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2. NAVEDTRA 14234A, SEABEE COMBAT HANDBOOK, VOLUME 1 > Chapter 10 > Flashcards

Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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What is the emergency care given to the sick, injured, or wounded before and until they can be treated by medical personnel? (Page 10- 2)

A

First aid

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What are the three basic reasons for first aid? (Page 10-2)

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Save lives, prevent further injuries, and prevent infection

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If brain cells are deprived of oxygen, they will die within how many minutes and never regenerate? (Page 10-4)

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4-6

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What occurs when you inhale to take in oxygen, and then exhale to expel carbon dioxide? (Page 10-4)

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Respiration

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5
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What should you not use to check a casualty’s pulse because you may confuse the beat of your own pulse with that of the casualty? (Page 10-5)

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Thumb

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How many steps are there in properly evaluating a casualty? (Page 10-6)

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Eight

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Blood circulates throughout the body by means of what three different kinds of blood vessels? (Page 10-8)

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Arteries, veins, and capillaries

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What are the large vessels that carry blood from the heart? (Page 10-8)

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Arteries

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9
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What color is arterial blood? (Page 10-8)

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Bright red

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10
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What are the vessels that return blood to the heart? (Page 10-9)

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Veins

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What form a connecting network of smaller vessels between the veins and arteries? (Page 10-9)

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Capillaries

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12
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What is a combination compress and bandage in which a sterile pad is fastened to a gauze, muslin, or adhesive bandage? (Page 10-9)

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Battle dressing

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What is applying pressure using your fingers, thumb, or hand, to the appropriate pressure point called? (Page 10-11)

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Digital pressure

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What is a spot where a main artery lies near the skin surface and over a bone or firm tissue? (Page 10-11)

A

Pressure point

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15
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How many principal pressure points are there on each side of the body? (Page 10-11)

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10

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16
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What is the pressure point you will use if the neck is bleeding? (Page 10-11)

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Common carotid artery

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17
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What is a constricting band placed around an arm or leg to control bleeding? (Page 10-13)

A

Tourniquet

18
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What is the preferred rescue breathing method? (Page 10-18)

A

Mouth-to-mouth

19
Q

What is the collapse of the body’s cardiovascular system, including an inadequate supply of blood to the body’s tissue? (Page 10-23)

20
Q

What is the term for any break in the continuity of a bone? (Page 10-24)

21
Q

What is the term for when a joint is not in the proper position? (Page 10-24)

A

Dislocation

22
Q

What is it called when the connecting tissues of joints have been torn? (Page 10-24)

23
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What are the two types of fractures? (Page 10-24)

A

Open and Closed

24
Q

What is an object that can be used to immobilize a fracture or a dislocation called? (Page 10-26)

25
Q

What is a bandage or cravat tied around the neck to support a fractured arm or shoulder? (Page 10-26)

26
Q

What are pieces of clot or load bearing equipment (LBE) that are used to further immobilize a splinted fracture? (Page 10-26)

27
Q

What are the four types of burns you should learn to recognize and treat? (Page 10-31)

A

Thermal, electrical, chemical, and laser

28
Q

There are three categories of heat injuries: Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and what else? (Page 10-33)

A

Heatstroke

29
Q

What type of heat injury is caused by an imbalance of electrolytes in the body from excessive sweating? (Page 10-33)

A

Heat cramps

30
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What type of heat injury is caused by a loss of fluids in the body? (Page 10-33)

A

Heat exhaustion

31
Q

What type of heat injury is a failure of the body’s cooling mechanism? (Page 10-34)

A

Heatstroke

32
Q

What is caused by repeated exposure of bare skin to temperatures from 32 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit and has the symptoms of acutely swollen, red, tender, hot, or itchy skin? (Page 10-35)

A

Chillblain

33
Q

What is caused by exposure to cold temperatures usually below 32 degrees Fahrenheit? (Page 10-36)

34
Q

What is the effect that the glare from ice or snow has on the eyes? (Page 10-37)

A

Snow blindness

35
Q

What occurs when the body loses too much fluid? (Page 10-37)

A

Dehydration

36
Q

What occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can produce it? (Page 10-37)

A

Hypothermia

37
Q

How many inches in diameter should cat-hole latrines be? (Page 10-40)

38
Q

How many straddle-trench latrines should there be for every 100 females? (Page 10-40)

39
Q

What percent of Seabees should a deep pit latrine cover? (Page
10-41)

40
Q

Garbage pits should be located near dining facilities but no closer than how many meters? (Page 10-41)

41
Q

How long should you boil water to make it safe for drinking? (Page 10-47)

2. NAVEDTRA 14234A, SEABEE COMBAT HANDBOOK, VOLUME 1 (14 decks)

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