MEDICAL

Question 1

List 11 Basic Wounds

Answer 1

Amputation
Facial Laceration
Smoke Inhalation
Burns
Compound Fracture
Sucking Chest Wound
Abdominal Evisceration
Heat Stress
Hypothermia
Electrical Shock
Penetrating Wound

Question 2

What litter is used when transporting a patient ship to ship?

Answer 2

Stokes litter

Question 3

After your primary assessment for facial laceration what is the first step in your secondary assessment?

Answer 3

Check CAB- with extra attention on airway

Question 4

Explain “ensure scene safety in your own words”

Answer 4

Whatever caused the casualty does not hurt me or cause further injury

Question 5

What does triage mean?

Answer 5

“To Sort” in french

Question 6

How far away are the first aid boxes from each other?

Answer 6

100 feet

Question 7

Why do you cover both eyes when you have a pastoring object out of one eye?

Answer 7

So the patient won’t cause further injury to the eye.

If one eye moves so does the other

Question 8

What are the differences in 1st 2nd and 3rd degree burns?

Answer 8

1st - Sunburn

2nd - Blisters

3rd - Nerve damage

Question 9

When treating a heat casualty where are the places where you would apply a cold compress or iced to keep the patient cool?

Answer 9

Armpit
Groin area
Behind the neck

Question 10

Where should hand placement be for chest compression?

Answer 10

On lower half of the sternum

Question 11

How many triage categories are there?

Answer 11

4

Question 12

What does DCAPBTLS stand for?

Answer 12

Deformities
Contusions
Abrasions
Punctures
Burns
Tenderness
Lacerations
Swelling

Question 13

3 purposes of first aid

Answer 13

Save a life
Prevent further injury
Prevent infection

Question 14

After how many cycles of compress do you check CAB’s?

Answer 14

5 cycles

Question 15

When do you perform your secondary assessment?

Answer 15

When the primary is treated and under control

Question 16

What body part is specified for 1% for the rule of nines?

Answer 16

Groin

Question 17

How long should a complete breath take when giving CPR?

Answer 17

Over 1 second

Question 18

What supplies will you find in the first aid box to treat a compound fracture?

Answer 18

Trauma dressing
SAMS splint
Ace wrap

Question 19

How many first aid boxes are onboard?

Answer 19

63

Question 20

What does CAB stand for?

Answer 20

Circulation
Airway
Breathing

Question 21

Where do you check for a pulse when doing CPR?

Answer 21

Carotid artery on the side you are on

Question 22

What is the ratio of chest compression to breath in CPR?

Answer 22

30:2

Question 23

When getting ready to transport a patient which person does the counting for everyone to lift?

Answer 23

The person at the head

Question 24

What does EARL stand for?

Answer 24

Ensure scene safety
Act
Report the casualty
Locate the first aid box

Question 25

What are the 3 types of heat injuries?

Answer 25

Heat cramps Heat stroke Heat exhaustion

Question 26

Where are the mass casualty boxes located?

Answer 26

01 Decon station 02 STBD side 2nd deck horse shoe 2nd deck near aft BDS

Question 27

What items in the first aid box will you find to treat a penetrating wound?

Answer 27

Emergency trauma dressing Abdominal trauma Ace wrap Place the ETD in front, Ace bandage in the back, put a hole in ABD then wrap

Question 28

Why do you pay close attention to circulation in CAB’s with electrical shock casualties?

Answer 28

The heart constricts and contracts due to it’s own electrical pulses, adding an outside source of electricity could cause an irregular heart rhythm/cardiac arrest

Question 29

What type of bleeding is bright red and spurts?

Answer 29

Arterial

Question 30

How do you treat a 3rd degree burn?

Answer 30

Wrap with a dry sterile dressing

Question 31

What supply in the first aid box will you find to treat an open fracture?

Answer 31

SAMS splint Emergency trauma dressing Ace bandage

Question 32

What do the eyes look like for heat stroke?

