- Which of the following is a sign of a closed head injury?
Your answer:
black eyes
clear fluid leaking from an ear
slurred speech
convulsions
all of the above
- There has been an explosion and you were thrown to the ground and dazed. A soldier in your squad comes to you, checks you over quickly, and asks, "What is your name? What is today's date? Where are we? - What is happening?
Your answer:
The soldier wants you to talk so he can check you for a sucking chest wound.
The soldier is checking you for symptoms of a head injury.
The soldier is showing signs of suffering a nervous breakdown.
The soldier is showing signs of mental confusion and has probably suffered a head injury
- A person is having convulsions (arms and legs jerking) after suffering a fall. How can you help this person?
Your answer:
Get help and pin the casualty's limbs down.
Do not attempt to assist the casualty yourself. A medical person who can administer an appropriate tranquilizer to the casualty is needed.
Help the casualty to lie down and gently support his head.
Put the casualty against a tree and tie him to the tree.
- Which of the following is true concerning tying the nonslip knot of a field dressing applied to an open wound on the forehead?
Your answer:
The tails are tied at the base of the casualty's skull
The tails are tied wherever they happen to cross.
The tails are tied on the side of the casualty's head.
The tails are tied at the center of the dressing directly over the wound.
- When applying the field dressing to a casualty with an open wound on the top of his head, you should bring the tails down _________ the casualty's ear, pass the tail under his chin __________, and bring the tail up the opposite side.
Your answer:
behind; close to the front of the chin
behind; as close to the throat as possible.
over; as close to the throat as possible
in front of; as close to the throat as possible.
in front of; close to the front of the chin
over; close to the front of the chin.
- A soldier has fallen off a ladder. He is conscious and does not seem to have any fractures or open wounds. He does, however, have some bloody fluid draining from his left ear. What should you do?
Your answer:
cover the left ear with a dressing or clean cloth and seek medical help
have the person lie on his left side and maintain the position until the drainage stops; then apply a dressing to the left ear.
apply a pressure dressing to the left ear and seek medical help
- You are staying with a casualty who has suffered a head injury. You should check his level of consciousness every:
Your answer:
5 minutes
15 minutes
30 minutes
60 minutes
time the casualty wakes up