NAVMED P-5041 Flashcards
NAVMED P-5041
TREATMENT OF CHEMICAL AGENT CASUALTIES AND CONVENTIONAL
MILITARY CHEMICAL INJURIES
Which year was the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) signed by 130 countries?
1993
Which type of agents inhibit the cholinesterase enzymes?
Nerve
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?
Blister
Which type of blister agent may produce major destruction of the epidermal layer of the skin?
Mustard
Which type of agents produce injury to the lungs, eye irritation, and injure the respiratory tract?
Choking
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?
Blood
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?
MOPP 4
What must be used when an MTF is expected to operate in an NBC contaminated area?
Collective Protective Shelters (CPS)
What performs water purification in the U.S. Army?
Quartermaster water purification units
How many degrees should be added to the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) index at MOPP 4?
10°F
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?
VGH ABC-M8
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?
M9E1
What consists of those procedures for optimizing medical care to ensure the maximum return to duty (RTD)
on the battlefield?
Medical Management
Which type of skin decontaminating kits should be used to decontaminate the skin following contamination
with vesicants or nerve agents?
M291 or M258A 1
How many packets does the M291 kit contain which can do 3 complete skin decontaminations?
6
How many packets does the M258A1 kit contain?
6
Which type of first-aid measures can service members apply in helping themselves?
Self-Aid
Which type of first-aid consists of emergency actions undertaken by individuals to restore or maintain vital
body functions in a casualty?
Buddy Aid
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?
Medical treatment
Which type of agent smells like garlic or horseradish?
Mustard
Which type of agent smells like green corn, grass, or new-mown hay?
Phosgene
Which type of agent smells like faint bitter almonds?
Hydrogen cyanide
Which type of agents smell like burning fireworks?
Vomiting
