__ of every __ Americans who die each year, die of a chronic
disease Correct Answers 7 of every 10
___ out of 100 people carry MRSA Correct Answers 2
___ out of every ___ Americans reads below the fifth-grade
level Correct Answers 1 out of every 5
___ out of every ___ lacks the literacy needed to understand
health care providers Correct Answers 1 out of every 3
___ to ___% of hospital and nursing home admissions are
caused by the inability of patients to take their medications as
prescribed and directed Correct Answers 10-25
___% of individuals exposed to a single dose of 450 rads of
penetrating radiation will die without medical intervention,
within 60 days Correct Answers 50%
*known as the LD
"Rule of Nines" Correct Answers Child
- head 18%
- front 18%
- back 18%
- each arm 9%
- each leg 14%
Adult
,- head 9%
- front 18%
- back 18%
- each arm 9%
- each leg 18%
"war against terrorism," Correct Answers People have become
even more aware of the need to be prepared for the unexpected
- we may experience biological, chemical, nuclear or
radiological terrorism, or explosions such as the bombing of the
Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, or the impact of
civilian airplanes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
on September 11, 2001
*The mid year population in Arizona in 2010 is 4,462,717.
*The total new cases of Tuberculosis up to mid year in 2010 is
282.
*Prior to July 1, 2010, there were also 218 existing cases of
*Tuberculosis being treated in Arizona.
*There were no deaths due to TB the first half of 2010.
What is the TB incidence rate for the first half of 2010?
What is the TB prevalence rate as of July 1, 2010? Correct
Answers Incidence rate:
# of new cases of a specific
disease or injury within a specific time frame/Population at risk
X 100,000
4462717 - 282 = 4462435
,282 new cases of TB in AZ as of mid year 2010/4,462, 435 pop
at risk in AZ -> X 100,000
= 6.31 new cases of TB in AZ per 100,000 population in 2010
*The mid year population in Arizona in 2010 is 4,462,717.
*The total new cases of Tuberculosis up to mid year in 2010 is
282.
*Prior to July 1, 2010, there were also 218 existing cases of
*Tuberculosis being treated in Arizona.
*There were no deaths due to TB the first half of 2010.
What is the TB prevalence rate as of July 1, 2010? Correct
Answers Prevalence rate:
# of all cases of a specific
disease or injury at a given point in time/Population at risk X
100,000
282 + 218 = 500 4,462,217 - 500 = 4462217
500* ongoing cases of TB in AZ on mid -year 2010/4,462,217
pop at risk in AZ on 7/1/10 -> X 100,000
=11.2 cases of TB in AZ per 100,000 population in 2010
2 Interventions of Field TRIAGE Correct Answers Airway
Maintenance
- open x 1 or rescue breaths x 2 for infant/child
Hemorrhage control
, 20% of the population read below a ____ grade level Correct
Answers 5th grade
3 Assessments of Field TRIAGE Correct Answers Airway
- Ventilation
- Breathing
Circulation
- peripheral pulses
Cognition
- Follows commands or purposeful movement
3 hepatitis C facts: Correct Answers - leading cause of liver
cancer
- millions of Americans have it but most don't know
- treatments can eliminate the hep C virus
3 types of Influenza viruses: Correct Answers A, B, C
A volunteer agency Correct Answers a volunteer program of a
department, institution and division of state government,
community volunteer organization or any not-for-profit
corporation with 501(c)(3) status
About ____ of people with chronic conditions have one or more
daily activity limitations Correct Answers 1/4
Acquired immunity of Susceptible new host Correct Answers
the resistance acquired by a host as a result of previous natural
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