MEDICAL EVENT REPORT AND DISEASE AND INJURY REPORT

Question 1

NMCPHC-TM 6220.12 Series

Answer 1

Medical Surveillance and Medical Event Reporting Technical Manual

Question 2

Reportable Medical Events (RME)

Answer 2

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).

Question 3

uses of MER

Answer 3

-Any diagnosis, case or medical event that has been identified in a DON health care beneficiary and classified as reportable.

Question 4

Findings shall be reported to cognizant _____

Answer 4

Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine
Unit (NEPMU).

Question 5

Who is the Primary consultant resource

Answer 5

Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine
Unit (NEPMU)

Question 6

Disease Reporting System internet (DRSi)

Answer 6

Official system to capture, store and communicate information related to RMEs.

Question 7

What account is Mandatory where there is internet connection

Answer 7

DRSi account

Question 8

When internet is unavailable routine reports should be submitted to their nearest _____ by U.S. Mail

Answer 8

NEPMU

Question 9

Urgent reports may be made by:

Answer 9

(1) Phone
(2) Priority Naval Message
(3) Encrypted e-mail

Question 10

Use of SAMS to submit MER is?

Answer 10

no longer authorized

Question 11

Urgent- must be submitted within

Answer 11

24 hours

Question 12

Routine- for all non-urgent events must be submitted no later than

Answer 12

7 calendar days after
their identification.

Question 13

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

Answer 13

24 Hours

Question 14

incidences requiring submission of MERs

Answer 14

-Any diagnosis listed on the RME list
-Outbreak

Question 15

Outbreak report do not include

Answer 15

identifying information about individual patients

Question 16

OUTBREAKs
Are individual MER’s required for each individual patient?

Answer 16

no

Question 17

Submit #_____ MER(s) per outbreak unless instructed otherwise by NEPMU

Answer 17

only one

Question 18

MER format can be found on Appendix B of the

Answer 18

NMCPHC-TM 6220.12

Question 19

All MERs should be marked

Answer 19

“For Official Use Only”

Question 20

A diagnosis, case, or medical-event becomes reportable once it has been classified as:

Answer 20

(1) Suspected
(2) Probable
(3) Confirmed

Question 21

Those conditions which require a report for either suspected or probable must ultimately be
confirmed in the ____

Answer 21

medical event reporting system

Question 22

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

Answer 22

information security officer or
commanding officer