Team Medic

Question 1

What does MISTAT stand for?

Answer 1

Mechanism of Injury 
Injury Sustained
Signs and Symptoms (CABCDE)
Treatment given
Age of casualty 
Time of wounding

Question 2

What are the signs and symptoms on a mistat?

Answer 2

Airway - clear/blocked
Breathing - rate
Pulse rate
Conscious/unconscious 
Other signs/symptoms

Question 3

What is the master drill?

Answer 3

CACT
Control - Win the firefight, control the situation
Assess - Will I create more casualties by attempting to treat them?
Communicate - Report what you know, wait out for more detailed report
Triage - T1/T2/T3/T4

Question 4

Explain the different tiers of casualties.

Answer 4

Tier 1 - Life threatening/medivac
Tier 2 - Requires casivac
Tier 3 - Walking wounded
Tier 4 - Dead

Question 5

What breathing rate would make someone a tier 1?

Answer 5

Under 10 or over 30 / minute

Question 6

What pulse rate would make someone a tier 1?

Answer 6

Over 120 per minute

Question 7

What is the process for a catastrophic limb bleed?

Answer 7

Apply tourniquet and note time, apply second tourniquet if needed

Question 8

What is the process for catastrophic bleed to any other area?

Answer 8

Pack wound/apply chest seal, apply pressure

Question 9

How do you check the airway?

Answer 9

Open the mouth, look for debris and remove it, check for breathing for 10 seconds.

Question 10

After airway procedures if no breathing, what should you do?

Answer 10

Under effective enemy fire - dead

Not under fire - start BLS

Question 11

If the person starts to breathe after airway drills, with difficulty, what should you check for?

Answer 11

Check for airway burn, CBRN contamination, sucking chest wound