Airway Management
Bleeding Control
Misc.
Misc.
Misc.
100
What are the ways in which a CLS/Medic can open a casulty's airway?
Head tilt/chin lift or jaw thrust manuever
100
True or False. The leading preventable cause of death on the battlefield is bleeding from an extremity.
True
100
Which line do you not transmit during a wartime MEDEVAC request if it's not applicable?
Line 9
100
Where do you place the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Card (TC3 card) on a casualty?
Upper left sleeve or left trouser cargo pocket
100
To determine a casulty's level of consciousness, you would use what scale?
AVPU
200
If a neck or spinal injury is not suspected, use the jaw thrust manuever. (True or False)
False
200
What's your next step if the tourniquet doesn't cut off the distal pulse?
Tighten the windlass more; apply a second tourniquet if indicated.
200
How do you write the date "24 June 2010" on a Field Medical Card?
10/06/24
200
What do you say when you're going to request a MEDEVAC?
I have a MEDEVAC request. Over.
200
What is the preferred one-person carry method for moving a conscious casualty in full gear?
The Hawes carry
300
When do you insert an NPA?
Casualty is: Unconscious, but breathing on their own; Conscious and breathing at a rate of less than 2 respirations every 15 seconds; Conscious, but making snoring or gurgling sounds when they take breathes.
300
The band on an improvised tourniquet should be at least how many inches wide?
2 inches
300
Where do you attach a completed Field Medical Card to a casualty?
Attach the original to the casualty's clothing using wire from the booklet
300
When would you classify your casualty as "Urgent" when requesting MEDEVAC?
Emergency case that should be evacuated within a maximum of 2 hours in order to save life, limb, or eyesight
300
What are the three most preventable battlefield deaths?
1- Hemorrhage 2- Tension pneumothorax 3- Airway management
400
Rescue breathing involves how many breaths over how many seconds?
One breath every five seconds
400
True or False. A tourniquet can be used on an arm, elbow, leg, or thigh.
False; arm, forearm, leg, or thigh
400
Where is the leader of a four person litter team normally positioned?
Near the casualty's right shoulder
400
Where on the body do you perform a needle chest decompression?
What is 2nd intercostal space, above the 3rd rib
400
When do you know a tourniquet is tight enough?
When a distal pulse is no longer present
500
A casulty has suffered a pentrating chest wound to the left side of his chest and no other wounds. This could result in the collapse of which lung(s)?
Left lung
500
Name three sites where digital pressure can be applied to stop bleeding
1-Temporal 2-Carotid 3-Brachial 4-Radial 5-Femoral 6-Posterior/anterior tibialis
500
Define each line of the 9-line medevac request
1-Grid coordinates 2-Radio frequency/call sign &suffix 3-No. of casulties by precedence (US,S,R,C) 4-Special equipment 5-No. of casulties by type (A or L) 6-Security of pick-up site 7-Method(s) of marking pick-up site 8-Casulty nationality/status 9-NBC contamination
500
Define AVPU
ALERT, responsive to VERBAL stimuli, responsive to PAINFUL stimuli, UNRESPONSIVE
500
What color fluid may leak from the ears if there's a suspected brain or spinal cord injury?
Clear; Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
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