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Question 1
You are conducting an inspection of a HAZMAT facility. During your inspection, you come
in
contact with a poisonous substance. The substance is now on your skin and could cause
death
through absorption.
How do you prevent/minimize absorption of this substance?
CORRECT ANSWER
Absorbed poisons.
(1) Remove the casualty from the source.
(2) Remove contaminated clothing.
(3) Brush off any powders from the casualty's skin.
(4) Flush the skin with large amounts of water for at least 20 minutes.
Question 2
Care under fire is care rendered at the scene of the injury while the combat medic and the
casualty are still under effective hostile fire.
What are the steps/substeps involved in the "care under fire" phase?
CORRECT ANSWER
Return fire as directed or required before providing medical treatment. This may include
wounded Soldiers still able to fight.
b. Determine if casualty is alive or dead.
(1) Provide care to live casualty tactically.
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, (a) Suppress enemy fire.
(b) Use cover or concealment (smoke).
(c) Direct casualty to return fire, move to cover, and administer self-aid, (stop
bleeding) if possible. If unable to move casualty to cover and still under
direct enemy fire, have casualty "Play Dead".
(d) If casualty is unresponsive, move casualty and his equipment to cover as the
tactical situation permits.
(e) Keep the casualty from sustaining additional wounds.
(f) Reassure the casualty.
c. Administer only life-saving care while still under enemy fire.
(1) Identify and control life-threatening hemorrhage with a tourniquet.
(2) Cervical spine control is not necessary if the casualty has sustained penetrating
head or neck wounds. If suffering from blunt head or neck trauma, the medic must
determine if the tactical situation will allow attempts at cervical spine control while under
enemy fire.
Question 3
You are requesting medical evacuation for a casualty you have just treated. You
determined
that the evacuation category is priority.
What are some possible injuries that led to your evacuation decision?
CORRECT ANSWER
poor general impression, unresponsive, responsive but not following commands, difficulty
breathing, shock, complicated childbirth, chest pain with systolic blood pressure less than
100, uncontrolled bleeding, and severe pain.
Question 4
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Question 1
You are conducting an inspection of a HAZMAT facility. During your inspection, you come
in
contact with a poisonous substance. The substance is now on your skin and could cause
death
through absorption.
How do you prevent/minimize absorption of this substance?
CORRECT ANSWER
Absorbed poisons.
(1) Remove the casualty from the source.
(2) Remove contaminated clothing.
(3) Brush off any powders from the casualty's skin.
(4) Flush the skin with large amounts of water for at least 20 minutes.
Question 2
Care under fire is care rendered at the scene of the injury while the combat medic and the
casualty are still under effective hostile fire.
What are the steps/substeps involved in the "care under fire" phase?
CORRECT ANSWER
Return fire as directed or required before providing medical treatment. This may include
wounded Soldiers still able to fight.
b. Determine if casualty is alive or dead.
(1) Provide care to live casualty tactically.
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, (a) Suppress enemy fire.
(b) Use cover or concealment (smoke).
(c) Direct casualty to return fire, move to cover, and administer self-aid, (stop
bleeding) if possible. If unable to move casualty to cover and still under
direct enemy fire, have casualty "Play Dead".
(d) If casualty is unresponsive, move casualty and his equipment to cover as the
tactical situation permits.
(e) Keep the casualty from sustaining additional wounds.
(f) Reassure the casualty.
c. Administer only life-saving care while still under enemy fire.
(1) Identify and control life-threatening hemorrhage with a tourniquet.
(2) Cervical spine control is not necessary if the casualty has sustained penetrating
head or neck wounds. If suffering from blunt head or neck trauma, the medic must
determine if the tactical situation will allow attempts at cervical spine control while under
enemy fire.
Question 3
You are requesting medical evacuation for a casualty you have just treated. You
determined
that the evacuation category is priority.
What are some possible injuries that led to your evacuation decision?
CORRECT ANSWER
poor general impression, unresponsive, responsive but not following commands, difficulty
breathing, shock, complicated childbirth, chest pain with systolic blood pressure less than
100, uncontrolled bleeding, and severe pain.
Question 4
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