AFMC 7

Question 1

3 main types of surveillance

Answer 1

1. passive
2. active
3. sentinal

Question 2

Def. passive surveillance

Answer 2

waiting for data to come to them

Question 3

3 main types of passive surveillance

Answer 3

1. notifiable disease
2. hospital billing data
3. vital stats

Question 4

Def. hospital billing data

Answer 4

allows examination of what is being seen in the hospital

Question 5

Def. notifiable disease

Answer 5

requires physicians and lab to report when they come across

Question 6

def. of vital stats

Answer 6

mandatory recording of births and deaths

Question 7

def. of active surveillance

Answer 7

play an active role in seeking out the specific data

Question 8

types of active surveillable

Answer 8

1. health surveys

2. census

Question 9

def. of health surveys

Answer 9

community or for specific populations

Question 10

def. of sentinal surveillance

Answer 10

selected clincians gather data and pass them on to those responsible for data collection