CHFM - Certified Healthcare Facility Manager Emergency Management Preparedness Questions and Answers

Question 1

A hospital completes its annual Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) and identifies that prolonged power outages due to winter ice storms are the highest-probability, highest-impact risk.
According to the emergency management cycle, what is the MOST appropriate next action?

Accepted Answer

Update the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) with specific mitigation and response protocols for this scenario.

Answer

Purchase an additional backup generator and increase fuel storage capacity.

Answer

Conduct a full-scale exercise simulating a winter storm power outage.

Answer

Notify the local utility company that the hospital is a top priority for power restoration.

Question 2

Following a mass casualty incident, the hospital activates its Hospital Incident Command System (HICS). A physician who is the on-duty chief of the emergency department immediately begins directing all medical care for incoming patients. This physician is functioning as which member of the Command Staff?

Accepted Answer

Operations Section Chief

Answer

Incident Commander

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Liaison Officer

Answer

Safety Officer

Question 3

An emergency management committee is planning its annual exercise schedule. They decide to conduct a low-stress exercise where department heads gather to discuss their roles and expected responses to a simulated infant abduction, using the EOP as a guide without activating any real resources. According to HSEEP guidelines, what type of exercise is this?

Accepted Answer

Tabletop Exercise

Answer

Full-Scale Exercise

Answer

Functional Exercise

Answer

Drill

Question 4

The CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule and The Joint Commission standards require hospitals to have plans in place to sustain operations during a disaster. For what minimum duration are hospitals expected to plan for self-sufficiency without external support?

Accepted Answer

96 hours

Answer

24 hours

Answer

48 hours

Answer

72 hours

Question 5

Which of the following is one of the six critical areas that The Joint Commission requires to be addressed in a healthcare organization's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)?

Accepted Answer

Utilities Management

Answer

Financial and Insurance Recovery

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Media and Public Relations

Answer

Long-Term Staff Counseling

Question 6

A hospital is located in a region prone to earthquakes. As part of its emergency preparedness strategy, the facility manager ensures that all critical medical equipment, utility lines, and shelving are seismically braced and anchored. This action is an example of which phase of emergency management?

Accepted Answer

Mitigation

Answer

Response

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Recovery

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Preparedness

A hospital completes its annual Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) and identifies that prolonged power outages due to winter ice storms are the highest-probability, highest-impact risk.According to the emergency management cycle, what is the MOST appropriate next action?

A hospital completes its annual Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) and identifies that prolonged power outages due to winter ice storms are the highest-probability, highest-impact risk.
According to the emergency management cycle, what is the MOST appropriate next action?