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MEDICAL Flashcards

1
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When did the Corps become an organized unit?

A

17 June 1898

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2
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Which war were woman able to volunteer the hospital corps?

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World war 2, this was established on July 21 1942

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3
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Who was the first physician to be selected for astronaut training?

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Joseph P Kerwin

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4
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Objectives of First Aid?

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To save a life

Prevent further injury

To minimize or prevent infection

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5
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Who is the department head for medical?

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SMO

Senior Medical Officer

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6
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What does “MASCAS” stand for

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Mass casualty

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7
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Define MASCAS?

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When the number of casualties exceeds medical supplies and resources

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8
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Where are the “MASCAS” station onboard?

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Each hangar bay Port side

2 sets in Mess Decks

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9
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How many stretcher bearers are required during GQ?

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5

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10
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What are the two types of litters onboard?

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Reeve Sleeve

Stokes litter

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11
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When necessary what is initiated when a MASCAS is called?

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Walking blood blank

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12
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What percentage of the ship is required to be a part of the walking blood bank?

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10%

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13
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Define Triage

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Evaluation and classification of injured personnel to establish priorities for treatment and evacuation

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14
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How many categories of triage are there and what are they?

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4: 
Green
Yellow
Red
Black
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15
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Define the colors of the triage

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Red - immediate (life threatening)
Yellow- delayed (non threatening)
Green - minimal (walking wounded)
Black - expectant

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16
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How many patients can the Ward hold?

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50

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17
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What are the two navy hospital ships?

A

USS MERCY

USNS COMFORT

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18
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Define MRT

A

Medical Response Team

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19
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What departments are named during a medical emergency?

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Weapons, Security and Medical

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20
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Define MEDEVAC

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Is performed with a dedicated medical asset

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21
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Define CASEVAC

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Is a transport of an emergent patient using available resources

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22
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What type of squadron is primarily used for CASEVACS

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HSC squadrons

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23
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Who provides en-route care during patient transport

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SMT

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24
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What does SMT stand for?

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Search and Rescue medical technician

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25
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What are the physical requirements to work on the flight deck?

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Color vision, Depth perception, must see 20/20

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26
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What does DVA stand for?

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Distant visual activity

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27
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What is the name of the vision testing equipment onboard?

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AVFT

Armed forces vision tester

28
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What is AMAL?

A

Authorized medical allowance list

A list of medical required supplies

29
Q

What is DD FORM 2807

A

Report of medical history

30
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What is DD form 2808

A

Report of medical examination

31
Q

What is the navy’s medecine guiding instruction?

A

MANMED 9-117

Manual of medical department

32
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What instruction is used as the basic shipboard medical guide

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COMNAVAIRFOR 6000.1

33
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What are the altitudes concerns for hypothermia

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Temperature drops 3 degrees Celsius every 1000 ft

34
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What are the concerns for hypoxia

A

As altitude increases, air gets thinner oxygen should not drop below 92%

35
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What are the 4 most common gases in the atmosphere?

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Oxygen, Nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon

36
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What is the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere?

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21%

37
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What is G-LOC

A

Induced loss of consciousness

38
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What is barotrauma?

A

Physical damage to tissue caused by a difference in pressure between a space inside the body and surrounding the body

39
Q

What results from rapid decompression in the cabin of an F18

A

Psychological episodes

40
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What is the Navy medical authority for aviation personnel?

A

NAMI

41
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What does NAMI stand for?

A

Naval aerospace medical institute

42
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What altitude are you at risk for acute mountain sickness?

A

8,000 ft or higher

43
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Who can give pilots and air crewman medical flight clearance

A

Flight surgeons

44
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What does DCS stand for?

A

Decompression sickness

45
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What part of medical is dedicated to aviation?

A

Aviation readiness (AVR)

46
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What does AVT stand for?

A

Aerospace medical technician

47
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What chapter of the MANMED outlines physical exams?

A

Chapter 15

48
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How classes of aviation personnel is there?

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5 classes

49
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Class 1 of aviation personnel

A

Naval aviators and student naval aviators

50
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Class 2

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Aviation personnel other than designated naval aviators such as naval flight officers (NFO), naval flight surgeons and naval aircrew, other persons ordered to duty involving flying

51
Q

Cheat are the two types of flight deck physicals?

A

Annually

Long- required every 5 years

52
Q

What system is used to document all outpatient encounters?

A

AHLTA

53
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What does AHLTA stand for?

A

Armed forces health longitudinal technology applications

54
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What system is used to update Medical Readiness navy wide?

A

MRRS

55
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What does MRRS stand for?

A

Medical Readiness Reporting System

56
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What does PHA stand for?

A

Physical Health assessment

57
Q

What are the 11 battle wounds?

A 
Burns
Electrical shock
Smoke inhalation 
Laceration 
Sucking chest wound 
Abdominal wound 
Compound fracture of the lower leg 
Amputations 
Heat stress 
Hypothermia 
Puncture wound
58
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How to correctly put direct pressure for a wound

A

Place dressing over wound

59
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Elevation for a wound

A

Elevate extremity about heart level

60
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Pressure points

A

Apply pressure on major artery about the wound

61
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Properly handling a tourniquet

A

Do not remove once in place
Place 2-4 inches about site
Mark a T and time on patients forehead

62
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What is a Reeves Sleeve used for?

A

This is a stretcher designed to remove a casualty from engineering spaces, holds and vertical trunks and other compartments where ladders and hatches are too small

63
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What is the STOKES stretcher used for?

A

Primary stretcher used during a mass casualty

Can also have flotation devices attached for ship to ship transport

64
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What is the definition for shock?

A

The term shock refers to an inadequate supply of oxygenated blood perfusing the body’s tissues

65
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What is the Rule of 9’s used for?

A

It assesses the percentage of body surface burned and is used to help quite treatment decisions

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