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  1. Which one-man carry would you use to transport an unconscious patient up or down stairs?

    2. Your answer:
    Pistol belt carry
    Support carry
    Saddleback carry
    Cradle-drop carry

  2. Which description of MOPP level 3 is correct?

    3. Your answer:
    Overgarments, overboots, and mask worn. Gloves carried
    Overgarments, overboots and gloves worn. Mask carried
    Overgarments, mask and gloves worn. Overboots carried
    Overgarments, overboots, gloves and mask worn

  3. You are probing a path through a minefield. You should clear a path that is 1 meter wide.

    4. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  4. The most common method of expressing a direction is by using azimuths.

    5. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  5. The point from which the azimuth originates is the center of the azimuth circle.

    6. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  6. To convert a magnetic azimuth to a grid azimuth, add the G-M angle

    7. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  7. When locating a point on a map, the number 1181 is more accurate than 115813

    8. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  8. The vertical distance between contour lines is known as the contour interval.

    9. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  9. Heat stroke is the same as heat exhaustion.

    10. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  10. When dealing with cold injuries, thaw a frozen part before evacuating.

    11. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  11. Diarrhea can be caused by not keeping food hot enough or cold enough.

    12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  12. When disinfecting raw water, the chlorine residual should measure at least 10 ppm

    13. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  13. The means to evade is considered exhausted when escape is impossible.

    14. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  14. When probing for mines, probe every 5 inches (13 cm) across a 1-meter path.

    15. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  15. In combat you should check the M-40 series protective mask with hood weekly to keep it in good condition

    16. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  16. M8 detector paper indicates type and presents of a chemical agent.

    17. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  17. Blisters caused by a blister agent should be decontaminated using the M258A1 Decon kit

    18. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  18. Before applying a field dressing always remove clothing near the wound.

    19. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  19. Apply a tourniquet 2-4 inches above the wound.

    20. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  20. When applying a dressing to an open abdominal wound, position the casualty on his back with the legs in a knee up position.

    21. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  21. If applying a dressing to an open chest wound, first apply an airtight material over the wound.

    22. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  22. To treat a casualty with an open abdominal wound, first moisten the dressing if in a field environment.

    23. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  23. The goal of triage is to "do the most good for the most people".

    24. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  24. The most seriously wounded are loaded first and taken off last

    25. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  25. When applying splints, make sure they extend beyond the joints above and below the fracture.

    26. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  26. When clearing a passage in a minefield, what should you probe the ground with?

    27. Your answer:
    rifle
    bayonet
    stick
    steel tent peg

  27. Your platoon is on an FTX and the commander ask you to check the meal which is in insulated food containers. Your measurement of the milk temperature is 42 degrees Fahrenheit. What action should you recommend to the dining facility?

    28. Your answer:
    Serve the milk
    Cool the milk
    Ensure the milk is not served. It should be thrown away
    Advise the NCOIC of the originating kitchen

  28. After eating in the field dining facility, you notice the garbage pit for the dining facility is 35 meters from the facility. What action, if any, should you recommend to the command?

    29. Your answer:
    Notify the NCOIC of the field dining facility
    Notify the commander
    Notify the field sanitation team
    None

  29. You squad is under heavy ground fire and a casualty must be moved to cover. What carry or drag should you use?

    30. Your answer:
    Pistol-belt drag
    Pistol-belt carry
    Fireman's carry
    Pack-strap carry

  30. While under fire, you hear an explosion and then see a yellow cloud over your position. What should you do first?

    31. Your answer:
    Find overhead cover
    Give the alarm
    Mask
    Continue the mission

  31. What azimuth should you use to express direction measured on a military map?

    32. Your answer:
    Grid azimuith
    Magnetic azimuth
    True azimuth
    North azimuth

  32. At a minimum, how many ties should be used when applying a splint to a fractured tibia?

    33. Your answer:
    3
    2
    6
    4

  33. When should you check the pulse distal to a fracture?

    34. Your answer:
    Before and after applying the splint
    After applying the splint
    Before applying the splint
    Before or after applying the splint, as long as you check it at least once.

  34. A splint should immobilize the joint above and the joint below the fracture.

    35. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  35. Your patient is being treated for shock. You have completed the splint for a fractured tibia/fibula. You may now elevate the splinted fractured leg along with the non-fractured leg as part of the treatment for shock.

