The emergency department calls to inform you that there are multiple patients with symptoms of fever, altered mental status, respiratory failure, and shock that will be transferred to the ICU. Features that the patients may be victims of a biologic attack include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Reports of similar cases at other hospitals and clinics Wrong Choice!
B. Large numbers of rapidly fatal cases Wrong Choice!
C. A rise in a number of patients with similar symptoms over a few hours to days and then a drop off in patients with the symptoms Wrong Choice!
D. Patients arriving from a disperse area Correct Choice
Answer:D
The emergency department calls to inform you that there are multiple patients with symptoms of fever, altered mental status, respiratory failure, and shock that will be transferred to the ICU. Features that the patients may be victims of a biologic attack include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Reports of similar cases at other hospitals and clinics Wrong Choice! B. Large numbers of rapidly fatal cases Wrong Choice! C. A rise in a number of patients with similar symptoms over a few hours to days and then a drop off in patients with the symptoms Wrong Choice! D. Patients arriving from a disperse area Correct Choice