Featured article Quiz #1: "analyzing acute-chemical-release data to describe chemicals that may be used as weapons of terrorism".

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1. In 1993-2002, HSEES received reports of releases for what percentage of Priority I chemicals?

a. 10.

b. 25.

c. 75.

d. 99.

2. Priority I chemicals were a small percentage of all chemicals analyzed, but accounted for a sizable percentage of the releases.

a. True.

b. False.

3. What industry was most frequently involved in releases of Priority I chemicals?

a. Agriculture chemicals manufacturing.

b. Industrial- and miscellaneous-chemicals manufacturing.

c. Plastics, synthetics, and resins manufacturing.

d. Trucking.

4. Most Priority I chemical releases were due to

a. Equipment failure.

b. Human error.

c. Both A and B.

d. None of the above.

5. Priority I chemical events were more likely to have equipment failure as a contributing factor than were all other HSEES events.

a. True.

b. False.

6. What percentage of Priority I chemical releases resulted in victims?

a. 2 percent.

b. 6 percent.

c. 12 percent.

d. 56 percent.

7. Which of the following criteria were not used to prioritize CDC's Chemical Terrorism Listing?

a. Availability.

b. Carcinogenicity.

c. Explosivity range in air.

d. Toxicity.

8. What were the categories of chemicals most frequently released in Priority I chemical events?

a. Acids, ammonia, and chlorine.

b. Ammonia, acids, and volatile organic compounds.

c. Acids, chlorine, other inorganic compounds.

d. Hydrocarbons, pesticides, and volatile organic compounds.

9. Priority I chemical events resulted in ______ victims, hospital visits, respiratory irritation, evacuations, and decontaminations compared with all other HSEES events.

a. More.

b. Fewer.

c. About the same number of.

10. The Chemical Terrorism Listing priority scheme was weighted toward ______ releases.

a. Airborne.

b. Liquid.

c. Radioactive.

d. None of the above.

11. Industries should conduct routine maintenance on equipment to prevent or minimize equipment failure.

a. True.

b. False.

12. What is the minimum number of permanently established showers that it is recommended for hospitals to have for decontamination of victims exposed to chemicals?

a. 1.

b. 2.

c. 3.

d. 4.

13. The authors specifically recommend that hospitals work with which of the following to manage patients exposed to acute chemical incidents?

a. Industrial hygienists.

b. Local emergency planning committees.

c. Fire departments.

d. Police.

14. Secondary contamination is a particular risk for ______.

a. Local emergency planning committees.

b. Emergency planners.

c. Hospitals.

d. Public health professionals.

15. What chemical was most commonly released in non-Priority I HSEES events?

a. Mercury.

b. PCBs.

c. Sodium hydroxide.

d. Sulfur dioxide.

JEH Quiz #5

Answers

March 2006

1. b

2. c

3. d

4. c

5. e

6. c

7. b

8. a

9. c

10. a

11. b

12. a

Questions compiled by co-authors Perri Ruckart, M.P.H., and Mike Fay, Ph.D.