After over six months of having taken the CERT class I’m taking this quiz from memory. I know one of my answers is wrong already. I don’t know how many I have correct. I need to review the chapters to see what I remember accurately. See if you can remember the correct answers.

You and your fellow CERT members arrive at a neighboring community following a devastating tornado. Survivors have been sifting through degrees and have found six bodies. They tell you about what it was like to find the bodies. One of your fellow CERT members starts feeling nauseated. He is obviously overwhelmed.

1.Which of the following is not an example of a psychological symptom of trauma?

Hyperactivity

Some of the survivors you rescue exhibit signs of trauma, and you warn your team ahead of time that they should expect some of the psychological effects will be directed toward them. In order to help your team better understand what the survivors are going through, you’ve also explain the four phases of a crisis following a disaster.

During which phase do survivors attempt to assess the damage and locate other survivors?

2. Impact phase.

The goal of an on scene psychological intervention by CERT members is to stabilize the incident scene by stabilizing individuals. You come across a man who is in shock and bleeding from his chest.

3.What should you do?

Address the man’s medical needs.

In order to help your team cope with the trauma experienced during the search and rescue, you invite a mental health professional trained in critical incident stress management to conduct a voluntary critical incident stress debriefing two days later.

4.What is the first step of the critical in Incident stress debriefing?

Sharing initial thoughts and feelings.

5. Which of the following is not a step that your team members should take in the future to personally reduce stress?

Take antidepressants.

If you remember the correct answers and in the following please feel free to insert them in the comment section of this blog. Thanks.