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Comprehensive study material for the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) examination featuring complete questions and verified answers covering all major combat medicine topics. This document includes detailed coverage of trauma radiology, burn care, military working dog medicine, whole blood transfusion protocols, chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear (CBRN) injury response, prolonged field care, and envenomation management. Perfect for military medical personnel preparing for EFMB certification or seeking to enhance their combat medicine knowledge. Topics Covered: Trauma Radiographic Evaluation & FAST Scanning Burn Care & Fluid Resuscitation (Rule of Nines) Military Working Dog Emergency Medicine Whole Blood Transfusion Protocols Inhalation Injury & Toxic Chemical Exposure Frostbite & Cold Injury Management Traumatic Brain Injury in Prolonged Field Care CBRN Injury Response (Parts 1 & 2) Snake, Spider & Scorpion Envenomation Prehospital Blood Transfusion Pain, Anxiety & Delirium Management Wound Debridement & Irrigation Nursing Interventions in Prolonged Field Care Format: Question and Answer with complete solutions Pages: 46 Guaranteed Pass Content

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EFMB EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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The initial radiographic evaluation of a trauma patient begins with supine
Anterior-Posterior (AP) chest and pelvis radiographs taken in the trauma bay
usually with a(n) __________. - ANSWER>>portable x-ray machine

T/F: Computed Tomography scanning has been largely replaced by Cervical
Spine Radiographic Evaluation (CSRE) and should only be performed when CSRE
is unavailable. - ANSWER >>FALSE. Cervical Spine Radiographic Evaluation
(CSRE) has been largely replaced by Computed Tomography (CT) and should only be
performed when a CT is unavailable.

What is the lowest level of care equipped with a Computed Tomography (CT)
Scanner? - ANSWER>>Role 3

What is the lowest level of care equipped with a portable x-ray machine? -
ANSWER >>Role 2

Members of the trauma team should have __________ aprons and thyroid shields
available near the trauma bay for radiation safety. - ANSWER >>lead

Distance is also protective from radiation exposure. If feasible based on the patient's
condition, any personnel without lead shielding should move a short distance away from
the x-ray unit. The recommended minimal distance is
__________ feet. - ANSWER >>Six (6)

While the FAST scan has been validated only in hemodynamically unstable blunt
trauma patients, it has become a standard tool in the trauma bay and Emergency
Department (ED) in most trauma patients. FAST stands for __________. -
ANSWER >>Focused Abdominal Sonographic Assessment for Trauma

FAST in combat trauma has a sensitivity of only 56% and and specificity of

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