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When working with the community, recognizable nomenclature is important for:
- A. response.
- B. education.
- C. reporting.
- D. communication.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rationale A: Response uses nomenclature but isn't primary. Rationale B: Education benefits but isn't focus. Rationale C: Reporting is a subset of communication. Rationale D: Correct, as NIMS standardizes interagency communication.
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At a district board meeting, the CHN requests funding for an after-school recreation program that promotes healthy, fun activities in an effort to decrease drug abuse. Which level of prevention does this exemplify?
- A. Primary prevention
- B. Secondary prevention
- C. Tertiary prevention
- D. Primary and secondary prevention
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Rationale A: Correct, recreation prevents drug abuse before it starts (primary). Rationale B: Incorrect, secondary involves early detection. Rationale C: Incorrect, tertiary manages existing addiction. Rationale D: Incorrect, it's solely primary.
Consider the following statements: (a) The Disaster Management Act was passed by the Parliament in 2005. (b) The Union Home Minister Acts as a Chairperson of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). (c) The NDMA may have not more than nine members including Vice-Chairman. (d) The tenure of the members of NDMA shall be five years. Which of the statements given above are correct?
- A. (a), (b) and (c)
- B. (a), (c) and (d)
- C. (b), (c) and (d)
- D. All above
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Rationale A: Incorrect, excludes (d) which is true. Rationale B: Correct, (a) 2005 Act, (c) max nine members, (d) five-year tenure are accurate; (b) is false as the Prime Minister chairs NDMA. Rationale C: Incorrect, includes false (b). Rationale D: Incorrect, (b) is false.
The term hypovolemic shock refers to:
- A. Shock caused by an allergic reaction
- B. Shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss
- C. Shock caused by head trauma
- D. Shock caused by infection
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Rationale A: Incorrect, that's anaphylactic. Rationale B: Correct, hypovolemic is from fluid loss. Rationale C: Incorrect, that's neurogenic. Rationale D: Incorrect, that's septic.
Which one of the following public health services represents secondary prevention?
- A. Administering the influenza vaccine to a community of seniors
- B. Initiating an infant car seat safety screening program for parents in low-income housing
- C. Starting a rehabilitation clinic for middle-aged adults residing in low-income housing
- D. Setting up a support group for teenage mothers of infants with Down syndrome
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Car seat screening (B) is secondary prevention, identifying safety risks early, per public health. Vaccines (A) are primary, rehab (C) and support (D) are tertiary.
Frostbite occurs when:
- A. The skin is exposed to extreme heat
- B. Body tissues freeze due to exposure to extreme cold
- C. The body loses too much water
- D. There is an infection in the skin
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Rationale A: Incorrect, heat causes burns. Rationale B: Correct, frostbite is freezing of tissues. Rationale C: Incorrect, that's dehydration. Rationale D: Incorrect, infection isn't the cause.