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| Describe a Urgent Casualty |
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| Severe Injury; threatening to life, limb or eyesight |
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| Describe a Priority Casualty |
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| requires immediate medical attention, but is not threatening to life, limb or eyesight |
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| Describe a routine casualty |
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| injury that is not threatening to life, limb, eyesight or the casualty is already dead |
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| When a casualty and the care provider is under effective hostile fire, what is the best medicine on the battlefield? |
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-control bleeding by direct pressure or a tourniquet
-prevent contamination with sterile dressing
-for avulsion, try to save the section of removed skin |
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| Treatment of an open chest wound |
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-use a field dressing plastic wrapper
-place over wound as casualty exhales
-place casualty on injured side
-keep the casualty warm
-look out for tension pneumothorax (if occurs "burp" plastic dressing) |
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-pale, wrinkled, loose, spongy, cold, swollen and waxy skin on the feet
-discoloration continues as transitions to gangrene |
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-keep feet dry
-change socks often
-keep feet warm
-use foot powder
-only wear vapor boots when necessary |
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| it may affect nose, cheeks and ears. May appear as a white patch on the skin. |
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-sensations of cold or pain
-complete loss of sensation
-tissue becomes hard and red, then white, white-yellow or mottled blue-white and cold
-swelling and blisters may form |
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-move to warming tent or vehicle
-remove or loosen constrictive clothing
-if deep into skin or muscle, transport to medical facility immediately. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO THAW. |
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-rapid, shallow breathing
-dizziness
-blurred vision
-pale, clammy skin
-profuse sweating |
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| Heat exhaustion treatment |
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Definition
-Remove excessive clothes
-place in a cool, shaded area
-fan or sprinkle with water
-if conscious, give small sips of water
-treat for shock
-seek medical attention if symptoms worsen |
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-muscle cramps, particularly in legs and abdomen
-profuse sweating and feintness |
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-small sips of cool water
-move victim to a cool or shaded area
-massaged cramped muscles
-if symptoms worsen, seek medical attention |
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Thermal
Electrical
Chemical
LASER |
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| limited to the superficial layer of the epidermis and results only in the reddening of the skin |
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| Damage into, but not through the skin (dermas) & results in blisters |
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| destroy skin down to the subcuaneous fat. Skin may appear pale, dry, white, brown or charred |
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-shortness of breath -weakness
-headache - dizziness
-dialated pupils -loss of appetite
-nausea -muscle-twitching leading to convulsions
-lack of sweating -full, fast pulse
-delirium and eventual loss of consciousness |
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-send for medical assistance
-move the victim to cool, shaded area
-loosen clothing and equipment
-apply water or ice to entire body, fanning as much as possible
-do not force to drink
-ensure airway remains open and victim continues to breathe |
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| After you apply a tourniquet what do you mark on the casualty's head? |
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| "T" and the time and date the tourniquet was applied |
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| What injury may have a symptom of bright, red, frothy blood? |
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| Open "sucking" chest wound |
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1. 8 digit grid
2. Radio Freq/Net ID and callsign
3. # of casualties by precedence
4. Special Equipment Required
5. # of casualties by type litter/ambulatory
6. Security at pick up site
7. Method of marking
8. Patient nationality and status
9. Additional Information |
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| a point target that requires little or no manipulation to the T&E |
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| A wide target requiring change in direction |
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| Target in depth that requires change in elevation |
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| What is Swinging Traverse Fire? |
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| It requires major changes in direction |
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| moving targets that require major changes in direction and elevation |
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| When target drops below the line of aim or line of sight |
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| firing over terrain 1.8m above the deck |
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| Danger space is confined to the beaten zone. |
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| center of cone of fire does not rise more than 1m off the deck |
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| delivered on flank of a target 90 degrees or more |
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| delivered on front of a target |
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| delivered on oblique, when target is orientated between 0 & 90 degrees |
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| long axis of beaten zone coincidees with long axis of target |
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| What attack do you trade prep time for speed? |
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| What attack has a preplanned coordinated emplyonent of firepower and requires a thorough recon? |
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| What attack is mounted from a defensive position? |
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| What attack is conducted with a reserve or lightly engaged forces and after the EN has begn their attack? |
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| What attack is utilized to divert or distract the EN and involves physical contact with the the EN? |
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| What attack is deliberate to obtain info such as to locate and test EN reactions, disposition and strength? |
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| What attack is a small offensive operation, does not seize terrain and has a planned withdrawal? |
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| What attack is used to deceive and confuse the EN and does not make contact? |
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| What offensive operation is used to establish or regain contact with the EN? |
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| What offensive operation is utilized to defeat, destroy or neturalize the EN? |
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| What offensive operation usually follows an attack? |
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| What offensive operation is designed to catch or cut off and destroy the EN? |
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