M
What does M stand for?
Massive Hemorrhaging
What does A stand for?
Airway
What does R stand for?
Respiratory
What does C stand for?
Circulatory
What does H stand for?
Hypothermia/Head injury
What are you assessing when performing this task?
Unrecognized hemorrhage
What are you assessing for when performing this task?
Unobstructed airway
What are you assessing for while performing this task?
Rise and fall of chest and lungs
What do you assess for when performing this task?
Hemorrhagic shock by looking for altered mental status and/or weak or absent radial pulse
What do you want to minimize for a casualty experiencing hypothermia?
Exposure to cold ground, wind, and air temperatures
You see a wound on a soldier's left forearm. Where do you put a tourniquet in relation to the bleeding site?
2-3 inches above, directly on the skin
Name both recovery positions to place an unconscious casualty if airway is obstructed.
Head-tilt/Chin-lift and Jaw thrust
What should all open or sucking chest wound be treated with?
Vented chest-seal
What can an altered mental status look like?
Confusion, disorientation, and behavioral changes
Where do you place a heating blanket for a casualty?
On their torso and under their arms.
What would you use if a wound is not amenable to use a tourniquet?
Combat gauze or hemostatic dressing
What does NPA stand for?
Nasopharyngeal Airway
What is tension pneumothorax?
Trapped air between the lungs and chest wall
Where do you find the radial pulse?
Just below the base of the thumb, in the groove between the wrist bone and the tendon.
A casualty does not seem fully awake but is responding to verbal commands. They are what, according to the AVPU scale?
Verbal
When applying hemostatic dressing, how long do you keep pressure on the wound for?
3 minutes
How do you measure an NPA for a casualty?
Measure from the tip of their ear lobe to nostril or tip of chin
How do you treat a chest wound if the affected site is along the Anterior auxillery line?
Needle decompression (NDC) above the 3rd rib lateral to the nipple line to avoid the heart and major blood vessles
How do you calculate someones radial pulse? What is a normal radial pulse?
Count to 30 and multiply the beats by 2, or count for a full minute. 60-100 bpm
What do you do for an open skull fracture?
Apply surface dressing to prevent contaminants and hold gentle pressure.