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Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ)

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Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) A Cross sectional Study of Disaster Preparedness at the Regional Hospitals in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba). Principal Investigator: Dr. Aisha Ahmed Himid
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Hospital Name

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Location

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Designation

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Age

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Gender

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Years of experience in emergency department

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Disaster preparedness training? Yes/No?

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Worked during a disaster? YES/NO?

Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) A Cross sectional Study of Disaster Preparedness at the Regional Hospitals in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba). Principal Investigator: Dr. Aisha Ahmed Himid

A: Incident Command System

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The function group of the incident command system (ICS) to which you are assigned during large-scale emergency events.

Select 1 answer
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The physical location to which you would report if a large-scale emergency event would occur

Select 1 answer
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Your hospital’s preparedness level for responding to large-scale emergency events.

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The content of the emergency operations plan, or major incident plan, in your hospital/organization.

Select 1 answer
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The strategic rationale used to develop the ICS response and action plan.

Select one answer
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Assessing site safety for yourself, co-workers, and victims during large-scale emergency events

Select one answer
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Differences between the ICS's decision-making processes for large-scale emergency and non-emergency events.

Select one answer
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Tasks that should not be delegated to volunteers during large-scale emergency events.

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Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) A Cross sectional Study of Disaster Preparedness at the Regional Hospitals in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba). Principal Investigator: Dr. Aisha Ahmed Himid

B: TRIAGE

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Performing a rapid physical assessment of a victim of large-scale emergency events.

Select 1 answer
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Assisting with triage during large-scale emergency events

Select one or more answers
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Basic first aid, including oxygen administration and ventilation during large-scale emergency events

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Performing a rapid mental health assessment of a victim of large-scale emergency events.

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Evaluating the effectiveness of your actions during large-scale emergency events

Select one answer

COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIVITY

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The chain of custody during large-scale emergency events.

Select one answer
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Identifying the different abilities of key partners in your emergency operation or major incident plans.

Select one answer
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The procedure for documenting provision of care during large-scale emergency events.

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Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) A Cross sectional Study of Disaster Preparedness at the Regional Hospitals in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba). Principal Investigator: Dr. Aisha Ahmed Himid

B: TRIAGE

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Process of gaining access to the Strategic National Stockpile

Select one or more answers
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Effectively presenting information about degree of risk to different audiences.

Select one or more answers
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Appropriate debriefing activities following a large-scale emergency event.

Select one or more answers
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Procedures for communicating critical patient information to people transporting patients.

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The use of all types of communication devices

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Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) A Cross sectional Study of Disaster Preparedness at the Regional Hospitals in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba). Principal Investigator: Dr. Aisha Ahmed Himid

C: Psychological Issues and Special Populations.

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Signs of post-traumatic stress in patients who have been seen for routine healthcare checks following a large-scale event.

Select 1 answer
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Detecting and evaluating post-traumatic stress or other mental health problems in a child or teenager.

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Appropriate psychological support for all parties involved in a large-scale emergency event.

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Providing health counseling and education to patients in the long-term impact of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) agents.

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The appropriate care of sensitive/vulnerable patients during large-scale emergency events.

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Procedures for providing care to children and younger people during large-scale emergency events when consent cannot be obtained from their parents or legal guardians.

Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) A Cross sectional Study of Disaster Preparedness at the Regional Hospitals in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba). Principal Investigator: Dr. Aisha Ahmed Himid

D: ISOLATION, DECONTAMINATION AND QUARANTINE FACTOR

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Selecting the appropriate personal protective equipment when caring for patients exposed to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) agents.

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Isolation procedures for people exposed to biological or chemical agents.

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Your facility's isolation and quarantine procedures.

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The decontamination procedures stated in your facility's emergency operations or major incident plans.

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The impact on the environment of large-scale emergency events.

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Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) A Cross sectional Study of Disaster Preparedness at the Regional Hospitals in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba). Principal Investigator: Dr. Aisha Ahmed Himid

E: Epidemiology and Clinical Decision-Making Factor

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Match antidote and prophylactic medications to specific biological/chemical agents.

Select one or more answers
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Assessing history and physical assessment surveillance data, when there is for creating a high index of suspicion that a patient has been exposed to a category A, B or C biological agent.

Select one or more answers
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Ability to identify the exacerbation of underlying diseases due to exposure to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) agents.

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The ethical, legal, cultural, and safety issues relating to the proper handling of the dead during large-scale emergency events.

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Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) A Cross sectional Study of Disaster Preparedness at the Regional Hospitals in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba). Principal Investigator: Dr. Aisha Ahmed Himid

F: Reporting and Accessing Critical Resources

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The diseases that are immediately reportable to the local and state departments of health

Select one answer
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When unusual symptoms should be reported to local and state departments.

Select one or more answers
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Determining the appropriate agency to which reportable diseases are to be directed.

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Where to quickly access up-to-date resources quickly about specific chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) agents.

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G: BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

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Signs and symptoms of anthrax inhalation

Select one or more answers
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Modes of transmission for different types of biological agents such as anthrax and small pox

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Possible adverse reactions to smallpox vaccination.

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Signs and symptoms attributable to exposure to different biological agents.