Marine Corps Knowledge - First Aid Questions With
Complete Solutions
33. Q: WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION? Correct Answers A:
1) BODY TEMPERATURE MAY BE NORMAL OR BELOW
NORMAL. (98.6 DEGREES OR LOWER).
2) SKIN IS PALE, COLD, MOIST, AND CLAMMY.
3) PUPILS WILL BE DIALATED.
4) PULSE WILL BE WEAK AND FAST.
5) BREATHING WILL BE SHALLOW AND FAST.
34. Q: WHAT IS THE TREATMENT FOR A VICTIM WITH
HEAT EXHAUSTION? Correct Answers A:
1) CARE FOR AS IN SHOCK.
2) MOVE TO A COOL ENVIRONMENT, BUT DO NOT
ALLOW CHILLING.
3) GIVE A CONSCIOUS VICTIM 1 TEASPOON OF SALT
PER QUART OF COOL WATER.
35. Q: WHAT ARE THE SYPTOMS FOR A VICTIM WITH
HEAT CRAMPS? Correct Answers A:
1) PAINFUL CRAMPS IN THE MUSCLES OF THE LEGS,
ABDOMEN, OR ARMS.
2) CAN BE CAUSED BY DRINKING ICE WATER TOO
QUICKLY OR LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER AFTER
EXERCISE.
3) USUALLY EARLY SIGNS OF APPROACHING HEAT
EXHAUSTION.
,36. Q: WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED TREATMENT FOR
A VICTIM WITH HEAT CRAMPS? Correct Answers A:
1) REMOVE TO A COOLER ENVIRONMENT.
2) GIVE THE VICTIM 1 TEASPOON OF SALT PER 1
QUART OF COOL WATER.
3) GENTLY MASSAGE MUSCLE TO RELIEVE SPASM.
37. Q: WHAT ARE THE FOUR TYPES OF BURNS? Correct
Answers A:
1) THERMAL BURNS
2) ELECTRICAL BURNS
3) CHEMICAL BURNS
4) LASER BURNS
38. Q: WHAT TWO AREAS OF THE BODY SHOULD YOU
NOT PUT A DRESSING ON A BURN VICTIM? Correct
Answers A: THE FACE AND GENITAL AREA.
39. Q: HOW ARE BURNS CLASSIFIED? Correct Answers A:
1) BY EXTENT. (PERCENTAGE OF BODY COVERED).
2) BY DEPTH. (1ST, 2ND OR 3RD DEGREE BUNRNS).
3) BY CAUSE. (THERMAL, ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL,
LASER).
40. Q: HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THE THREE DEGREES
OF BURNS? Correct Answers A:
1) 1ST DEGREE - SKIN REDDENED.
2) 2ND DEGREE - SKIN BLISTERED.
3) 3RD DEGREE - SKIN CHARRED.
, 41. Q: WHAT IS THE BASIC RULE TO REMEMBER WHEN
A PERSON IS BITTEN BY A SNAKE? Correct Answers A:
TREAT ALL SNAKEBITES AS POISONOUS.
42. Q: WHERE ARE MOST POISONOUS SNAKES FOUND?
Correct Answers A: PRIMARILY IN THE TROPICAL TO
MODERATE CLIMATES.
43. Q: WHAT ARE THE FOUR TYPES OF POISONOUS
SNAKES FOUND IN THE U.S.? Correct Answers A:
1) RATTLESNAKES.
2) COPPERHEADS.
3) WATER MOCCASINS.
4) CORAL SNAKES.
44. Q: WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF TOXINS A
POISONOUS SNAKE CAN HAVE? Correct Answers A:
1) HEMOTOXINS - DESTROYS TISSUE AND BLOOD.
2) NEUROTOXINS - AFFECTS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM.
45. Q: WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO
REMEMBER IN THE TREATMENT OF A SNAKEBITE
VICTIM? Correct Answers A: PROPERLY IDENTIFYING
THE SNAKE AS TREATMENT WILL BE DIFFERENT FOR
EACH SNAKE.
46. Q: HOW TIGHT SHOULD THE RESTICTING BAND
FOR A SNAKEBITE VICTIM BE? Correct Answers A: JUST
TIGHT ENOUGH TO STOP THE FLOW OF BLOOD NEAR
THE SKIN.
