TRANSPORT PT'S
T/F: Medical capability is the quality or state of being able to provide the expected and required medical services and support to the casualty.
WHAT IS TRUE?
T/F: Computed Tomography scanning has been largely replaced by cervical spine radiographic evaluation (CSRE) and should only be performed when CSRE is unavailable.
WHAT IS FALSE?
_______is defined as a pathology or laboratory test that is performed at the site of clinical interaction, in a non-laboratory setting, allowing immediate decision regarding treatment
POINT OF CARE (POC)
Blood products should be transfused in a plasma:platelet:RBC ratio of ______.
1 : 1 : 1
The MIST report was recently incorporated into the 9-line medical evacuation request. MIST stands for:
(Mechanism, Injuries, Vital Signs, and Treatments)
____________ transport is required when “the patient has a critical illness or injury that acutely impairs one or more vital organ systems such that there is a high probability of imminent or life-threatening deterioration in the patient's condition during transport.”
WHAT IS CRITICAL CARE?
What is the lowest level of care equipped with a portable x-ray machine?
ROLE 2
T/F: While using an i-STAT device, one of the most important environment factors that medics must always be cognizant of are extremes in ambient temperatures/exposure to extreme temperatures can render results inaccurate.
TRUE
Thawed plasma has a shelf life of ______.
5 DAYS
A patient is experiencing full thickness damage to the skin and bone; area cold to touch and feels stiff. Classify the degree of cold injury the patient is suffering from.
FOURTH
The gold standard for unstable patient transport is movement with critical care capability led by a ____________ who is qualified, experienced, and proficient at critical care transport.
WHAT IS A PHYSICIAN?
All trauma patients arriving at a Role ___ will receive proper and expeditious radiologic screening of injuries.
WHAT IS 3?
What are lab values the i-STAT can measure?
cardiac troponin I, electrolytes, blood gas, urea, creatinine, glucose, ionized calcium, and international normalized ratio (INR)
type _____ negative RBCs should be used preferentially for females of childbearing years **
TYPE O
When performing nursing intervention during prolonged field care, personnel must flush saline locks with 10ml of normal saline at least every ___ hours.
8
Who assumes risk of reduced capability when a medical evacuation organization is not capable of providing the required intratheater en route care capability?
Who is the Theatre Commander?
When performing a FAST examination on a patient, you inspect the right upper quadrant. You are inspecting between which two organs?
The right upper quadrant between the liver and kidney
The results from the i-STAT are generally available in ____ minutes or less
10
Before loading blood products for transportation, ensure that the blood product containers are ________ and _________.
CHARGED AND MAINTAINED
Which chemical irritant smells like rotten eggs? **
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
Which approved Joint Trauma System patient care record (PCR) is primarily used for rotary wing transports from point of injury or inter-facility transfer?
The Tactical Evacuation Patient Care Record
DA FORM 4700
An 18g ______________ IV is typically desired for Computed Tomography IV access.
ANTECUBITAL
When using an i-STAT device, ____________ and creatine can increase creatinine measurements by 0.20—0.25 mg/dl.
Acetaminophen
Blood products carried outside of a medical treatment facility (MTF) and/or laboratory will be contained in an approved storage container for a maximum of _____ hours.
48 HOURS
What are medications used to treat anxiety and agitation?
PROPOFOL
DEXMEDETOMIDINE
CLONIDINE