Can be due to chemical irritation, infections, or allergies. Vision is generally not affected except in cases of chemical irritation. This confusing sounding term, simply refers to inflammation of the Conjunctiva.
What is Conjunctivitis?
100
It is the most common style of medical documentation (report writing) style for military medical personnel.
What is the SOAP Note Format?
100
An inflammation of the lung caused by a reaction to an invading microorganism or noxious substance, this illness is generally characterized by a frequent productive cough, chest pain, fever, and respiratory distress.
What is Pneumonia?
100
Among Care Under Fire and Tactical Field Care, it is the final step in Casualty treatment in a tactical environment.
What is Tactical Evacuation Care?
200
The sound that is first heard when the blood pressure cuff is deflated. Also defined as the pressure of the heart contracting and pumping blood.
What is Systolic Pressure?
200
An acute infection of the Upper Airway generally characterized by a cough. There may be a low grade fever. This is usually the result of a common cold virus.
What is an Upper Respiratory Infection?
200
Often the initial tool utilized in a tactical environment to prevent death while caring for other injuries.
What is the CAT? (Combat Application Tourniquet)
200
A common illness among millions of people worldwide, this condition can be triggered by physical exertion, cold weather, allergens, or a number of other factors.
What is Asthma.
200
While in the Circulation check in Tactical Field Care, I have checked for radial pulses, and switched hasty tourniquets to deliberate tourniquets. This is the the next step.
What is call for Med Evac?
300
When taking a blood pressure reading, the spyhmomanometer is placed on the upper arm over this landmark, located in the crook of the elbow.
What is the Brachial Artery.
300
A bacterial infection that usually presents with a sudden onset of severe sore throat, fever, tender/swollen neck glands, mausea, and malaise.
What is Streptococcal Pharyngitis.
300
For patients with fractures or deformed extremities, and sometimes used as a makeshift C-Collar, this device has many uses.
What is SAM (Splint)?
300
The physiology of respiration is accomplished through pressure changes in the lungs. These 2 processes sum up respiration.
What are Inhalation and Exhalation?
300
Although this step of the Trauma Assessment doesn't require touching the patient or applying bandages, it is among the last steps to be completed and is among the most important for subsequent care.
What is the Field Medical Card?
400
Pressure in the vessels when the heart is at rest between beats.
What is Diastolic Pressure?
400
Inflammation of the nasal membranes resulting in sneezing, itching, rhinorrhea, and nasal congestion. Treatment is aimed at identification and avoidance of the offending allergen.
What is Rhinitis.
400
Take off the 'K' and you have this acronym, used as a guide to remember 3 signs of hidden injuries while conducting a Thorough Patient Assessment.
What is TIC? (Tenderness, Instability, Crepitus)
400
Part of the lower airway, this branches off into two bronchi that enter the lungs.
What is the Trachea?
400
Although a potentially lifesaving procedure, it strains resources on the battlefield and is rarely if ever performed because once you start, you pretty much can't stop.
What is CPR?
500
In documenting a blood pressure reading, the pressures are recorded in this order.
What is Systolic over Diastolic?
500
There are at least 7 different parts of the eye. Name 5 of them.
What is the Sclera, Cornea, Retina, Lens, Iris, Pupil, and Lacrimal Glands.
500
When a patient presents for a medical (non-traumatic injury) evaluation, this acronym will help you remember what questions to ask to help determine what their illness may be, or be caused by.
What is SAMPLE?
500
Turbinates are ridges or tissue in the nose covered by mucous membranes and contain many blood vessels. When the turbinates swell and cause the blood vessels to burst, you have this common occurrence. (Don't say "Nose-Bleed.")
What is Epistaxis?
500
Provided in the Circulation part of the Tactical Field Care, this device allows for future administration of intraveneous fluid.