    36. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  36. You are treating a patient for heat exhaustion. Which of the following is the best choice for allowing the patient to drink.

    37. Your answer:
    You may moisten the patient's lips but the patient may not drink any water.
    The patient should quickly drink 1/2 canteen of salted water and then 1-2 canteens of cool water.
    Allow patient to slowly drink one canteen of cool water over a period of 30-60 minutes.
    Encourage the patient to drink as much cool water as possible to replace fluids lost by sweating.

  37. When administering nerve agent anitdote, which injector is given first?

    38. Your answer:
    Atropine
    Thiosulfate
    Sodium chloride
    2-PAM chlorine

  38. When administering nerve agent antidote, which injector is given first?

    39. Your answer:
    The small injector with the green end
    The small injector with the black end
    The large injector with the green end
    The large injector with the black end

  39. After 5 minutes of administering one set of nerve agent antidote to yourself you notice that your heart begins to beat rapidly and your mouth becomes dry. What should you do?

    40. Your answer:
    Decon the contaminated skin with the M258A1 decontamination kit
    Nothing, this reaction is caused by the antidote
    Quickly administer two more sets of autoinjectors
    Administer another set of injectors

  40. Which position provides the best protection in a foxhole in the event of a nuclear attack?

    41. Your answer:
    Curl up on one side, knees drawn to chest, hands over eyes
    On you stomach with knees drawn up to chest, hands on top of your head
    Sitting with knees drawn up to chest, hands over eyes
    On your back with knees drawn up to chest, hands over eyes

  41. You are part of a litter team tranporting a casualty with a splinted leg. How is the patient transported when going uphill?

    42. Your answer:
    It does not matter
    Legs first
    Head first
    Side ways

  42. Where is the number-one person when preparing to lift a litter?

    43. Your answer:
    At the left side of the patient near the head
    At the left side of the patient near the feet
    At the right side of the patient near the feet
    At the right side of the patient near the head

  43. While passing through a narrow passage using the two-man carry, which configuration is correct for the litter bearers? (Arrow indicates direction of travel)

    44. Your answer:
    -1-2-patient-3-4->
    -4-1-patient-2-3->
    -3-2-patient-1-4->
    -4-3-patient -2-1-->

  44. Which carry would be used for fording a stream?

    45. Your answer:
    Over-head carry
    Litter post carry
    Four-man carry
    Two-man carry

  45. Which litter carry is used for transporting the casualty over rough terrain?

    46. Your answer:
    Over-head carry
    Litter post carry
    Four-man carry
    Two-man carry

  46. How long should you wait before testing the chlorine residual after adding chlorine to a 400-gallon water tank?

    47. Your answer:
    5 minutes
    30 minutes
    10 minutes
    immediately after adding the chlorine

  47. Which of the following latrines would you use when the ground is too hard or the water table is too high?

    48. Your answer:
    Cat-hole latrine
    Burn-out latrine
    Deep-pit latrine
    Strandle-trench latrine

  48. Which type of latrine would be used for a 1-3 day bivouac?

    49. Your answer:
    Pail latrine
    Deep-pit latrine
    Cat-hole latrine
    Straddle-trench latrine

  49. You should provide enough latrines for use by what percentage of the male and female soldiers?

    50. Your answer:
    4% males, 6% females
    3% males, 5% females
    3% males, 6% females
    4% males, 5% females

  50. How far should a garbage pit be located from a dining facility?

    51. Your answer:
    No closer than 20 yards
    No closer than 30 yards
    No closer than 50 yards
    No closer than 100 yards

  51. How many garbage pits would be needed for a facility that served 200 soliders per day?

    52. Your answer:
    1
    3
    4
    2

  52. How is a garbage pit normally closed?

    53. Your answer:
    Close pit at end of bivouac.
    Cover with dirt after each meal and close daily.
    Cover with dirt after each meal and close when garbage is with one foot of top of pit.
    Cover with dirt at end of each day and close when garbage is within one foot of top of pit.

