Medical Terminology
The term that describes a body part being closer to a specified point in space.
Proximal
Phalanges
Your patient is bleeding out bright red blood. What is your treatment?
Apply a tourniquet
This piece of equipment is the standard moving device for patients in the field environment.
Standard litter
When lifting a patient, it is important to lift with your _____ and not your _____.
The term that describes a body part being further from a specified point in space.
Distal
How many bones are in the adult body?
206
Your patient fractured their elbow. What is the appropriate way to stabilize the fracture for transport?
The joint above and below the fracture need to be stabilized. An appropriate tx would be to give the pt something to hold their hand to maintain a normal position and apply a sling and swathe.
This specialty stretcher is used to extricate patients out of thickly vegetated or movement by foot for long distances.
SKED
When lifting a litter, the person giving the lifting commands is at what position on the litter?
Soldier at the right side of the head of the patient
The plane that runs front to back, dividing the body or any of its parts into left and right sides
Sagittal Plane
What are the 5 sections of the spine?
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccyx
You have a patient that you cannot establish IV access on with a catheter, but their condition determines they rapidly need IV treatment. What is your next option?
Establish an IO
This piece of equipment can be inserted through the nose to maintain an airway.
Nasopharangeal Airway (NPA)
Color of the tag in an MCI for a walking wounded patient?
Green
What is the name of the standard position in which the body is standing feet together, arms to the side, arms to the side, and head, eyes and palms facing forward?
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
Your patient has sustained a significant blast injury to their face, leaving little to no anatomical reference in the area of the mouth. The patient is unresponsive, but has a pulse. How would you manage this airway?
Surgical airway
The ideal length and gauge of a needle for Chest Needle Decompression?
14g + and at least 2 inches in length
The name of the bandage used for a sucking chest wound
Occlusive, three sided dressing/chest seal
The ventral body chamber that contains the pericardial cavity and the pleural cavity
Thoracic Cavity
How much blood is in the average, non-pregnant, adult?
8-12 pints
Your patient received a significant hit to the chest. They are beginning to show signs of increased work of breathing and shortness of breath. You note diminished lung sounds on the left and decreased chest wall movement on the left. What is your treatment?
Needle Decompression
Most commonly carried supraglottic airway device carried by 68Ws
King Airway
How much blood can a patient lose in their abdomen from an internal hemorrhage before it is visibly noticeable?
All of it