Transport a Casualty

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  1. Of the following, which is usually the preferred method of transporting an injured soldier?

    2. Your answer:
    one-man carry
    two-man carry
    litter

  2. Arms Carry - can be used with an unconscious casualty, can be used if the casualty has a fractured arm, normally used for more than a short distance.

    3. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  3. Cradle Drop Drag - can be used with an unconscious casualty, can be used if the casualty has a fractured arm, normally used for more than a short distance

    4. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  4. Fireman's Carry can be used with an unconscious casualty, can be used if the casualty has a fractured arm, normally used for more than a short distance

    5. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  5. Neck Drag - can be used with an unconscious casualty, can be used if the casualty has a fractured arm, normally used for more than a short distance

    6. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  6. Pack-Strap Carry - can be used with an unconscious casualty, can be used if the casualty has a fractured arm, normally used for more than a short distance

    7. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  7. Pistol-Belt Carry - can be used with an unconscious casualty, can be used if the casualty has a fractured arm, normally used for more than a short distance

    8. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  8. Saddleback Carry - can be used with an unconscious casualty, can be used if the casualty has a fractured arm, normally used for more than a short distance

    9. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  9. Support Carry - can be used with an unconscious casualty, can be used if the casualty has a fractured arm, normally used for more than a short distance

    10. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  10. A soldier says, "All improvised litters require two rigid ojects such as tent poles or tree limbs." Is he correct?

    11. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  11. Which one of the following carries should NOT be used to transport an unconscious casualty?

    12. Your answer:
    pistol-belt carry
    saddleback carry
    arms carry
    pack-strap carry

  12. You must move an unconscious soldier for a short distance. You need to keep both the soldier and yourself as close as possible to the ground in order to keep from being seen by the enemy. Which of the following carries/drags should you use?

    13. Your answer:
    fireman's carry
    four-hand seat carry
    neck drag
    pistol-belt drag

  13. Of the following one-man carries, which one is usually preferred for moving an unconscious or disabled casualty for a moderate distance?

    14. Your answer:
    saddleback carry
    support carry
    arms carry
    fireman's carry

  14. Which one of the following one-man carries requires that the casualty be able to walk or to hop on one leg?

    15. Your answer:
    saddleback carry
    support carry
    neck drag
    fireman's carry

  15. You want to move a heatstroke casualty to a shady area a few feet away. Which one of the following carries/drags should you use?

    16. Your answer:
    saddleback carry
    neck drag
    cradle drop carry
    pistol-belt carry

  16. Before raising an unconscious casualty to a standing position, you should position the casualty on his:

    17. Your answer:
    back
    abdomen

  17. You must carry a casualty for a long distance. Also you want to have your hands free to climb a steep embankment. What carry should you use?

    18. Your answer:
    arms carry
    pack-strap carry
    pistol-belt carry
    saddleback carry

  18. A casualty is lying on his back. He has a dressed wound on his left side. In order to turn him onto his abdomen, you should:

    19. Your answer:
    kneel at his left side, grab his far shoulder and hip,and pull so that the casualty rolls onto his front
    kneel at his right side, grab his far shoulder and hip, and pull so that the casualty rolls onto his front
    kneel at his right side, grab his near shoulder and hip, and push so that the casualty rolls onto his front
    kneel at his left side, grab his near shoulder and hip, and push so that the casualty rolls onto his front.

  19. You are moving an injured soldier using the pack-strap carry. The casualty's hands should be positioned so that the:

    20. Your answer:
    palms are facing each other
    palms are down
    palms are up
    backs of the hands are facing each other

  20. You and another soldier are going to evacuate a casualty using a fore-and-aft carry. The other soldier is several inches taller than you. Will the height difference affect the carry?

    21. Your answer:
    yes, you should support the casualty's arms
    yes, you should suppport the casualty's legs
    no

  21. You are going to move a casualty using the two-man support carry. The casualty is taller than you are and is unconscious. How will this probably affect the way you perform the carry?

    22. Your answer:
    you will hold on to the wrist of the casualty's arm that is around your neck
    you will remove your arm from around the casualty's waist and use it to lift and support the casualty's thigh
    you will tie the casualty's hands together
    you will perform both response a and b
    you will perform both responses b and c

  22. The two-hand seat carry is used:

    23. Your answer:
    to move a casualty for a short distance
    only with a conscious casualty
    only with an unconscious casualty
    to move a casualty for long distance

  23. Which of the following carries is used only with a conscious casualty?

    24. Your answer:
    four-hand seat carry
    two-hand seat carry
    two-man arms carry
    two-man support carry

  24. When preparing field jackets for a pole and jacket improvised litter, you should close the jackets and:

    25. Your answer:
    tie the ends of the sleeves with a double knot
    turn them inside out with one sleeve on the outside and one sleeve on the inside of the body of the jackets
    turn them inside out with the sleeves inside the body of the jackets
    turn them inside out with the sleeves on the outside of the body of the jackets.

  25. You are constructing a pole and sack improvised litter. You have cut the corners of the closed ends of the sacks. How should the sacks be positioned on the pole?

    26. Your answer:
    both open ends should be toward the casualty's head
    both closed ends should be toward the casualty's head
    the open ends of the sacks should be together
    the closed ends of the sacks should be together

  26. A casualty is being evacuated by litter. There are three litters bearers in addition to yourself. You are doing to direct the other three bearers. Where should you position yourself?

    27. Your answer:
    near the casualty's left foot
    near the casualty's right foot
    near the casualty's right shoulder
    near the casualty's left shoulder

  27. Which of the following is not a one-man carry

    28. Your answer:
    arms carry
    fireman's carry
    support carry
    fore-and-aft carry

  28. Before raisng an unconscious casualty to a standing position, you should position the casualty on his back.

    29. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  29. Carry used to move a casualty for a short distance:

    30. Your answer:
    two-man fore-and-aft carry
    litter carry
    two-hand seat carry
    four-hand seat carry

  30. You are making an improvised litter using a poncho and two straight tree limbs. You have layed the poncho out and placed the limbs on the poncho and folded the poncho over the outside limb. What should you do next?

    31. Your answer:
    bring outside limb over inside limb so that the outside limb rest at the edge of the poncho
    fold the poncho in a triangle over the inside limb and then place outside limb over the inside limb
    fold the poncho so that the edge of the poncho will rest next to the outside limb
    fold the poncho over the inside limb so that the edge of the poncho is next to the outside limb

  31. Which of the following carries is used only with a conscious casualty?

    32. Your answer:
    two-man arms carry
    four-hand seat carry
    two-man support carry
    two-hand seat carry

  32. The two-hand seat carry is used:

    33. Your answer:
    only with an unconscious casualty
    to move a casualty for a short distance
    to move a casualty for long distance
    only with a conscious casualty

  33. Of the following one-man carries, which one is usually preferred for moving an unconscious or disabled casualty for a moderate distance?

    34. Your answer:
    arms carry
    saddleback carry
    support carry
    fireman's carry

  34. You want to move a casualty to a shady area a few feet away. Which of the following carries/drags should you use?

    35. Your answer:
    saddleback carry
    cradle drop drag
    neck drag
    pistol-belt carry

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