BCEN Disaster Preparedness 2

Question 1

During a mass casualty incident, a patient tagged BLACK under the START triage system should receive which intervention?

Accepted Answer

Expectant care with comfort measures only

Answer

Black-tagged patients are expectant — injuries are unsurvivable or resources are insufficient, so only comfort care is provided.

Question 2

Which federal agency coordinates overall domestic incident management and is the primary federal department for disaster response in the US?

Accepted Answer

FEMA

Answer

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is the primary federal agency for coordinating disaster response and recovery.

Question 3

A hospital activates its Incident Command System (ICS) during a mass casualty event. Who serves as the Hospital Incident Commander?

Accepted Answer

The designated individual responsible for overall hospital response

Answer

The Hospital Incident Commander is the designated leader responsible for overall incident management, not necessarily a physician.

Question 4

During a chemical disaster involving a nerve agent, which antidote combination is administered as first-line treatment?

Accepted Answer

Atropine and pralidoxime (2-PAM)

Answer

Atropine blocks muscarinic effects and pralidoxime reactivates acetylcholinesterase, making them the standard nerve agent antidotes.

Question 5

Which radiation exposure scenario poses the GREATEST immediate contamination risk to emergency department staff?

Accepted Answer

A patient who was in a building during a dirty bomb explosion and has not been decontaminated

Answer

An undecontaminated dirty bomb victim may carry radioactive particulate matter that poses direct contamination risk to staff.

(BCEN) Board of Certification of Emergency Nursing Practice Test