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What are the four methods of controlling bleeding?

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Direct pressure, elevation, pressure points, use of a tourniquet.

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What are the three objectives of first aid?

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Prevent further injury, infection, and the loss of life.

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How many pressure points are there and where are they?

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11 principal pressure points on each side of the body. Temple, jaw, neck, collar bone, inner upper arm, inner elbow, wrist, upper thigh, groin, knee, ankle.

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Describe a first degree burn.

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Redness, warmth and mild pain.

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Describe a second degree burn.

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Red, blistered skin and severe pain.

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Describe a third degree burn.

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Destroys tissue, skin and bone in severe cases, pain my be absent due to destroyed nerve endings.

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Describe Heat Exhaustion.

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A serious disturbance of blood flow to the brain, heart, and lungs. The skin is cool, moist, and clammy and the pupils are dilated. Body temperature may be normal or high; the victim is usually sweating profusely.

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Describe Heat stroke.

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A very serious condition caused by a breakdown of the body’s sweating mechanism. The victim is unable to eliminate excessive body heat buildup. Symptoms may include hot and or dry skin, uneven pupil dilation, and a weak rapid pulse.

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Describe Hypothermia.

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A general cooling of the whole body caused by exposure to low or rapidly falling temperature, cold moisture, snow or ice. The victim may appear pale and unconscious, and may even be taken for dead. Breathing is slow and shallow, pulse faint or even undetectable. The body tissues feel semi-rigid, and the arms and legs may feel stiff.

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Describe Superficial Frostbite.

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When ice crystals are forming in the upper skin layers after exposure to temperature of 32 degrees or lower.

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Describe Deep Frostbite.

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Develops when ice crystals are forming in the deeper tissues after exposure to a temperature of 32 degrees or lower.

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Heat related injuries.

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Heat exhaustion, Heat Stroke.

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Cold weather injuries.

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Hypothermia, Superficial Frostbite, Deep Frostbite.

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What is shock? What types are there?

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A life threading medical condition whereby the body suffers from insufficient blood flow throughout the body as a result of a severe injury or illness.

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What types of shock are there?

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Septic, Anaphylactic, Cardiogenic, Hypovelomic, Neurogenic.

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Describe Septic shock

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Bacteria multiplying in the blood and releasing toxins

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Describe Anaphylactic shock

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Severe hypersensitivity or allergic reaction

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Describe Cardiogenic shock

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Heart is damaged and unable to supply sufficient blood to the body

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Describe Hypovelomic shock

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Severe blood and fluid loss which makes the heart unable to pump enough blood to the body

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Describe Neurogenic shock

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Caused by a spinal cord injury

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What is CPR?

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Combination of rescue breathing and chest compressions delivered to victims thought to be in cardiac arrest.

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What are the steps for CPR?

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Circulation. Airway. Breathing.

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What is ORM?

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A systematic decision making process used to identify and manage hazards that endanger naval resources.

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What is the ORM process?

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Identify hazards, Assess hazards, Make risk decisions, Implement Controls, Supervise.

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What is a Class A mishap?
Property damage is $2,000,000 or more; injury or illness results in fatality or permanent total disability.
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What is a Class B mishap?
Property damage is $500,000 or more but less than $2,000,000; injury or illness results in permanent partial disability, or 3 or more personnel are hospitalized.
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What is a Class C mishap?
Property damage is $50,000 or more, but less than $500,000; a non-fatal injury that causes any loss of time beyond the day or shift that it occurred.
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What types of chemical agents are there?
Nerve agents, Blister agents, Blood agents, Choking agents.
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Describe M9 Paper.
Detects liquid chemical agents by turning red.
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Describe Atropine/2-PAM-chloride Auto Injector
Used as a specific therapy for nerve agent casualties.
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Types of Biological agents
Pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, prions, rickettsia) Toxins (based on organism)
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Chem/Bio Warfare PPE
MCU-2P Mask, Advanced Chemical Protective Garmet, Chemical Protective gloves and liners, Chemical protective over boots and laces, Skin decontamination kit.
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Types of nuclear explosions
High altitude air burst, air burst, surface burst, shallow underwater burst, deep underwater burst.
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MOPP Level 0
Issue PPE. Accessible in 5 min.
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MOPP Level 1
JSLIST, Mask, Gloves readily accessible
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MOPP Level 2
Mask carried, decon supplies staged
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MOPP Level 3
GQ, install filters, don over-boots
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MOPP Level 4
Don mask/hood, gloves, Circle William, countermeasure washdown.
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Fire Triangle
Heat, Fuel, Oxygen and chemical reaction.
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Class A Fire
Combustible materials that produce an ash. Effective extinguishing agents: Water or AFFF
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Class B Fire
Flammable liquid substances, black smoke. Effective extinguishing agents: AFFF, Halon, PKP, and CO2
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Class C fire
Energized electrical fires. Effective extinguishing agents: CO2, Halon, PKP.
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Class D fire
Combustible metals such as magnesium and titanium. Effective extinguishing agents: H2O in large quantities in high velocity fog from a safe distance.
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FPCON Normal
General global threat of possible terrorist activity exists
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FPCON ALPHA
Increased general threat of possible terrorist activity
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FPCON Bravo
Increased or more predictable threat of terrorist activity exists
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FPCON Charlie
Incident occurs or intelligence is received indications some form of terrorist action
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FPCON Delta
Terrorist attack has occurred or when intelligence is received that terrorist action is imminent
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DEFCON 5
Normal Peacetime readiness
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DEFCON 4
Normal, increased intelligence and strengthened security measures
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DEFCON 3
Increase in force readiness above normal readiness.
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DEFCON 2
Further increase in force readiness, but less than maximum.
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DEFCON 1
Maximum force readiness
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What is NATOPS
Naval Air Training and Operation Procedures Standardization Program Reduction in the aircraft mishap rate
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14 November 1910
First take-off from a ship by Eugene Ely, a civilian pilot in a 50-hp Curtiss plane from a wooden platform built on the bow of USS BIRMINGHAM
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8 May 1911
Birthday of Naval Aviation. Navy bought A-1 Triad for $5,500 each.
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20 June 1913
First death in Naval Aviation. William D Billingsley
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22 October 1917
QA established
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20 March 1922
First carrier. Jupiter converted to Langley CV-1
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10 March 1948
First Navy jet carrier landing on USS Boxer. FJ-1 Fury.
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Coral Sea 7-8 May 1942
Strategic setback for the Japanese. First carrier versus carrier battle. 3 Japanese Carriers, 2 US Carriers. Lexington sunk. 1 Japanese carrier sunk.
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Midway 3-5 June 1942
Turning point in war. Code intercepted. 4 Japanese Carriers all sunk. 3 US carriers, only lost the Yorktown.
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Guadalcanal 13-15 November 1942
5 Sullivan brothers died. USS Juneau
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Six HAZMAT Catergories
FATCOC | Flammables, Aerosols, Toxic materials, Corrosives, Oxidizing materials, Compressed gases

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