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  1. How far should field latrines be downwind from water sources?

    2. Your answer:
    100 meters
    50 yards
    100 feet
    50 meters

  2. There are 8 steps in evaluating a casualty. What is the second step?

    3. Your answer:
    Apply a field dressing
    Elevate the feet
    Check for breathing
    Lossen clothing

  3. You are a medic assigned to 3-66 Armor Battalion. The unit has been deployed to fight in the middle east. The unit has been moving every 5 hours at a steady pace. You develop the sudden urge to defecate. What should you do?

    4. Your answer:
    Dig a cat hole
    Look for the nearest tree
    None of the above
    Dig a straddle trench

  4. What temperature should hot food be maintained?

    5. Your answer:
    No hotter than 120 degrees farenheit
    110 degrees farenheit
    140 degrees farenheit
    None of the above

  5. Your litter team is going to load a helicopter for evacuation of a patient. As what angle should you approach the helicopter?

    6. Your answer:
    45 degrees from the front
    45 degrees from the rear
    90 degrees from the rear
    90 degrees from the front

  6. What temperature should cold food be maintained?

    7. Your answer:
    50 degrees farenheit
    45 degrees farenheit or below
    It depends on the weather
    50 degrees celcius

  7. A tourniquet should be placed:

    8. Your answer:
    Directly over the injury site
    2 to 4 inches above the injury site
    2 to 4 inches below the injury site
    2 to 4 inches below the nearest joint

  8. A soldier is bleeding from an artery in a lower extremity. A field dressing, pressure dressing, and direct pressure have been applied, and the limb has been elevated. The wound continues to bleed. What treatment should you administer next?

    9. Your answer:
    Start intravenous infusion
    Apply a tourniquet
    Continue to apply direct pressure
    Treat for shock

  9. You have closed a latrine in a combat zone. What, if anything, should you do to mark the area?

    10. Your answer:
    Post a sign stating "Closed latrine" and the date
    Mark with white engineer tape
    Nothing
    Post a sign stating "Closed latrine"

  10. You have filled a 400 gallon water trailer with raw (untreated) water. How much calcium hypochlorite should you add at the start of the purification process to yield a chlorine residual of 10 PPM?

    11. Your answer:
    2 messkit spoonsfuls
    1/2 messkit spoonful
    1 messkit spoonful
    3 messkit spoonsfuls

  11. You have just finished applying a dressing to a chest wound. What procedure should you perform next?

    12. Your answer:
    Turn the casualty onto his/her injured side
    Wrap the patient in a blanket and elevate the feet
    Sit the casualty up
    Turn the casualty head to the side

  12. The one man CPR sequence is a cycle of_____ compressions and ____full lung inflations repeated _____ times; a five second check: _____ full lung inflations; then resume cycle.

    13. Your answer:
    10, 2, 3, 2
    15, 4, ,4, 4
    10, 2, 4, 2
    15, 2, 4, 2

  13. You are treating a soldier who has a severe poison ivy rash. You note that some of the areas you are treating are raw and bleeding. How should you treat these areas?

    14. Your answer:
    Pour benedryl liquid over the area and apply a dressing
    Apply a dry dressing only with soap and water
    Pour alcohol over the area and apply a dressing
    Apply water over the area and elevate

  14. The color BLUE on a map signifies what object?

    15. Your answer:
    Contour lines/elevation
    Man-made features (i.e. buildings, roads, etc)
    Vegetation, forestry
    Bodies of water (i.e. lakes, rivers, oceans, streams)

  15. The maximum capacity of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter is:

    16. Your answer:
    24 litter or 27 ambulatory
    12 litter or 31 ambulatory
    12 litter or 27 ambulatory
    24 litter or 31 ambulatory

  16. The platoon has decided to take a short bivouac. The platoon leader has instructed your squad to construct a straddle trench. What percentage of females must this straddle trench be able to accomodate?

    17. Your answer:
    4%
    6%
    8%
    None of the above

  17. Which of the following is NOT a field sanitation team task:

    18. Your answer:
    Inspect unit waste disposal operations
    Check unit water supply for chlorine
    Monitor status of PPM in unit
    Construct field latrines

  18. Iodine tablets used to purify individual water supplies should be what color?

    19. Your answer:
    Bluish-green
    White
    Orange
    Steel-gray

  19. When applying measures to stop the bleeding, the first and primary method is:

    20. Your answer:
    Field dressing
    Elevation of the wound
    Direct pressure
    Pressure dressing

  20. Shock occurs from what kind of injury?

    21. Your answer:
    Lack of air
    Severed limb
    Head wound
    Any type of injury

  21. What portion of your hand should be placed over the artery on the wrist when taking person's pulse rate?

    22. Your answer:
    Palm of hand
    Two fingers and thumb
    Finger tips
    Thumb only

  22. How many cravats should be used to immoblize fractured ribs?

    23. Your answer:
    1
    2
    3
    4

  23. What are the basic military map colors?

    24. Your answer:
    blue, green, red, brown, yellow
    red, brown, blud, pink, black
    black, blue, green, brown, red
    black, blue, green, orange, red

