CLS Study Guide questions with correct answers

Of the deaths that occur during ground combat, about what percent die before reaching a medical treatment facility? CORRECT ANSWER 90 percent Your unit is in ground combat. You see a soldier fall as though he has been shot. Your primary duty is to: CORRECT ANSWER Continue firing at the enemy. You are treating a casualty while under fire. What can you perform before moving the casualty to a place of safety? CORRECT ANSWER Apply a tourniquet to control severe bleeding on a limb. Tactical combat casualty care has three phases. List the phases. CORRECT ANSWER Care under fire, Tactical field care, Tactical evacuation care A casualty is being transported to a collection point using a nonmedical vehicle. What is this called? CORRECT ANSWER CASEVAC What medical term means bleeding, usually severe? CORRECT ANSWER Hemorrhage A pad of material placed on the wound to absorb the blood is called the _____________________ while the material used to keep the pad from slipping off the wound is called the _____________________________. CORRECT ANSWER Dressing; bandage