Question

Steps in field investigation include all of the following except:Orient the data according to person, place, and time. Searching for missing cases. Counting cases. Administration and planning activities. All of the above are steps in field investigation.

Answer 1

All the above steps are included in field investigation .

Steps in a Field Investigation are :-

1. Establish existence of an epidemic (or outbreak)

2. Confirm the diagnosis

3. Establish criteria for case identification

4. Search for missing cases

5. Count cases

6. Orient the data according to person, place, and time

7. Classify the epidemic

8. Determine who is at risk of becoming a case

9. Analyze the data

10. Formulate a hypotheses

11. Test hypotheses

12. Develop reports and inform those who need to know

13. Execute control and prevention measures

14. Administration and planning activities