  53. What type of latrine is used during a road march?

    54. Your answer:
    Straddle-trench latrine
    Cat-hole latrine
    Pail latrine
    Deep-pit latrine

  54. How far should a latirne be from a food service facility?

    55. Your answer:
    At least 30 yards
    At least 20 yards
    At least 100 yards
    At least 50 yards

  55. What are the approximate dimensions of a garbage pit?

    56. Your answer:
    1' long x1' wide x1' deep
    2' long x 2' wide x2' deep
    3' long x1' wide x3' deep
    4' long x4' wide x4' deep

  56. Approximately how deep is a cat-hole latrine?

    57. Your answer:
    6 inches
    2 feet
    3 inches
    12 inches

  57. How many straddle-trench latrines would be needed for 100 males?

    58. Your answer:
    3
    4
    2
    1

  58. What are the approximate dimensions of the elliptical hole in the seat used with deep pit latrines?

    59. Your answer:
    6" x 12"
    12" x 18"
    9" x 12"
    6" x 9"

  59. How deep is a deep-pit latrine?

    60. Your answer:
    4 feet
    2 feet 6 inches
    6 feet
    3 feet

  60. What is the WBGT index in degrees Fahrenheit for heat condition/category 1?

    61. Your answer:
    88-89.9
    82-87.9
    78-81.9
    90 and above

  61. What is the work/rest cycle, in minutes, for heat condition 1?

    62. Your answer:
    45/15
    50/10
    30/30
    Continous

  62. What is the work/rest cycle, in minutes, for heat condition 2 (condition green)?

    63. Your answer:
    45/15
    50/10
    30/30
    30/30

  63. What is the work/rest cycle, in minutes, for heat condition 3 (condition yellow)?

    64. Your answer:
    45/15
    20/40
    50/10
    30/30

  64. What is the work/rest cycle, in minutes, for heat condition 4 (condition red)?

    65. Your answer:
    45/15
    20/40
    30/30
    50/10

  65. What is the work/rest cycle, in minutes, for heat condition 5 (condition black)?

    66. Your answer:
    50/10
    Continous
    30/30
    20/40

  66. A soldier is working in an environment with a WGT temperature of 79 degrees Fahrenheit and is told to go to MOPP level 3. What heat condition/category would the soldier be place into now?

    67. Your answer:
    4 (red)
    5 (black)
    2 (green)
    3 (yellow)

  67. How many degree Fahreheit do you add to the WBGT Index for MOPP gear or body armor?

    68. Your answer:
    10 degrees for either one
    10 degrees for MOPP gear, 5 degrees for body armor
    5 degrees for either one
    Wearing MOPP gear or body armor does not effect the WBGT Index

  68. What water intake is recommended under heat condition 3 (condition yellow)?

    69. Your answer:
    1 -1 1/2 quarts per hour
    1/2 - quart per hour
    At least 2 quarts per hour
    At least 1/2 quart per hour

  69. What type of chemical agent vapors does M9 paper detect?

    70. Your answer:
    None
    Blood
    Blister
    Nerve

  70. What is the correct placement of M9 detector paper?

    71. Your answer:
    M9 detector paper is not worn
    Both wrists and ankles
    Upper arm and upper thigh on one side of the body, elbow on the other side of the body
    Upper arm and ankle on one side of the body, wrist on other side of body

  71. During the "rest" portion of the work/rest cycle to be observed under heat category 4 soldiers may be required to attend lectures or perform minor maintainence procedures on their weapons.

    72. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  72. M9 detector paper will NOT detect chemical agent vapors.

    73. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  73. What type of marker is used to identify a site contaminated with a chemical agent?

    74. Your answer:
    Yellow marker with "CHEM" written in blue letters
    Blue marker with "GAS" written in yellow letters
    Yellow marker with "CHEM" written in blue letters
    Blue maker with "CHEM" written in red letters

  74. You are about to mark a radiological contaminated area. What information would you include on the marker?

    75. Your answer:
    Only the dose rate
    Date and time you placed marker
    No information is written on the marker, it is contained in the NBC-1 report
    Date and time of detonation (if known) and dose rate

  75. Where should radiological contamination markers be placed?

    76. Your answer:
    Where the dose rate is measured at 1 centigray per hour or less.
    Where the dose rate is measured at 10 centigray per hour or less
    Where the dose rate is measured at 1 centigray per hour or more
    Where the dose rate is measured at 10 centigray per hour or more

