TOURNIQUET
ONE OF THE MOST PREVENTABLE CAUSES OF DEATH ON THE BATTLEFIELD
CONTROLLING SEVERE BLEEDING
TRIAGE AND TREATMENT ZONES ARE DIVIDED INTO WHAT THREE CATEGORIES?
WARM ZONE, HOT ZONE, COLD ZONE
A CASUALTY IS LAYING ON THE GROUND, WHAT DO YOU DO FIRST?
GENTLY TAP THEM ON THE SHOULDER AND ASK THEM IF THEY ARE OK
WHERE AND HOW DO YOU INSERT OF A NASOPHARYNGEAL?
IN THE RIGHT NOSTRIL, BEVEL TOWARD THE SEPTUM
12-20 RESPIRATIONS PER MINUTE
THE DISTANCE A TOURNIQUET MUST BE FROM AN INJURY
APPROX. 2 - 4 INCHES ABOVE THE WOUND
A TOURNIQUET IS RECOMMENDED AS THE ONLY TREATMENT THAT CAN BE RENDERED IN THIS PHASE OF CARE.
CARE UNDER FIRE
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ELEVATING THE PATIENT'S LEGS ABOVE THEIR HEART IF THEY ARE GOING INTO SHOCK
HELP CIRCULATE THEIR BLOOD
A GAUZE INFUSED WITH A CHEMICAL CALLED KAOLIN
HEMOSTATIC AGENT, ALSO KNOWN AS COMBAT GAUZE
THE AVERAGE ADULT HAS THIS MANY LITERS OF BLOOD
FIVE
3 ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS WHERE TOURNIQUETS SHOULD NEVER BE PLACED
JOINTS, NECK, OR ABDOMEN
THESE TWO THINGS TELL IF A TOURNIQUET IS WORKING
CESSATION OF BLEEDING AND NO DETECTABLE PULSE BEYOND THE TOURNIQUET
HOW TO TREAT AN OPEN CHEST WOUND
APPLY AN OCCLUSIVE DRESSING
THE NORMAL METHOD OF OPENING A CASUALTY'S AIRWAY
HEAD-TILT/CHIN LIFT
A CASUALTY GOES UNCONSCIOUS AND STOPS BREATHING. WHAT DO YOU DO?
WITH PULSE, START RESCUE BREATHING, ONE BREATH EVERY 5-6 SECONDS; NO PULSE, START CPR
THE WIDTH OF A IMPROVISED TOURNIQUET BAND SHOULD BE
AT LEAST 1.5 INCHES
THE PERSON WHO PROPERLY APPLIES TOURNIQUETS IN THE FIELD
ANYONE WHO IS PROPERLY TRAINED
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO AFTER APPLYING A TOURNIQUET?
LEAVE IT EXPOSED, WRITE A "T" ON THE FOREHEAD OF THE CASUALTY AND WRITE THE TIME ON THE DOCUMENTATION OR BANDAGE
NEEDLE ABOVE THE 3RD RIB IN THE SECOND INTERCOSTAL SPACE
TREATMENT FOR A TENSION PNUEMOTHORAX (COLLAPSED LUNG)
THE TWO PREFERRED METHODS OF MOVING A PATIENT IN THE FIELD
DRAGS AND CARRYS
A TOURNIQUET SHOULD BE RECHECKED WHEN?
EVERY TIME YOU MOVE THE PATIENT
ON THE BATTLEFIELD (NOT UNDER FIRE) A PATIENT IS NOT BREATHING AND DOES NOT HAVE A PULSE, WHAT DO YOU DO?
TRIAGE AS "EXPECTANT" AND MOVE ON
ONE BREATH EVERY 5-6 SECONDS, AND CHECK THE PULSE AFTER 12 RESPIRATIONS
RESCUE BREATHING
WHY MUST A PENETRATING CHEST WOUND BE SEALED?
TO KEEP AIR FROM ENTERING THROUGH THE WOUND
WHAT IS LOC?
LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS