Mission Possible
The Case of the Potluck Poisoning
Student Booklet
Name
Class Period
Score
Activity #1
Score:
Identify the 4 Contributors to the Potluck Dinner
Contributor
A–Maria
B–Stephen
C–Abram
D–John
Employed
Food Item
Other Information
12121212-
Match the people to the pictures that represent their part in this scenario by writing
the LETTER of the person in the square to the left of the picture:
Activity #2
Score
Patient Record Worksheet - Admitting Clerk Occupation
Get with a partner and fill out their information on YOUR paper.
Utah Hospital
PATIENT RECORD
Patient Information
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Home Phone
Work Phone
Address
City/State
Zip Code
Patient’s Occupation
Name of company
Birth date
Gender
Male
Female
Address of company
Parent or Spouse
Name of Supervisor
Address of Supervisor
Insurance Information
Circle One
Blue Cross
Intermountain Health Care
Educators
Policy Number (5 digits)
Altius
# ___ ___ - ___ ___ ___
Payment Plan Circle One
Insurance pays 90% and Patient pays 10%
Insurance pays 80% and Patient pays 20%
Patient Signature
Date
Spouse or Parent Signature
Date
EXTRA CREDIT HOSPITAL BILL COSTS: 5 Points
Your hospital bill came to $759.00. You are on the 80% - 20% insurance plan.
How much will the insurance pay and how much will you be responsible for?
Insurance Costs =
Your Costs =
*Remember when you multiply by percentages you must change the percentage into a decimal.
80% = 0.80 20% = 0.20
Activity #3
Score
Types of Illnesses
Illness:
Condition,
Infection, or
Poisoning
Influenza
Type of illness:
Virus, Bacteria,
Metal/Mineral
1.
 Bacteria
2.
1.
 Bacteria
2.
Poisoning
E. Coli
3.
 Virus
1.
 Bacteria
2.
 Metal/Mineral
Lead
3.
 Virus
 Metal/Mineral
Salmonella
Symptoms:
What happens to the sick
person?
 Virus
 Metal/Mineral
Hepatitis A
Time for
symptoms
to occur:
How long
does it take
to get sick?
3.
 Virus
1.
 Bacteria
2.
 Metal/Mineral
3.
 Virus
1.
 Bacteria
2.
 Metal/Mineral
3.
Other Information:
Things that may help solve
the case
ACTIVITY #4
EPIDEMIOLOGIST CHART
Name:
Score
Class Period:
Use Microsoft Excel to complete this chart. As you enter “1” for what the 5 people ate, the totals at the
bottom of the chart are filled in. You need to enter the last formulas and analyze the numbers. The
numbers will reveal what food item all (100%) the sick people ate.
#
NAME
WELL
SICK
HAM
WELL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Tanner
Ana
Megan
Jim
BriAnn
Juan
Tyson
Paul
Maria
Sarah
Debbie
Allen
Bridget
Laura
Sionne
Peggy
Mike
Michelle
Nia
Kirk
Kathy
Hector
Vern
Steve
Isabel
Connie
David
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
SALAD
SICK
1
1
1
1
1
WELL
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
HAM
#
%
WELL
SICK
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
FRUIT PUNCH
SICK
1
1
1
1
1
1
TOTAL
NUMBER
SICK
1
1
1
WATER
WELL
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
SALAD
WATER
#
#
%
FRUIT PUNCH
%
#
WELL
10
9
7
10
0
SICK
30
29
22
15
30
%
Activity #5
Review Questions
Score
As the epidemiologist, answer the following questions to help identify what item made everyone sick
and how did it make them sick.
1. Was anyone sick before the party?
YES
NO
YES
NO
What did he or she bring to the party?
2. Did the item in #1 make everybody sick?
Cross out the item that is eliminated as a food-borne illness suspect.
3. Were the food samples contaminated with bacteria or viruses?
YES
NO
Cross out the items that can be eliminated as food-borne illness suspects.
4. Did the water make everyone sick?
YES
NO
Cross out the item that is eliminated as a food-borne illness suspect.
5. What item did all of the sick people eat or drink?
6. Who was responsible for this item that made everyone sick?
7. Was the item in question #5 contaminated with bacteria or viruses?
YES
NO
YES
NO
8. What type of container was used for the item in question # 5?
Was the container recently repaired?
Circle the item below that we can investigate as the possible food-borne illness.
9. How long did take for the people to get sick?
10. Which illness occurs within 30 minutes?
11. How could the item in #8 cause everyone to get sick?
12. What food-borne illness caused the potluck poisoning?