ASHE Emergency Management and Preparedness 3

Question 1

Which ASHE resource provides a standardized tool for healthcare facilities to assess their emergency management program readiness?

Accepted Answer

Healthcare Emergency Management Essentials (HEME)

Answer

Healthcare Facility Assessment Checklist (HFAC)

Answer

Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) Manual

Answer

Emergency Management Assessment Program (EMAP)

Question 2

Under CMS emergency preparedness rules, how frequently must healthcare facilities update their emergency plans and policies?

Accepted Answer

Annually

Answer

Every 6 months

Answer

Every 2 years

Answer

Every 3 years

Question 3

What is 'surge capacity' in healthcare emergency management?

Accepted Answer

A facility's ability to expand services to meet sudden increased demand

Answer

The electrical load capacity of emergency generators

Answer

The number of backup staff available during an emergency

Answer

The additional fuel reserves stored for extended outages

Question 4

Which life safety code provision allows healthcare facilities to implement alternative measures when full code compliance is not immediately achievable?

Accepted Answer

Statement of Conditions (SOC) with a Plan for Improvement (PFI)

Answer

Equivalency provision

Answer

Waiver of full compliance

Answer

Deemed status agreement

Question 5

During an external disaster response, a healthcare facility receives more patients than it can safely manage. What is this situation called?

Accepted Answer

Surge event

Answer

Code Red

Answer

Code Orange

Answer

Diversion saturation

Question 6

Which standard addresses the minimum performance requirements for automatic transfer switches (ATS) used in healthcare emergency power systems?

Accepted Answer

UL 1008

Answer

NFPA 99

Answer

NFPA 110

Answer

IEEE 446

Question 7

The four phases of emergency management recognized by FEMA are mitigation, preparedness, response, and what fourth phase?

Accepted Answer

Recovery

Answer

Rehabilitation

Answer

Reconstruction

Answer

Restoration