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Registration Deadline: December 31, 2018
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CE TEST QUESTIONS
General Purpose Statement: To provide information on an Injury Prevention Coordinators Course (IPCC) for trauma center-based injury prevention coordinators.
Learning Objectives/Outcomes: After completing this continuing education activity, you should be able to:
1. List the components and implementation of the IPCC.
2. Describe the need for and development of the IPCC.
3. Identify the functions of the organizations involved in the development of the IPCC.
1. The inaugural IPCC took place in
a. 2000.
b. 2010.
c. 2015.
2. The duration of the IPCC is
a. 1 day.
b. 2 days.
c. 1 week.
3. Trauma care accounts for a total of what percentage of U.S. health care expenditures?
a. 12%
b. 20%
c. 23%
4. As noted in the article, access to a trauma system providing prehospital care to rehabilitation has been credited with a significant reduction in
a. the overall cost of trauma care.
b. trauma-related mortality and morbidity.
c. the incidence of trauma.
5. A variable reported by the authors that constrains the overall effectiveness of trauma center-based injury prevention activities is the
a. amount of staff available.
b. lack of preventability of many injuries.
c. wide range of injury types.
6. The authors note that inconsistencies exist among injury prevention coordinators in their
a. reporting requirements.
b. salaries.
c. authority.
7. An essential component in establishing validated, high-quality prevention efforts by trauma center injury prevention programs is
a. determining outcomes data on trauma care.
b. developing best practices.
c. establishing uniform standards for all programs.
8. Which organization sponsored the development of a core curriculum and introductory IPCC?
a. the American Trauma Society
b. the American College of Emergency Physicians
c. the National Trauma Institute
9. The group that serves as an advocate for victims of trauma and their families throughout the United States is
a. the American College of Surgeons.
b. the American Trauma Society.
c. ThinkFirst.
10. Which organization in the Trauma Prevention Coalition (TPC) provides hospital-based, community-oriented programs anchored in research, education, and advocacy?
a. Pan-American Trauma Society
b. Injury Free Coalition for Kids
c. Safe States Alliance
11. The foundation in the TPC that develops evidence-based programs to assist people in learning to reduce their risk for injury is
a. ThinkFirst.
b. the Orthopaedic Trauma Association.
c. the Trauma Center Association of America.
12. One of the priorities of the TPC is planning for the development of a registry and catalog of trauma center
a. prevention and intervention programs.
b. quality improvement activities.
c. injuries and injury severity scores of trauma victims.
13. The TPC works toward providing education regarding the implementation of new criteria in "Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient-2014" developed by the
a. Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
b. Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
c. American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma.
14. All of the following modules are included in the IPCCexcept
a. strategic business planning and marketing.
b. evidence-based trauma care.
c. funding injury prevention programs.
15. A specific objective listed for the course is to
a. explore and identify key sources of injury data.
b. provide training to trauma team members.
c. recruit and retain an injury prevention team.
16. The IPCC was developed to educate injury prevention coordinators on competencies that they need
a. as foundational knowledge.
b. for leadership positions in national organizations.
c. to advance their training to the next level.
17. The educational delivery method for the IPCC was designed to be
a. unique to each geographic region.
b. efficient and cost-effective.
c. convenient and available online.
18. In addition to the IPCC, there has been development of all of the followingexcept
a. mission-vision statements.
b. sample job descriptions.
c. a clinical mentoring program.