NAVMED P-5041

Question 1

NAVMED P-5041

Answer 1

TREATMENT OF CHEMICAL AGENT CASUALTIES AND CONVENTIONAL

MILITARY CHEMICAL INJURIES

Question 2

Which year was the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) signed by 130 countries?

Answer 2

1993

Question 3

Which type of agents inhibit the cholinesterase enzymes?

Answer 3

Nerve

Question 4

Which type of agents produce pain and injury to the eyes, reddening and blistering of the skin, and when
inhaled, damage to the mucous membranes and respiratory tract?

Answer 4

Blister

Question 5

Which type of blister agent may produce major destruction of the epidermal layer of the skin?

Answer 5

Mustard

Question 6

Which type of agents produce injury to the lungs, eye irritation, and injure the respiratory tract?

Answer 6

Choking

Question 7

Which type of agents are transported by the blood to all body tissues where the agent blocks the oxidative
processes, preventing tissue cells from utilizing oxygen?

Answer 7

Blood

Question 8

Which Mission-Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) level will be immediately assumed when entering an area
known to be or suspected of being contaminated with an NBC agent?

Answer 8

MOPP 4

Question 9

What must be used when an MTF is expected to operate in an NBC contaminated area?

Answer 9

Collective Protective Shelters (CPS)

Question 10

What performs water purification in the U.S. Army?

Answer 10

Quartermaster water purification units

Question 11

How many degrees should be added to the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) index at MOPP 4?

Answer 11

10°F

Question 12

Which type of Chemical Agent Detector Paper can be used to detect and identify liquid V- and G-type nerve
agents as well as H-type blister agents?

Answer 12

VGH ABC-M8

Question 13

Which type of Chemical Agent Detector Paper detects the presence of liquid nerve agents and blister agents
but doesn’t distinguish between the types of agent involved?

Answer 13

M9E1

Question 14

What consists of those procedures for optimizing medical care to ensure the maximum return to duty (RTD)
on the battlefield?

Answer 14

Medical Management

Question 15

Which type of skin decontaminating kits should be used to decontaminate the skin following contamination
with vesicants or nerve agents?

Answer 15

M291 or M258A 1

Question 16

How many packets does the M291 kit contain which can do 3 complete skin decontaminations?

Answer 16

6

Question 17

How many packets does the M258A1 kit contain?

Answer 17

6

Question 18

Which type of first-aid measures can service members apply in helping themselves?

Answer 18

Self-Aid

Question 19

Which type of first-aid consists of emergency actions undertaken by individuals to restore or maintain vital
body functions in a casualty?

Answer 19

Buddy Aid

Question 20

What consists of those procedures undertaken to return soldiers to duty, to save life and limb, and to stabilize
the patient for evacuation to the next level of medical care?

Answer 20

Medical treatment

Question 21

Which type of agent smells like garlic or horseradish?

Answer 21

Mustard

Question 22

Which type of agent smells like green corn, grass, or new-mown hay?

Answer 22

Phosgene

Question 23

Which type of agent smells like faint bitter almonds?

Answer 23

Hydrogen cyanide

Question 24

Which type of agents smell like burning fireworks?

Answer 24

Vomiting