  76. What word appears on the radiological contamination markers?

    77. Your answer:
    FALLOUT
    NUKE
    ATOM
    RAD

  77. What dry mix compound is used for decontaminating your gear prior to exchanging MOPP gear with a buddy?

    78. Your answer:
    STB
    M256
    DS2
    M258

  78. How many nitrogen-filled cylinders should be used to initially pressurize the ABC M11?

    79. Your answer:
    1
    2
    3
    4

  79. The ABC M11 decontaminating apparatus uses what decontamination compound

    80. Your answer:
    DS2
    STB
    M256
    M258

  80. What action should you take after spraying DS2 decontamination agent on an area of a vehicle to be decontaminated?

    81. Your answer:
    Let dry then dust off area with a brush
    Allow 30 minutes contact time and then rise off
    Allow 45 minutes contact time and then brush off
    Wipe off immediately

  81. While decontaminating a piece of equipment some DS2 gets on your skin. What action should you take?

    82. Your answer:
    Wipe if off using the M258A1 decontamination packets
    None
    Let dry and brush it off
    Blot it off and rise with water

  82. What chemical agents does the M256 detect?

    83. Your answer:
    Blister and nerve only
    Blister and blood only
    Blister, blood and nerve
    Blister only

  83. What color change indicates a positive reaction on the blister agent test spot of the M256?

    84. Your answer:
    Colorless to peach
    Olive-green
    Purple/blue or red/blue
    Tan

  84. What color change indicates a positive reaction on the blood agent test spot of the M256 chemical detector kit?

    85. Your answer:
    Pink to blue
    Purple/blue
    Olive-green
    Colorless to tan

  85. What color change indicates a positive reaction to the nerve agent test spot on the M256?

    86. Your answer:
    Colorless to peach
    Blue or darker
    Olive-green
    Dark red

  86. How is an IM-174 series radiacmeter held during use?

    87. Your answer:
    Chest level
    Eye level
    Waist high
    Neck level

  87. How long should you allow for the IM-174 to warm up?

    88. Your answer:
    No warm up necessary
    1 minute
    5-10 minutes
    2-20 minutes

  88. Your unit has been exposed to a nuclear burst. What should you use to detect radiation on soldiers, equipment, supplies and water?

    89. Your answer:
    IM-174
    PRC 77
    AN/PDR-27
    ABC M11

  89. The AN/PRD-27 indentifies what type of radiation?

    90. Your answer:
    Alpha, beta and gamma
    Alpha and beta
    Beta and gamma
    Alpha and gamma

  90. Proper disposition of the Field Medical Card of a CRO case would be:

    91. Your answer:
    Becomes part of patients ITR
    Destroy locally after 3 months
    Becomes part of patients HREC or OTR
    Send to higher headquarters for coding then disposal IAW AR 340-18-9

  91. During an artillery attack on your position several soldiers experienced a stinging sensation on portions of exposed skin which turns white with a red ring. About thirty minutes later a bump or wheal appears. What chemical agent do you suspect?

    92. Your answer:
    Blood
    Blister
    Nerve
    Choking

  92. What are the categories of triage?

    93. Your answer:
    self-aid, buddy-aid, resting, and missing
    Urgent, priority, routine
    STAT, routine, and self-aid
    Immediate, delayed, minimal and expectant

  93. Triage of the mulitple injured patient begins with the primary survey, with emphasis on airway, breathing and circulation.

    94. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  94. The second principle of triage is salvage of life takes priority over salvage of limb. Therefore, it may be necessary that a patient be moved before treatment is completed.

    95. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  95. Patients placed in the EXPECTANT triage category have the greatest chance for survival

    96. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  96. You would place M9 detector paper on the right upper arm, left wrist and around the right ankle of a right-handed soldier.

    97. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  97. A patient with a fractured arm is placed in what triage category?

    98. Your answer:
    Minimal
    Routine
    Immediate
    Delayed

  98. You come upon a squad of soldiers all requiring medical care. You begin triage and notice that the first solider will require CPR. What action should you take?

    99. Your answer:
    Start CPR and call for help
    Triage the other soldiers and then return to this one and initiate CPR
    Move on to the other injured patients treat this patient last, he is expectant
    Immediately initiate CPR

  99. What is the normal pulse for adults?

    100. Your answer:
    80-100 heartbeats per minute
    30-50 heartbeats per minute
    60-80 heartbeats per minute
    120-150 heartbeats per minute

  100. Sick and wounded personnel requiring a routine evacuation should be evacuated within ______ hours.

    101. Your answer:
    6
    24
    12
    8

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