What does the following acronym correspond to? CBRN
CBRN = Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear
100
How many lines of the 9-line actually refer to the patient(s)? List them.
Lines 3 (number of patients by precedence), 5 (number of patients by type) and 8 (patient nationality and status)
100
a device that is tied very tightly around someone’s leg or arm in order to stop blood from flowing out of a cut
a tourniquet
100
Pronounce: medical corps
200
What do the following acronyms correspond to? MTF; EMT
MTF = Medical Treatment Facility; EMT = Emergency Medical Treatment
200
List at least two methods of marking the pick-up site in a MEDEVAC situation.
panels, pyrotechnic signal, smoke signal
200
The specific location where a casualty is collected by a MEDEVAC team
the pick-up site
200
Pronounce: breath, breathe
300
What do the following acronyms correspond to? LZ, IED, EPW
LZ = Landing Zone; IED = Improvised Explosive Device; EPW = Enemy Prisoner of War
300
List 3 types of equipment that can be requested on a 9-line
hoist, extraction equipment, ventilator
300
A patient who doesn't have to be carried on a litter onto a MEDEVAC chopper is said to be...
ambulatory
300
Pronounce: triage; catastrophic haemorrhage; chemical warfare
400
What do the following acronyms correspond to? COLPRO, IPE, MASCAL, MEDINT
COLPRO = Collective Protection, IPE = Individual Protective Equipment, MASCAL = Mass Casualties, MEDINT = Medical Intelligence
400
List 4 routes of absorption (ways that CBRN agents can get into the body)
inhalation, ingestion, skin (inoculation or injection, wound), eye, mucosa
400
to bring (someone who is unconscious, not breathing, or close to death) back to a conscious or active state again
to resuscitate
400
Give the pronunciations for the following words: colonel, sergeant, lieutenant (British and U.S.)
500
What do the following acronyms correspond to? ROM, TIM, WMD, NATO, USAMRIID
ROM = Restriction of Movement; TIM = Toxic Industrial Material; WMD = Weapons of Mass Destruction; NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; USAMRIID: United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
500
List the 5 precedence categories for patients on a 9-line request
A machine that can be used on a MEDEVAC chopper to lift heavy loads
A hoist
500
In the following list, identify the 5 words with a silent letter: diagnosis, symptom, limb, prescription, knee, numb, assessment, injured, pneumothorax, evacuation