unit 6-19 medical event report and disease and injury record Flashcards
instruction governing Medical Surveillance and Medical Event Reporting Technical Manual
NMCPHC-TM 6220.12 series
events (disease or etiologic) which may pose and inherent, significant threat to public health or military ops
must be reported to protect personnel from Disease or Injury
Reportable Medical Event (RME)
what are the primary objectives of Medical event reports
enables Navy Public Health experts to be aware of:
when important medical events occur
prevent and control actions taken or being considered
potential impact to population
who are medical events and disease reported to
cognizant Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit (NEPMU)
when internet access is available this is mandatory for Medical Event Reporting (MER)
Disease Reporting System internet (DRSi)
no internet available routine reports submitted to NEPMU by mail
urgent reports by phone, encrypted email, priority naval message
urgent and routine MER’s must be submitted within what time frame
urgent- 24 hours
routine- 7 calendar days after identification
what COMMUNICABLE DISEASES are required to be reported wtihin 24 hours
Smallpox Hemorrhagic fever Influenza A, novel Plague Poliomyelitis Botulism Outbreak or disease cluster Anthrax Rabies, human Diphtheria Severe acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Malaria (all) Measles (Rubeola) Meningococcal Disease Tuberculosis, pulmonary Tularemia
a diagnosis, case or medical event becomes reportable once it has been classified as:
suspected
probable
confirmed
