MEDICAL EVENT REPORT AND DISEASE AND INJURY REPORT Flashcards
NMCPHC-TM 6220.12 Series
Medical Surveillance and Medical Event Reporting Technical Manual
Reportable Medical Events (RME)
events, usually disease or etiologic agent
specific, which may pose an inherent, significant threat to public health and military operations which must be reported to protect personnel from Disease and Injury (DI).
uses of MER
-Any diagnosis, case or medical event that has been identified in a DON health care beneficiary and classified as reportable.
Findings shall be reported to cognizant _____
Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine
Unit (NEPMU).
Who is the Primary consultant resource
Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine
Unit (NEPMU)
Disease Reporting System internet (DRSi)
Official system to capture, store and communicate information related to RMEs.
What account is Mandatory where there is internet connection
DRSi account
When internet is unavailable routine reports should be submitted to their nearest _____ by U.S. Mail
NEPMU
Urgent reports may be made by:
(1) Phone
(2) Priority Naval Message
(3) Encrypted e-mail
Use of SAMS to submit MER is?
no longer authorized
Urgent- must be submitted within
24 hours
Routine- for all non-urgent events must be submitted no later than
7 calendar days after
their identification.
These diseases are reported with in how long
(1) Anthrax
(2) Botulism
(3) Diphtheria
(4) Hemorrhagic Fever
(5) Influenza A, Novel
(6) Malaria (All)
(7) Measles (Rubeola)
(8) Meningococcal Disease
(9) Outbreak or Disease Cluster
(10) Plague
(11) Poliomyelitis
(12) Rabies, Human
(13) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrom (SARS)
(14) Smallpox
(15) Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
(16) Tularemia
24 Hours
incidences requiring submission of MERs
- Any diagnosis listed on the RME list
- Outbreak
Outbreak report do not include
identifying information about individual patients
OUTBREAKs
Are individual MER’s required for each individual patient?
no
Submit #_____ MER(s) per outbreak unless instructed otherwise by NEPMU
only one
MER format can be found on Appendix B of the
NMCPHC-TM 6220.12
All MERs should be marked
“For Official Use Only”
A diagnosis, case, or medical-event becomes reportable once it has been classified as:
(1) Suspected
(2) Probable
(3) Confirmed
Those conditions which require a report for either suspected or probable must ultimately be
confirmed in the ____
medical event reporting system
Reporters who are concerned that their MER might have an adverse impact on their
operational unit or national security should consult their __________ or _______ for classification decision
information security officer or
commanding officer
