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68W COMBAT MEDIC FIELDCRAFT MODULES I-III
PRACTICE TEST/ ALL POSSIBLE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the load capacity of a M997- Correct Answer- 4 litter or 8 ambulatory or 2 litter and 4 ambulatories
What is the load capacity of a M113- Correct Answer- 4 litter or 10 ambulatory or a combination
What is the load capacity of a Haga- Correct Answer- 3 litter or 6 ambulatory
What are the 3 most common devices used in hoist operations? - Correct Answer- Sked, Jungle penetrator, stokes basket
What is the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield? - Correct Answer- Extremity hemorrhage
What are the 5 factors that affect blood clotting? - Correct Answer- Hypothermia, Acidosis, Hemodilution, High BP, Medication
What is the difference between Compressible hemorrhage and non-compressible hemorrhage- Correct Answer- Direct pressure can control the hemorrhage
What is some S/S of Non-compressible hemorrhage- Correct Answer- Bruising, hemoptysis, rectal bleeding, hematemesis
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pg. 2 What type of wound is considered both an ABD and a thoracic injury- Correct Answer- Penetrating wound below the 4th intercostals space
Describe a pneumothorax- Correct Answer- Air within the pleural space
Describe a tension pneumothorax- Correct Answer- Air builds up pressure and prevents the heart from filling/ pumping and compresses the other lung
What is the S/S of respiratory distress? - Correct Answer- Tachypnea, bradypnea, labored breathing, retractions, hemoptysis, one- or two-word sentences, agitation or air hunger
Describe a sucking chest wound? - Correct Answer- An open wound that is 2/3 the size of the trachea
Describe the placement of a Needle Chest decompression- Correct Answer- 2nd ICS, mid-clavicular line, over the 3rd rib
What are the troubleshooting procedures for an NCD- Correct Answer- Place 2nd needle lateral to the 1st, flush catheter with 1-2 ml of iv solution, burp the wound
What are the 4 types of distributive shock? - Correct Answer- Septic, Neurogenic, anaphylactic, psychogenic
What is the "Gold Standard" in Advanced airway management? - Correct Answer- Endotracheal intubation
What is the preferred advanced airway in the combat environment? - Correct Answer- Emergency Cricothyroidotomy
What are the landmarks for an emergency crick? - Correct Answer- Thyroid Cartilage; Cricothyroid membrane, cricoid cartilage 2 / 3
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What are the indications for a Cric? - Correct Answer- Severe maxillofacial trauma, airway obstruction, structural deformities, inhalation burns, unconscious and unable to secure own airway
Define diaphragm? - Correct Answer- A Musculo fibrous partition separating the thoracic abdominal cavities
what is the difference between visceral and parietal pleura- Correct Answer- Visceral attached to lung, parietal attached to chest wall
What is the only medical treatment done in the Care under fire phase? - Correct Answer- Hasty Tourniquets
Describe a deliberate tourniquet? - Correct Answer- Directly to the skin; 2-3 inches above the wound; not over a joint; tightened till bleeding stopped or distal pulse absent
What are the 4 Ps of packing? - Correct Answer- Peel, Push, Pile, Pressure
When should you not loosen a tourniquet? - Correct Answer- If casualty will arrive at surgical facility less than 2 hours; TQ has been place for longer than 6 hours; Amputations; Casualties in profound shock
What is the 1st step in the assessment for circulation? - Correct Answer- Treat significant non-pulsating hemorrhage with packing and pressure
What is the respiratory response to increased CO2 production- Correct Answer- As CO2 increases; respiratory rate increases
What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult- Correct Answer- 12-20
What is the normal respiratory rate for a child- Correct Answer- 15-30
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