- Which of the following statements is/are true?
Your answer:
pyridostigmine bromide tablets are so effective, atropine and 2-PAM chloride are no longer used
The proper dosage of pyridostigmine bromide tablets is one tablet every four hours when awake
Once started, you should continue to take the pyridostigmine bromide tablets until you are directed to discontinue the medication
All three of the above statements are true
- Your unit was ordered to take pyridostigmine tablets in anticipation of a possible chemical agent attach. You began taking the medication, but accidentally skipped a dose. Should you take two tablets at once to "catch up" on the dosage?
Your answer:
yes
no
- An aircraft has released a spray of fine mist. What should you do first?
Your answer:
put on your protective mask
take a pyridostigmine bromide tablet
inject yourself with three kits of atropine and 2-PAM chloride autoinjectors
inject yourself with one kit of atropine and 2-PAM chloride autoinjectors
- Which of the following is NOT a symptom of nerve agent poisoning?
Your answer:
trouble seeing
runny nose
tight feeling in your chest
dry mouth
- If you are right-handed and of average body build, you should give yourself injections using the Mark I NAAK autoinjectors in your:
Your answer:
right thigh
right buttocks
left buttocks
left thigh
- If your thighs are very thin, you should inject yourself with the Mark I autoinjectors in the ______, _______ part of your buttocks
Your answer:
upper, inner
upper, outer
lower, inner
lower, outer
- You should administer Mark I nerve agent antidote injections to yourself ________ you have symptoms of nerve agent poisoning.
Your answer:
before
after
- When giving yourself injections with Mark I NAAK autoinjectors, you should leave the needle in place for at least __________ seconds to ensure that all of the medication has been injected.
Your answer:
ten
twenty
five
fifteen
- How should you remove an atropine autoinjectors from the nerve agent antidote set?
Your answer:
use your thumb and two finders to grasp the body of the autoinjector and pull the autoinjector out of the clip with a quick, jerking motion
use your thumb and two fingers to grasp the green end of the autoinjector and pull the autoinjector out of the clip with a quick, jerking motion
use your thumb and two finders to grasp the body of the autoinjector and pull the autoinjector out of the clip with a smooth motion
using your thumb and two fingers to grasp the green end of the autoinjector and pull the autoinjector out of the clip with a smooth motion
- You have been exposed to a nerve agent. You are removing an atropine autoinjector from the clip when when the needle accidentally functions and injects antidote into your hand. What should you do?
Your answer:
get another nerve agent antidote kit and begin again
administer the 2-PAM chloride injection. The atropine injection in the hand is sufficient even if it was more painful
- After giving yourself the first NAAP injector kit, what is your next action?
Your answer:
wait 10 minutes and administer a second NAAP injector kit
administer the second kit immediately
seek buddy or medical aid for additional NAAP kit injections
qait one minute and administer a second NAAP injector kit
- Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Your answer:
always administer at least two Mark I kits even if the signs and symptoms of nerve agent poisoning are no longer present after you administer the first kit
you should not administer more than one Mark I kit to yourself
once the signs and symptoms of nerve agent poisoning subside, they will not return
all of the above are correct
- A soldier in combat is showing signs of severe nerve agent poisoning. You should assume that he ________ administer self-aid to himself.
Your answer:
can
cannot
- Signs and symptoms of mild nerve agent poisoning _______ precede the signs of severe nerve agent poisoning.
Your answer:
always
may or may not
- Which of the following is NOT a sign of severe nerve agent poisoning?
Your answer:
strange behavior
dilated pupils
vomiting
convulsions
- During combat, you and a fellow soldier are in a foxhole. You have put on your protedtive mask and protective clothing. The other soldier, however, has removed his protective mask to smoke a cigarette. Suddenly, he begins to have severe muscular twitching and other signs of severe nerve agent poisoning. The soldier in the next foxhole gives the "gas" warning. What should you do not?
Your answer:
give the soldier an injection of atropine and an injection of 2-PAM chloride. Then put his protective mask on him
put the soldier's protective mask on him. Then give him injections of atropine and 2-PAM chloride
give yourself an injection of atropine and an injection of 2-PAM chloride. Then help the soldier
quickly stomp out the cigarette that the soldier dropped. Then give the soldier injections of atropine and 2-PAM chloride.
- When administering buddy-aid to a nerve agent casualty, you should be in:
Your answer:
a squatting position
a kneeling position
a standing position
- What site should you normally use to inject a casualty with Mark I autoinjectors?
Your answer:
thigh
arm
buttocks
hip
- Which one of the following is proper when administering atropine and 2-PAM chloride injections to a nerve agent casualty?
Your answer:
allow the needle to puncture the casualty's clothing over the thigh or buttocks
allow the needle end of the autoinjector to puncture the main nerve in the buttocks for better effectiveness
always five the injections in the buttocks after removing clothing in the area
always give injections in the thigh after removing clothing covering the area
- You are going to give your buddy injections of atropine and 2-PAM chloride. You should use the autoinjectors carried in __________ mask carrier.
Your answer:
your
the casualty's
- You have just given a soldier an injection of atropine and an injection of 2-PAM chloride. What should you do with the used autoinjectors?
Your answer:
put the plastic clip in the pocket of the soldier's protective clothing and bury the used autoinjectors
drop the plastic clip onto the ground and place the used autoinjectors in the soldier's protective mask carrier
leave the plastic clip, atropine autoinjector, and 2-PAM chloride autoinjector on the ground
drop the plastic clip onto the ground and place the used autoinjectors on the soldier's side
put the plastic clip in the pocket of the soldier's protective clothing and leave the autoinjectors on the ground
- A casualty should not receive more than ________ Mark I kits unless he has been seen by a medical person such as the combat medic or by a combat lifesaver.
Your answer:
five
four
three
two
- How many NAAP kits are administered before giving the CANA injection?
Your answer:
one
two
three
four
- What is a CANA injection used for?
Your answer:
chemical agent antidote
bacterial antidote
convulsant antidote
viral antidote