68W Field Craft 1 Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers
What % of combat fatalities are survivable by early
intervention and transportation to a hospital? - Correct
Answers ✅24.3%
What is the leading cause of preventable death on the
battlefield? - Correct Answers ✅Hemorrhage
What % of head/neck injuries require immobilization? -
Correct Answers ✅1.4%
When would you consider spinal precautions for a combat
causality? - Correct Answers ✅1.) MVA
2.) 15+ foot falls
3.) IED blast involving a MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush
Protected) vehicle
When would you provide CPR in a combat environment? -
Correct Answers ✅1.) Hypothermia
2.) Near Drowning
3.) Electrocution
4.) Was alive and lost vitals while en route to MTF
What are primary blast injuries and what type of injuries
would you expect to find? - Correct Answers ✅Caused by
blast pressure. (Most effective in a closed environment).
,68W Field Craft 1 Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers
Damage to Hallow Organs
-Blast Lung: Pulmonary Hemorrhage w/ Hypoxia
-Ruptured Colon: Hemorrhage w/ fecal contamination
-Stomach: Gastric Hemorrhage w/ shock
- Ear Drums: Tympanic membrane rupture
What is a secondary blast injury? - Correct Answers
✅Collateral damage from projectiles/ shrapnel
What is a tertiary blast injury? - Correct Answers ✅Blunt
trauma from being thrown in an explosion
What is the single most significant obstacle to the combat
medic's ability to provide care? - Correct Answers ✅Enemy
fire
What is a WALK and what can you find in it? - Correct
Answers ✅Warrior Aid and Litter Kit
-Talon Litter
-Extra Supplies/ Fluids
What analgesic can you give to a patient in mild to moderate
pain? - Correct Answers ✅(Combat Pill Pack)
-Acetaminophen (Tylenol); 2 Bilayer caplets @ 650 mg each
, 68W Field Craft 1 Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers
-Mobic; 1 tablet
What analgesic can you give to a casualty that is not in shock
or respiratory distress and causality is not at significant risk
of developing either condition? - Correct Answers ✅- OTFC
(Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate) (Fentanyl)
800 ug (micrograms) on a lozenge
What analgesic can you give to a casualty who is in
hemorrhagic shock or respiratory distress OR is at risk of
those? - Correct Answers ✅Ketamine
-50 mg IM/IN (check every 30 minutes)
-20 mg IV (check every 20 minutes)
Alternative option to OTFC - Correct Answers ✅Morphine
5 mg w/ 5cc of solution
IV/IO
Check every 10 minutes (can repeat same dose)
What two analgesics have the potential to worsen severe TBI
(Traumatic brain injury)? - Correct Answers ✅Ketamine and
OTFC
(Do NOT use these for eye injuries)
Questions and Answers
What % of combat fatalities are survivable by early
intervention and transportation to a hospital? - Correct
Answers ✅24.3%
What is the leading cause of preventable death on the
battlefield? - Correct Answers ✅Hemorrhage
What % of head/neck injuries require immobilization? -
Correct Answers ✅1.4%
When would you consider spinal precautions for a combat
causality? - Correct Answers ✅1.) MVA
2.) 15+ foot falls
3.) IED blast involving a MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush
Protected) vehicle
When would you provide CPR in a combat environment? -
Correct Answers ✅1.) Hypothermia
2.) Near Drowning
3.) Electrocution
4.) Was alive and lost vitals while en route to MTF
What are primary blast injuries and what type of injuries
would you expect to find? - Correct Answers ✅Caused by
blast pressure. (Most effective in a closed environment).
,68W Field Craft 1 Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers
Damage to Hallow Organs
-Blast Lung: Pulmonary Hemorrhage w/ Hypoxia
-Ruptured Colon: Hemorrhage w/ fecal contamination
-Stomach: Gastric Hemorrhage w/ shock
- Ear Drums: Tympanic membrane rupture
What is a secondary blast injury? - Correct Answers
✅Collateral damage from projectiles/ shrapnel
What is a tertiary blast injury? - Correct Answers ✅Blunt
trauma from being thrown in an explosion
What is the single most significant obstacle to the combat
medic's ability to provide care? - Correct Answers ✅Enemy
fire
What is a WALK and what can you find in it? - Correct
Answers ✅Warrior Aid and Litter Kit
-Talon Litter
-Extra Supplies/ Fluids
What analgesic can you give to a patient in mild to moderate
pain? - Correct Answers ✅(Combat Pill Pack)
-Acetaminophen (Tylenol); 2 Bilayer caplets @ 650 mg each
, 68W Field Craft 1 Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers
-Mobic; 1 tablet
What analgesic can you give to a casualty that is not in shock
or respiratory distress and causality is not at significant risk
of developing either condition? - Correct Answers ✅- OTFC
(Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate) (Fentanyl)
800 ug (micrograms) on a lozenge
What analgesic can you give to a casualty who is in
hemorrhagic shock or respiratory distress OR is at risk of
those? - Correct Answers ✅Ketamine
-50 mg IM/IN (check every 30 minutes)
-20 mg IV (check every 20 minutes)
Alternative option to OTFC - Correct Answers ✅Morphine
5 mg w/ 5cc of solution
IV/IO
Check every 10 minutes (can repeat same dose)
What two analgesics have the potential to worsen severe TBI
(Traumatic brain injury)? - Correct Answers ✅Ketamine and
OTFC
(Do NOT use these for eye injuries)
