Combat LifeSaver Course questions with correct answers

What is the leading preventable cause of death on the battlefield? CORRECT ANSWER Bleeding (hemorrhaging) from an extremity (limb). Why should you push away any loose clothing near a casualty's open wound before applying a dressing? CORRECT ANSWER To see the extent of the wound. A casualty is bleeding from a leg wound. Part of the trouser material next to the wound is stuck to the wound. You should: CORRECT ANSWER Cut around the stuck material so as not to pull the material from the wound. What part of the Emergency Bandage should be applied directly over an open wound? CORRECT ANSWER The dressing pad. You have just applied a pressure dressing to a wound on the casualty's arm. Under what circumstance would you loosen the cravat? CORRECT ANSWER There is no pulse in the limb below (distal to) the bandage. You have applied a field dressing to a bleeding wound on the casualty's forearm. What else should you do to help control the bleeding? CORRECT ANSWER Apply manual pressure You have applied a field dressing and manual pressure to a wound on the casualty's thigh, but blood is still leaking from the dressing. What should you do now? CORRECT ANSWER Apply a pressure dressing