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*** OCCUPATIONAL REFERENCES - SEPT 2014 *** > BUMEDINST 6220.12 MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE AND NOTIFIABLE EVEN REPORTING > Flashcards

BUMEDINST 6220.12 MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE AND NOTIFIABLE EVEN REPORTING Flashcards

1
Q

What does MER stand for?

A

Medical Event Report

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What is the instruction for the Medical Event Report?

A

BUMEDINST 6220.12A

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3
Q

The Medical Event Report replaced what previous report?

A

The Disease Alert Report

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4
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What is the purpose of BUMEDINST 6220.12A?

A

To issue instructions for preparing and submitting Medical Event Reports (MER)

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5
Q

What is the primary purpose of the Medical Event Reporting System?

A

It ensures a timely and adequate response to medical events

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6
Q

Why is Medical Event Disease Surveillance so important in military populations?

A

Because medical events can have mission-degrading effects

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7
Q 
What will be submitted
for specific medical
events that include
selected communicable
diseases, injuries, and
outbreaks?
A

MER’s

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8
Q 
A successful
communicable disease
and injury control
program depends on
what of suspected or
confirmed cases?
A

Early notification

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9
Q

When you submit a Medical Event Report you should use what reporting system procedures?

A

Naval Disease Reporting System Procedures (NDRS)

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10
Q

True or False: Use (MER’s) to report HIV.

A

False ANS: For HIV use CDC Form 50.42A to BUMED, Navy Medical HIV Program in Bethesda, MD

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11
Q

What Report Control symbol is assigned to the Medical Event Report?

A

MED 6220-3

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12
Q

True or False: Medical Event Reports are used when a medical event is unusual in presentation, clinical course, outbreak potential, or treatment.

A

TRUE

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13
Q

Medical Event Reports are to be kept on file for how long?

A

Five Years

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14
Q

If a unit has to send a MER by urgent message, what should the condition of the message be?

A

Unclassified

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15
Q

Name two types of Medical Event Reports.

A

Routine and Urgent

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16
Q

Most reportable medical events are routine, at the latest, when must routine medical event reports be submitted to the Naval Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit (NAVENPVNTMEDU)?

A

No later than the 1st of each month

17
Q

At the latest, when must routine medical event reports be submitted to the Naval Environmental Health Center (NAVENVIRHLTHCEN)?

A

No later than the 15th of each month

18
Q

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

A

Reportable Outbreak

19
Q

A suspected outbreak occurring among military personnel is considered what type of medical event?

A

Urgent

20
Q 
Seemingly unrelated
cases of disease and
injury occurring on
different ships or stations
may be medically
significant when viewed on
what basis?
A

Regional

21
Q 
Who shall maintain
an effective
command medical
event surveillance
program?
A

Commanding Officers

22
Q 
Commanding officers shall
submit what type of naval
message when a medical
event may attract high
level Navy interest or
affect operational
readiness?
A

OPREP-3

Navy Blue

23
Q 
Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) reporting is not performed using MER. HIV infections should be
reported to whom and to
appropriate state
authorities?
A

BUMED?

24
Q 
Who shall perform
global medical even
surveillance and
monitoring of reportable
medical events?
A

Commanding Officer,

NAVENVIRHLTHCEN

25
Q 
Commanding Officer,
NAVENVIRHLTHCEN
shall validate, on what
basis, a sample of
MER's as directed by
NAVENVIRHLTHCEN?
A

Annually

26
Q 
Reports are submitted
electronically via the
internet or by mailing a
what to the cognizant
NAVENPVNTMEDU?
A

3.5” Diskette

27
Q 
In situations when
timeliness is critical, what
method of reporting with
follow on correspondence
to the cognizant
NAVENPVNTMEDU is
acceptable?
A

Direct
telephone
or E-Mail

28
Q

Who is the
primary action
addressee on
MER’s?

A

Cognizant

NAVENPVNTMEDU

29
Q 
NAVENPVNTMEDUs
will submit urgent
reports to
NAVENVIRHLTHCEN
no later than how many
hours after receipt?
A

24 hrs

30
Q 
A suspected outbreak occurring
among military personnel is
considered an urgent
reportable medical event and
must be reported within what
time frame to the cognizant
NAVENPVNTMEDU by
whatever means available?
A

24 hrs

31
Q 
Medical event disease
surveillance is particulary
important in military
populations where medical
events can have what type
of effects?
A

Mission-degrading

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