Health Services/Medical

Question 1

When a patient has injuries to the jaw and mouth, what do you verify?

Answer 1

Verify the airway is clear and the casualty is breathing

Question 2

What are the three types of heat injuries?

Answer 2

(1) Heat Exhaustion
(2) Heat Cramps
(3) Heat Stroke

Question 3

What is the first step you should take prior to transporting a casualty in a stretcher to the BDS during GQ?

Answer 3

Ask for a safe route from CCS

Question 4

How are patients transported going up the ladders?

Answer 4

Head first

Question 5

What position is a casualty with a sucking chest wound placed in while awaiting transportation?

Answer 5

On their affected side

Question 6

What method is used to open the airway with a suspected spinal cord injury?

Answer 6

Jaw Thrust

Question 7

What are the 3 types of burns and describe them

Answer 7

a. First - sunburn, red to area
b. Second - blisters
c. Third - nerve damage

Question 8

What type of burn is life threatening?

Answer 8

Third degree burn

Question 9

What is the definition of Mass Casualty?

Answer 9

When the number of casualties exceeds the capability of the HSD

Question 10

What is the first thing you should check on a patient?

Answer 10

Pulse

Question 11

What injuries should you check for after a patient suffered from electrical shock?

Answer 11

Entrance and Exit wounds that will present themselves like burns

Question 12

What does E.A.R.L stand for?

Answer 12

Ensure Scene safety, Act (get hands on casualty), Report (call it away), Locate First Aid Box

Question 13

How many BDS (Battle Dressing Stations) do we have onboard?

Answer 13

3

Question 14

Which BDS is the primary?

Answer 14

Main

Question 15

How many Mass Casualty Boxes (MCB) do we have onboard?

Answer 15

8

Question 16

Where are the MCB boxes located?

Answer 16

Each repair locker (6 total); hangar bay (1); well deck (1)

Question 17

How many First Aid Boxes do we have onboard?

Answer 17

75

Question 18

Give me the four items used for patient transport

Answer 18

Reeves sleeves
Stokes Stretcher
Army Litter
SAR Litter

Question 19

Which transport equipment is the most common and safest to use when going up or down the ladder?

Answer 19

Reeves sleeves

Question 20

What is used to extract a patient up a vertical trunk or escape hatch?

Answer 20

DC Verticle Extrication Pulley System

Question 21

For inbound patient, what are the 2 typical places to receive them?

Answer 21

Flight Deck and Well Deck

Question 22

During Triage or Mass Casualty, what is considered minimal and give an example? (green tag)

Answer 22

Band-aid type treatment and able to go back to work

Question 23

What is the purpose of elevating the feet when treating for shock?

Answer 23

To push the blood blow back to the vital organs

Question 24

How do you apply direct pressure on an open fracture of the lower leg?

Answer 24

By pinching the sides of the wound

Question 25

During triage of a casualty, what is considered immediate (red tag)?

Answer 25

Emergent injuries, prevention of life, limb, or eyesight

Question 26

What is considered Delayed (Yellow)?

Answer 26

Needs surgery, but not emergent; Closed Fracture

Question 27

What can be found in a First Aid Box?

Answer 27

1. Lubricating Jelly
2. ACE Wraps
3. Emergency Trauma Dressing (ETD)
4. Chest Seals
5. Scissors
6. Skin Marker
7. Nasopharyngeal Airway (34 and 28 french)
8. Gloves
9. SAM Splints
10. Tourniquets
11. One way mask barriers

Question 28

What is Triage?

Answer 28

Sorting patients and placing them in categories based off of the severity of injuries (most severe first).

Immediate (red tag): emergent, sucking chest wound;
Delayed (yellow tag): needs surgery but not emergent, closed hand fracture
Minimal (green tag): band-aids treatment and be able to go back to work
Expectant (dead/dying)

Question 29

Who is the Triage Officer?

Answer 29

HM2 Clay

Question 30

What is Medical Officer’s responsibility during Mass Casualty event?

Answer 30

To stabilize and treat casualties

Question 31

What is the primary mission of Health Services Department?

Answer 31

Provide routine care to the ship’s crew

Question 32

What is the secondary mission of Health Services Department?

Answer 32

Receive and treat casualties sustained during combat operations and provide aid during humanitarian assistance and disaster relieve operations.

Question 33

What is pre-operative (pre-op) room used for?

Answer 33

Prepare patients prior to transferring them for surgery in the Operating Room

Question 34

How many beds do we have in ICU/Ward room?

Answer 34

24

Question 35

What are the 11 basic wounds?

Answer 35

1. Amputation
2. Puncture
3. Laceration
4. Sucking Chest Wound
5. Abdominal Evisceration
6. Fractures (open and closed)
7. Electrical Shock
8. Burns
9. Smoke Inhalation
10. Hyperthermia (Heat injuries: Heat Stress, Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke)
11. Hypothermia (Cold injuries: Immersion foot, Frostbite)

Question 36

When you inspect a patient that is unconscious, what are the first (primary) three things you want to check for?

Answer 36

1. Circulation
2. Airway
3. Breathing

Question 37

After you arrived to the scene, what is your first step before you assess the patient?

Answer 37

Scene is safe

Question 38

When you witnessed a man-down, who do you notify?

Answer 38

a. In-port - Quarterdeck or CCS

b. Out to sea - Pilot House or CCS

Question 39

When you responded to a medical emergency, what are the priorities when you are assessing the patient?

Answer 39

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a. Patient/Provider safety
b. Massive hemorrhaging (bleeding)
c. Airway
d. Respiratory
e. Circulation
f. Hypothermia
g. Pain Management

Question 40

How should you check a level of consciousness of the patient?

Answer 40

Ask: Are you okay?

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