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Casualty Evaluation & Evacuation Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 life saving steps?

A

ABCS–

Open the Airway, Check for Breathing, Check for signs of Circulation, Treat for Shock

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What does DCAPBTLS stand for & what is it used for?

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Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, and Swelling

A Head to toe assessment

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What does MOI stand for?

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Mechanism of injury

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CasEvac Capabilities for an M997 Hard/High back

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4 litters or 8 ambulatory

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5
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CasEvac Capabilities for an M1035 soft/low back

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2 litters or 3 ambulatory

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CasEvac Capabilities for a UH-1 Huey lightweight transport helo

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6 litters or up to 10 ambulatory

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CasEvac Capabilities for a CH-46E Sea Knight, Medium transport Helo

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15 litters or 22 ambulatory

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CasEvac Capabilities for a CH-53D Sea/Super Stallion; Medium/Heavy helo

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24 litters or up to 37 ambulatory

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9
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CasEvac Capabilities for a V-22 Osprey; rotary wing helo

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12 litters and 24 ambulatory

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What goes into a 9-line CasEvac/Med Evac Request?

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  1. Grid Coordinate of pick up site (8 digit grid)
  2. Radio frequency/NET ID
  3. # of casualties by precedence
  4. Special Equipment requirement
  5. Number of casualties by type/litter/ambulatory
  6. Security at pick up site
  7. Method of marking
  8. Patient nationality and status
  9. Additional information
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What goes into a casualty report? CasRep

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  1. Name, grade, SSN, unit
  2. Time of incident
  3. Location of incident
  4. Type of wound
  5. Location of wound
  6. Casualty status
  7. Casualty evacuation required? (Y/N)
  8. Activity in which casualty engaged
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12
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What is AVPU? & how often do you check it?

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Alert and awake
Responds to verbal stimuli
Responds to painful stimuli
Unresponsive

Every 15 minutes

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What’s an MTF?

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Medical Treatment Facility

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14
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During the primary survey what do you do?

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talk, feel, and observe

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15
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What are 4 diagnostic signs to evaluate during the primary survey of a casualty?

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pulse, respiration, skin color, and state of consciousness

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16
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How do you sort casualties?

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Urgent (0-2 hours)
Priority (4-6 hours)
Routine (24 hours or deceased)

17
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What are the different manual carry techniques?

A 
Fireman's carry
Drag: 1 or 2 person
2 person rifle or pack carry
Poncho drag
Litter carry: 2 or 4 person
Improvised litter
18
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What are the 9 diagnostic signs?

A 
Pulse
Respiration
Blood Pressure
Temperature
Skin Color
Pupils
Level of Consciousness
Ability to move
Reaction to pain
19
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What is the goal of the secondary survey?

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  1. Prepare for transport
  2. Reassess life threatening injuries and treatment
  3. manage problems associated with the airway and breathing
  4. ensure pressure dressings, bandages, splinting, or tourniquets are secure to withstand transport
20
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When do you stop CPR?

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The mission doesn’t permit
A more competent med. assist. arrives
you are physically unable due to fatigue
the casualty recovers

21
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What is the usual pulse rate in adults and children?

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adults 60-100 bpm (beats per minute)

children 800-100 bpm

22
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What is a usual respiration?

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12-20 breaths per minute

23
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What is hemiplegia?

A

paralysis of one side of the body

24
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What are hemostatic agents?

A

special dressings for non-extremity life threatening hemorrhage like:
QuickClot
HemCon
Combat Gauze

25
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What are some injuries associated in an urgent casualty?

A

Airway and breathing difficulties
gunshot wounds
spinal or pelvic fractures
cardiac arrest
uncontrolled or suspected severe hidden bleeding
open chest or abdominal wounds
severe head injuries with evidence of brain damage, no matter how slight
severe medical problems: poisonings, diabetes with complications, cardiac disease with failure

26
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What are some injuries associated in a priority casualty?

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burns without complications
major or multiple fractures
back injuries without spinal damage
heat/cold injuries–not counting heat stroke

27
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What are some injuries associated in a routine casualty?

A

sprains, fractures, small lacerations
obviously mortal wounds where death appears reasonably certain
obviously dead

28
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What are some questions a Marines needs to ask themselves or things they need to do while providing assistance to a casualty during the primary survey?

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Is the scene safe?
How many casualties do I have?
Do I have any help?
Are they conscious?
--Call for help
--position the casualty
open the airway
check for breathing
give rescue breaths if needed
check for circulation
What is the MOI?
What caused the injuries?
How bad are the injuries?
Does the casualty have a C-spine injury?
29
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How do you open the airway?

A

head tilt/chin lift

30
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How do you check for breathing?

A

Give 2 breaths
Look (for chest rise and fall)
Listen (for breaths being taken)
Feel (air being exhaled)

31
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How do you check for signs of circulation?

A

check the carotid or the radial pulse

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