Bumedinst 6220.12, Medical Event Reports

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In situations when timeliness is critical, what method of reporting with follow on correspondence to the NAVENPVNTMEDU is acceptable?

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Direct telephone or E-Mail

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Commanding Officer, NAVENVIRHLTHCEN shall validate, on what basis, a sample of MER’s as directed by NAVENVIRHLTHCEN?

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Annually

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Seemingly unrelated cases of disease and injury occurring on different ships or stations may be medically significant when viewed on what basis?

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Regional

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All message MER’s must be identified by what report control symbol in the subject line?

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MED 6220-3

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What will be submitted for specific medical events that include selected communicable diseases, injuries, and outbreaks?

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MER’s

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NAVENPVNTMEDU’s must keep all MER’s on file for how many years?

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Five

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NAVENPVNTMEDUs will submit urgent reports to NAVENVIRHLTHCEN no later than how many hours after receipt?

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24

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Most reportable medical events are routine, and must be submitted no later than the what day of of each month to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU?

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1st

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After local confirmation of Molaria and in the absence of confirmation capability, forward what to the nearest NAVENPVNTMEDU for confirmation following local interpretation?

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Smears

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Who is the primary action addressee on MER’s?

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Cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU

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If an operational unit must send an urgent MER by message, it should be sent as what classification?

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Unclassified

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What software program is the preferred method of reporting?

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NDRS

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Reports are submitted electronically via the internet or by mailing a what to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU?

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3.5 diskette

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Who shall perform global medical event surveillance and monitoring of reportable medical events?

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Commanding Officer, NAVENVIRHLTHCEN

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The Medical Event Reports replaced which Report?

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Disease Alert

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What must be submitted by the medical department of the command with primary responsibility for the health of the affected individual?

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MER

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Who shall maintain an effective command medical event surveillance program?

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Commanding officers

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Commanding officers shall submit what type of naval message when a medical event may attract high level Navy interest or affect operational readiness?

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OPREP-3 Navy Blue

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) reporting is not performed using MER. HIV infections should be reported to whom and to appropriate state authorities?

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BUMED

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When a reportable medical event is suspected or confirmed, unit senior medical department representatives shall submit MER’s using what system?

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Naval Disease Reporting System (NDRS)

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NAVENPVNTMEDUs will submit routine reports to NAVENVIRHLTHCEN no later than what day of each month?

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15th

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What is defined as a communicable condition with a suspected common
source, or which occurs in one or more clusters among personnel in a particular location, work center, berthing compartment, day care, or
involving more than an expected number of individuals?

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A reportable outbreak

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A suspected outbreak occurring among military personnel is considered an urgent reportable medical event and must be reported within what time frame to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU by whatever means available?

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24 hours

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Medical event disease surveillance is particulary important in military populations where medical events can have what type of effects?

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Mission-degrading

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A successful communicable disease and injury control program depends on what of suspected or confirmed cases?

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Early notification