Answer 32

Pin point pupils

Question 33

What is DCAPBTLS used for?

Answer 33

Secondary assessment

Question 34

What are the signs and symptoms of shock?

Answer 34

Pale and clammy skin Cool to the touch Weak and threaded pulse

Question 35

How long do you have to give 2 complete breaths before you have to resume chest compressions?

Answer 35

10 seconds

Question 36

What is the first thing after you implement EARL do you do after you ensure scene safety for an amputation?

Answer 36

Place a tourniquet on the single bone

Question 37

Who is the triage officer onboard?

Answer 37

LT Correces

Question 38

What bandage is wet when giving first aid to an abdominal evisceration? And why?

Answer 38

The second; for moisture

Question 39

What type of bleeding is dark red and has a relatively slow flow?

Answer 39

Veinous

Question 40

What litter is used to transport the patient through the ship?

Answer 40

Reeves sleeve

Question 41

How many mass casualty boxes are onboard?

Answer 41

4

Question 42

Can a secondary wound kill the casualty?

Answer 42

Yes

Question 43

Who is the dental officer onboard?

Answer 43

LT Correces

Question 44

Who is the MTT leader?

Answer 44

HMC

Question 45

Who is the medical officer onboard?

Answer 45

LT Luceri

Question 46

What are the steps of giving breaths in CPR? | How do you know when they are adequate to support life?

Answer 46

``` Head tilt chin lift Check airway Pinch nose Lock lips Blow while looking for equal chest rise and fall ``` When they are breathing on their own

Question 47

What are the types of fractures?

Answer 47

Open (compound) and closed

Question 48

What supplies will you find in the first aid box to treat an amputation?

Answer 48

Trauma dressing | Tourniquet

Question 49

What does the skin look like for heat stroke?

Answer 49

Dry Red Hot skin

Question 50

After how many cycles of CPR do you switch in 2 men CPR?

Answer 50

5

Question 51

In a man down scenario, what is the sequence of treatment?

Answer 51

EARL

Question 52

Who is the medical LPO?

Answer 52

HM1 Green “Sea Mama”

Question 53

What are the 4 ways to control bleeding?

Answer 53

Pressure point Direct pressure Tourniquet Elevation

Question 54

What are the different types of burns?

Answer 54

1st, 2nd and 3rd

Question 55

What color is the safety strap on the reeves’s sleeve?

Answer 55

Yellow

Question 56

What are the 4 triage categories?

Answer 56

Minimal Immediate Delayed Expectant

Question 57

Explain “ACT” in your own words

Answer 57

Give first aid to primary wound without a first aid box

Question 58

How should you treat a smoke inhalation casualty?

Answer 58

Get them to medical for oxygen therapy

Question 59

The average adult body contains 5-6 liters of blood, the loss of how much blood could result in shock?

Answer 59

1 liter

Question 60

Why is minimal treated first?

Answer 60

Get them back in the fight

Question 61

In a combat zone, what is the sequence to the triage cards? (Who gets treated first?)

Answer 61

Minimal Delayed Immediate Expectant

Question 62

As a stretcher bearer or in response to a man down scenario, what should you do with a person that is deceased?

Answer 62

Cover them

Question 63

When should a casualty be extricated immediately from the shipboard emergency?

Answer 63

``` Energized circuits Fire Flooding Smoke and toxic gas Anti-terrorism Active shooter Force protection threats ```

Question 64

What supplies will you find in the first aid box to treat a sucking chest wound?

Answer 64

Trauma dressing | Chest seal

Question 65

If you have a burn on your chest and stomach, what would be the burn percentage using rule of nines?

Answer 65

18%

Question 66

What is the failure of the heart and blood vessels to maintain enough oxygen rich blood to the vital organs of the body?

Answer 66

Shock

Question 67

What is the next step when you have applied two ETD’s to a wound and it still continues to bleed?

Answer 67

Apply a tourniquet to single bone