CCHP Emergency Response and Crisis Management 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the FIRST priority when responding to a medical emergency in a correctional facility?
- Notify prison administration
- Ensure scene safety before rendering aid (Correct answer)
- Document the incident
- Contact outside emergency services immediately
Correct answer: Ensure scene safety before rendering aid
Scene safety must be confirmed before health staff enter an emergency situation in a correctional environment.
Question 2: Which document should guide a correctional facility's response to a mass casualty event?
- The facility disciplinary policy
- The Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) (Correct answer)
- The inmate classification manual
- The facility budget report
Correct answer: The Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
The Emergency Operations Plan outlines roles, resources, and procedures for large-scale medical or security emergencies.
Question 3: When an incarcerated person is found unresponsive, what should correctional health staff do BEFORE initiating CPR?
- Obtain written consent
- Call a family member
- Confirm scene safety and check for responsiveness (Correct answer)
- Review the patient's medical history first
Correct answer: Confirm scene safety and check for responsiveness
Staff must verify the scene is secure and attempt to rouse the patient before beginning resuscitation efforts.
Question 4: Which of the following best describes a 'man-down' protocol in a correctional facility?
- A procedure for transferring inmates to outside hospitals
- A rapid-response procedure activated when an individual is found collapsed or incapacitated (Correct answer)
- A disciplinary action for non-compliant inmates
- An administrative review process for staff injuries
Correct answer: A rapid-response procedure activated when an individual is found collapsed or incapacitated
A man-down protocol ensures a coordinated, timely response when any person—inmate or staff—is found in medical distress.
Question 5: What is the recommended action if an AED is used on an incarcerated person in cardiac arrest and a shockable rhythm is not detected?
- Stop all resuscitation efforts
- Continue high-quality CPR until EMS arrives or a physician pronounces death (Correct answer)
- Wait 5 minutes and recheck the rhythm
- Administer epinephrine without further assessment
Correct answer: Continue high-quality CPR until EMS arrives or a physician pronounces death
When no shockable rhythm is present, continued high-quality CPR remains the standard of care while awaiting advanced medical assistance.
Question 6: Which agency standard requires correctional facilities to have a written plan addressing healthcare emergencies?
- OSHA
- NCCHC (Correct answer)
- DEA
- CMS only for hospitals
Correct answer: NCCHC
NCCHC standards mandate that facilities maintain written emergency plans that include healthcare response protocols.
CCHP Emergency Response and Crisis Management 1
What is the FIRST priority when responding to a medical emergency in a correctional facility?