  24. Emergency treatment for a casualty with heat stroke includes reducing the body temperature to_________ as quickly as possible

    25. Your answer:
    102 degrees farenheit
    110 degrees farenheit
    115 degrees farenheit
    None of the above

  25. Which of the following is NOT a sign and symptom of heat exhaustion?

    26. Your answer:
    Skin feels cool and moist to the touch
    Dizziness, weak, and/or faint
    Muscle cramps of the arms, legs, and abdomen
    Rapid or increased pulse

  26. The two categories of frostbite are:

    27. Your answer:
    normal, abnormal
    superficial, deep
    mild, severe
    passive, non-passive

  27. Which of the following is NOT a category of cold injuries?

    28. Your answer:
    hypothermia
    childblain
    influenze
    snow blindness

  28. What treatment should you give a casualty with heat exhaustion?

    29. Your answer:
    Place in a cool, shaded area, cover with poncho
    Promptly immerse in cool water and give water to drink
    Place in a cool, shaded area, loosen clothing
    None of the above

  29. Your unit is operating in a cold weather enviornment where frostbite is highly possible. What discoloration of the skin should you watch for in light-skinned soldiers?

    30. Your answer:
    Pale or white waxy skin
    Dull, chapped-looking skin
    Bluish skin
    Dull, black-blue skin

  30. In moving a patient, the litter team must make every movement deliberately and as gently as possible. The command"_____________" should be used to prevent undue haste.

    31. Your answer:
    Hurry
    Lift
    Careful
    Steady

  31. At the preparatory command, "Prepare to lift," each bearer kneels on his knee closer to litter, grasps the litter handle with his hand closer to the litter and places his other hand on his raised knee. In this configuration, where is the #3 litter bearer?

    32. Your answer:
    head left side
    foot right side
    head right side
    foot left side

  32. While performing a litter post carry, as soon as the rotation is completed, where is the #4 litter bearer located?

    33. Your answer:
    left side
    head
    foot
    right side

  33. The two categories of manual carries are:

    34. Your answer:
    one man, two man
    helicopter, M996 ambulance
    manual, litter
    litter, one man

  34. The ____________is effective for moving a patient up or down stairs.

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

  35. Only a conscious patient can be transported with the:

    36. Your answer:
    pistol belt carry
    two man arms carry
    four hand seat carry
    two man fore and aft carry

  36. The two types of litters are:

    37. Your answer:
    folding, rigid
    manual, automatic
    rigid, soft
    standard, improvised

  37. When immoblizing a patient on a long spine board, how many 6 foot patient securing straps (or substitutes) are needed?

    38. Your answer:
    2
    1
    4
    6

  38. The maximum litter capacity of a M996 is:

    39. Your answer:
    5
    4
    3
    2

  39. Both the 2 1/2 ton and 5 ton vehicles have a maximum litter capacity of:

    40. Your answer:
    16
    10
    12
    14

  40. Article II of The Code of Conduct states:

    41. Your answer:
    Officers and NCOs continue to carry out their responsibilities
    Individual soldiers must continue to resist enemy exploitation
    When questioned, a POW must give name, rank, service number, and date of birth
    Soldiers may never voluntarily surrender

  41. The radio proword which means " I must pause longer that a few seconds," is:

    42. Your answer:
    break
    wait
    wait-out
    wilco

  42. As a prisoner of war, you have the right to:

    43. Your answer:
    practice your religious faith
    send and receive mail
    receive housing and clothing
    all of the above

  43. Which of the following is not considered a combat target?

    44. Your answer:
    wounded soldiers
    medical vehicles
    soldiers who surrender
    all of the above

  44. The first step in starting an IV infusion is:

    45. Your answer:
    select a suitable vein
    explain to the patient what is going to be done
    assemble supplies and equipment needed
    prepare the venipuncture site

  45. IV infusions are started for two primary reasons: 1) To provide a route for replacment of fluid, electrolytes, or blood products; 2):

    46. Your answer:
    To provide a direct way of administering medications
    To give training to 91W personnel
    To shift fluids away from the skin and skeletal muscles
    To release pressure on arteries

  46. Examination of a patient reveals a bounding pulse, dilated pupils, and cyanosis or pallor. The patient would most likely be suffering from:

    47. Your answer:
    drug overdose (barbituate)
    drug overdose (opiates)
    alcohol poisoning
    carbon monoxide poisoning

  47. Without adequate treatment, a second or third degree burn of more than _______ percent of body area is generally fatal to adults.

    48. Your answer:
    20
    30
    50
    25

  48. For emergency treatment purposes, second and third degree burns are classified by severity as:

    49. Your answer:
    minimal, moderate, extensive
    minor, severe, debilitating
    minimal, moderate, major
    minor, medium, major

  49. The three priorities for medical evacuation are:

    50. Your answer:
    urgent, delayed, routine
    urgent, priority, routine
    immediate, delayed, priority
    immediate, delayed, routine

  50. The techniques for patient assessment are:

    51. Your answer:
    airway, bleeding, cardiac function
    look, listen, record
    inspection, ausultation, palpation
    question, listen, report

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