Which federal program provides a "push-pack" that, when requested, can be transported within 12 hours to an affected community and consists of medical assets such as medications, medical equipment and supplies,

Question

and personal protective equipment?
a. Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)
b. CHEMPACK federal program designed to supplement the medical response.
c. Emergency System for Advance Registra-tion of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP)
d. National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Answer 1

A
This federally funded program under the auspices of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion can aid any stricken community within the United States or its territories within 12 hours by delivering critical medical assets to assist the emergency medical and public health response. The SNS is primarily stored for biological acts of terrorism or large-scale natural disasters. CHEM-PACK is a similar program but is specifically targeted for chemical agents or chemical exposures on a large scale. ESAR-VHP is a registry of health professionals that can be accessed and ex-ecuted to recruit medical and clinical professionals (e.g., retired, nonlicensed) during an emer-gency response. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides a consistent na-tionwide template to establish federal, state, tribal, and local governments and private sector and nongovernmental organizations to work together effectively and efficiently to prepare for, pre-vent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity, including acts of catastrophic terrorism.