Medical Surveillance and Medical Event Reporting

Question 1

What does MER stand for?

Answer 1

Medical Event Report

Question 2

What is the instruction number for the Medical Event Report?

Answer 2

BUMEDINST 6220.2C

Question 3

The Medical Event Report replaced what previous report?

Answer 3

The Disease Alert Report

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Medical events can have mission degrading effects

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Early notification

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Naval Disease Reporting System Procedures (NDRS)

Question 7

Is a MER used to report HIV?

Answer 7

No. Use CDC Form 50.42A to BUMED

Question 8

What report control symbol is assigned to the Medical Event Report?

Answer 8

MED 6220-3

Question 9

How long are MERs kept on file?

Answer 9

5 years

Question 10

If a unit has to send a MER via Urgent Message, what should the condition of the message be?

Answer 10

Unclassified

Question 11

Name two types of medical event reports?

Answer 11

Routine

Urgent

Question 12

When must routine MERs be submitted to the NAVENPVNTMEDU?

Answer 12

NLT the 1st of each month

Question 13

At the latest, when must routine MERs be submitted to to the NAVENVIRHLTHCEN?

Answer 13

NLT the 15th of each month

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Urgent

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Regionally

Question 16

Who shall maintain an effective command medical event surveillance program?

Answer 16

Commanding Officers

Question 17

COs shall submit what type of naval message when a medical event may attract high level Navy interest or affect operational status?

Answer 17

OPREP-3

Navy Blue

Question 18

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

Answer 18

CO, NAVENVIRHLTHCEN

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Annually

Question 20

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

Answer 20

3.5” diskette

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Direct telephone or email

Question 22

Who is the primary action addressee on MERs?

Answer 22

Cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU

Question 23

NAVENPVNTMEDUs will submit urgent reports NAVENVIRLTHCEN no later than how many hours after receipt?

Answer 23

24hrs

Question 24

A suspected outbreak occurring among military personnel is considered urgent and must be reported within how long?

Answer 24

24hrs

Question 25

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

Answer 25

mission degrading