First Aid, Damage Control And ORM Flashcards

1
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What is a pressure point?

A

Where a main artery lies near the skin surface and over a bone

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2
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How many pressure points are on each side of the human body?

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11

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3
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What are the 11 principle pressure points?

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Temple, Jaw, Neck, Collar Bone, Inner-Upper Arm, Inner Elbow, Wrist, Upper Thigh, Groin, Knee, Ankle

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4
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What are the 3 classifications of burns?

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1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns

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5
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Describe 1st degree burn.

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Redness, warmth and mild pain

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6
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Describe 2nd degree burn.

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Red, blistered skin and severe pain

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7
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Describe a 3rd degree burn.

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Tissue, skin and bone are destroyed, pain may be absent due to destroyed nerve endings

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8
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What are the 2 types of fractures?

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Closed/Simple and Open/Compound

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9
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What is electrical shock?

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When a person comes into contact with an electrical source

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10
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What is an obstructed airway?

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Blockage of the upper airway, indications are inability to talk, grasping and pointing to the throat

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11
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What are the 2 types of heat related injuries?

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Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke

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12
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What are the symptoms of Heat Exhaustion?

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Disturbance of blood flow in the heart, brain and lungs. Skin is cool , moist and clammy, pupils are dilated

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13
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What are the symptoms of Heat Stroke?

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Breakdown of the body’s sweat mechanism. Hot and/or dry skin, uneven pupil dilation and a weak, rapid pulse.

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14
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What are the 3 types of cold related injuries?

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Hypothermia, Superficial Frostbite and Deep Frostbite.

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What are the 3 objectives of first aid?

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Prevent further injury, infection and loss of life

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16
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What is hypothermia?

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General cooling of the body. Pale skin, slow

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17
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What is superficial frostbite?

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Ice crystals forming in the upper layers of skin

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18
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What is deep frostbite?

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Ice crystals form in the deep layers of skin.

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19
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Describe septic shock.

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Bacteria multiply in the blood and release toxins

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20
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Describe cardiogenic shock.

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Heart is damaged and unable to supply adequate blood flow

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21
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Describe neurogenic shock.

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Caused by spinal cord injury.

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22
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Describe anaphylactic shock

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A type of severe hypersensitivity or allergic reaction.

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23
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Describe hypovolemic shock

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Caused by severe blood or fluid loss

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24
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What does CPR stand for?

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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25
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What does CAB mean?

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Circulation, Airway, Breathing

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26
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What are the steps of the survival chain?

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1) Recognition and activation of CPR
2) Chest compressions
3) AED/defibrillator
4) Rapid defibrillation
5) Effective advanced life support (EMT’s)
6) Integrated post-cardiac arrest care

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27
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What is the breath to compression ratio for CPR?

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30 to 2

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28
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How deep should a compression be?

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2 inches

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29
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What is the tilt/chin lift?

A

Used to introduce air to the lungs.

30
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What is ORM?

A

Operational Risk Management

31
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What are the 5 steps of ORM?

A

1) Identify Hazards
2) Assess Hazards
3) Make Risk Decisions
4) Implement Controls
5) Supervise

32
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What are the different classes of mishaps?

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Class A
Class B
Class C

33
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What constitutes a Class A mishap?

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$2,000,000 or more in property damage or an injury resulting in a fatality or permanent total disability

34
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What constitutes a Class B mishap?

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Greater than $500,000 in property damage, but less than $2,000,000 or an injury resulting in permanent partial disability.

35
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What constitutes a Class C mishap?

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Greater than $50,000 in property damage, but less than $500,000 or a non-fatal injury that causes loss of time beyond one shift.

36
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What is PPE?

A

Personal Protective Equipment

37
Q

Give examples of PPE.

A
Cranial
Eye Protection
Hearing Protection
Impact Protection
Gloves
Foot Protection
38
Q

What does CBR stand for?

A

Chemical Biological Radiological Warfare

39
Q

What are some types of chemical agents?

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Nerve
Blood
Blister
Choking Agents

40
Q

What is M9 paper used for?

A

Detects liquid chemical agents

41
Q

What is Atropine/2-Pam Chloride?

A

Specific therapy for Nerve Agents

42
Q

What are the 2 types of Biological Warfare?

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Pathogens and Toxins

43
Q

What is IPE?

A

Individual Protective Equipment

44
Q

What type of gas mask do we use?

A

MCU-2P

45
Q

What does ACPG stand for?

A

Advanced Chemical Protective Garment

46
Q

How many MOPP levels are there?

A

5

47
Q

Describe MOPP 0.

A

Issue PPE, accessible within 5 minutes

48
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Describe MOPP 1.

A

JSLIST, mask, gloves readily accessible

49
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Describe MOPP 2.

A

Mask carried, decon supplies staged.

50
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Describe MOPP 3.

A

GQ, install filters, don over boots

51
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Describe MOPP 4.

A

Don mask, hood and gloves. Set Circle William , initiate countermeasure washdown.

52
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What is Radiological Warfare?

A

The deliberate use of radiological weapons to produce widespread injury and death of all life.

53
Q

What is a high-altitude air burst?

A

Occurs at greater than 100,000 feet, produces ionosphere disruption and EMP

54
Q

What is an air burst?

A

Fireball does not touch the surface. Creates a vacuum that collects debris, resulting in radiation fallout.

55
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What is a surface burst?

A

Fireball touches the surface and produces the worst fallout.

56
Q

What is a shallow underwater burst?

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Small fireball and blast wave, creates large waves and water contamination

57
Q

What is a deep underwater burst?

A

Similar to shallow underwater burst, but produces less visible effect and yields larger amounts of contaminated water.

58
Q

What is ready shelter?

A

Stations just inside the weather envelope, with access to deep shelter.

59
Q

What is a deep shelter?

A

Spaces low in the ship and close to the centerline. Provides maximum shielding from nuclear radiation

60
Q

What is a DT-60 Dosimeter?

A

Non self-reading high range casualty dosimeter. Reads from 0-600 roentgens

61
Q

What are the 3 sides of the fire triangle?

A

Oxygen, fuel and heat

62
Q

What are the 4 types of fires?

A

Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta

63
Q

Describe a Class Alpha fire.

A

Occurs in combustable materials that produce ash

64
Q

Describe a class B fire.

A

Flammable liquids

65
Q

Describe a Class C fire.

A

Electrical Fires

66
Q

Describe a Class D fire.

A

Burning metals, like magnesium or titanium

67
Q

What is AFFF?

A

Aqueous Film-Forming Foam

68
Q

What is the mixture off AFFF to seawater?

A

94% seawater 6% AFFF

69
Q

What is Halon-1211?

A

Colorless, faintly sweet smelling, non electrically conductive gas that leaves no residue to clean up. Used primarily for Class B and Class C fires.

70
Q

What is PKP?

A

Potassium Bicarbonate. Intended for Class B fires. It breaks up the combustion chain.