with follow on correspondence to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU is acceptable?
Direct telephone or email
Who is the primary action addressee on MER’s?
Cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU
If an operational unit must send an urgent MER by message, it should be sent as what classification?
Unclassified
All message MER’s must be identified by what control symbol in the subject line?
MED 6220-3
Most reportable medical events are routine, and must be submitted no later than what day of each month to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU?
1st
NAVENPVNTMEDUs will not submit routine reports to NAVENVIRHLTHCEN no later that what day of each month?
15th
NAVENPVNTMEDUs will submit urgent reports to NAVENVIRHLTHCEN no later than how man hours after receipt?
24
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?
A reportable outbreak
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?
24 hours