Complete Solutions
33. Q: WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION? Correct Answers A:
1) BODY TEMPERATURE MAY BE NORMAL OR BELOW
NORMAL. (98.6 DEGREES OR LOWER).
2) SKIN IS PALE, COLD, MOIST, AND CLAMMY.
3) PUPILS WILL BE DIALATED.
4) PULSE WILL BE WEAK AND FAST.
5) BREATHING WILL BE SHALLOW AND FAST.
34. Q: WHAT IS THE TREATMENT FOR A VICTIM WITH
HEAT EXHAUSTION? Correct Answers A:
1) CARE FOR AS IN SHOCK.
2) MOVE TO A COOL ENVIRONMENT, BUT DO NOT
ALLOW CHILLING.
3) GIVE A CONSCIOUS VICTIM 1 TEASPOON OF SALT
PER QUART OF COOL WATER.
35. Q: WHAT ARE THE SYPTOMS FOR A VICTIM WITH
HEAT CRAMPS? Correct Answers A:
1) PAINFUL CRAMPS IN THE MUSCLES OF THE LEGS,
ABDOMEN, OR ARMS.
2) CAN BE CAUSED BY DRINKING ICE WATER TOO
QUICKLY OR LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER AFTER
EXERCISE.
3) USUALLY EARLY SIGNS OF APPROACHING HEAT
EXHAUSTION.
,36. Q: WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED TREATMENT FOR
A VICTIM WITH HEAT CRAMPS? Correct Answers A:
1) REMOVE TO A COOLER ENVIRONMENT.
2) GIVE THE VICTIM 1 TEASPOON OF SALT PER 1
QUART OF COOL WATER.
3) GENTLY MASSAGE MUSCLE TO RELIEVE SPASM.
37. Q: WHAT ARE THE FOUR TYPES OF BURNS? Correct
Answers A:
1) THERMAL BURNS
2) ELECTRICAL BURNS
3) CHEMICAL BURNS
4) LASER BURNS
38. Q: WHAT TWO AREAS OF THE BODY SHOULD YOU
NOT PUT A DRESSING ON A BURN VICTIM? Correct
Answers A: THE FACE AND GENITAL AREA.
39. Q: HOW ARE BURNS CLASSIFIED? Correct Answers A:
1) BY EXTENT. (PERCENTAGE OF BODY COVERED).
2) BY DEPTH. (1ST, 2ND OR 3RD DEGREE BUNRNS).
3) BY CAUSE. (THERMAL, ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL,
LASER).
40. Q: HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THE THREE DEGREES
OF BURNS? Correct Answers A:
1) 1ST DEGREE - SKIN REDDENED.
2) 2ND DEGREE - SKIN BLISTERED.
3) 3RD DEGREE - SKIN CHARRED.
, 41. Q: WHAT IS THE BASIC RULE TO REMEMBER WHEN
A PERSON IS BITTEN BY A SNAKE? Correct Answers A:
TREAT ALL SNAKEBITES AS POISONOUS.
42. Q: WHERE ARE MOST POISONOUS SNAKES FOUND?
Correct Answers A: PRIMARILY IN THE TROPICAL TO
MODERATE CLIMATES.
43. Q: WHAT ARE THE FOUR TYPES OF POISONOUS
SNAKES FOUND IN THE U.S.? Correct Answers A:
1) RATTLESNAKES.
2) COPPERHEADS.
3) WATER MOCCASINS.
4) CORAL SNAKES.
44. Q: WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF TOXINS A
POISONOUS SNAKE CAN HAVE? Correct Answers A:
1) HEMOTOXINS - DESTROYS TISSUE AND BLOOD.
2) NEUROTOXINS - AFFECTS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM.
45. Q: WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO
REMEMBER IN THE TREATMENT OF A SNAKEBITE
VICTIM? Correct Answers A: PROPERLY IDENTIFYING
THE SNAKE AS TREATMENT WILL BE DIFFERENT FOR
EACH SNAKE.
46. Q: HOW TIGHT SHOULD THE RESTICTING BAND
FOR A SNAKEBITE VICTIM BE? Correct Answers A: JUST
TIGHT ENOUGH TO STOP THE FLOW OF BLOOD NEAR
THE SKIN.
