- A line of high ground with normally minor variations along it's crest is known as a:
Your answer:
draw
valley
hill
ridge
- Contour lines widely spaced at the top and closely spaced at the bottom indicate a ___________ slope.
Your answer:
concave
convex
uniform
gentle
- The most common way of indicating elevation and relief on maps is/are:
Your answer:
polar coordinates
control point
contour lines
none of the above
- The reference on a map from which vertial measurements are taken is know as:
Your answer:
elevation
relief
contour
the datum plane
- The location of the user's unknown position by sighting on two or three known features is called:
Your answer:
resection
dead reckoning
orientation
intersection
- The direction to the north magnetic pole is commonly referred to as:
Your answer:
true north
magnetic north
longitude lines
grid north
- The standard medium scale map is:
Your answer:
1:25,000
1:50,000
1:100,000
1:250,000
- Pale, gray, waxy areas on exposed skin surfaces are an indication of:
Your answer:
frostbite
chilblain
carbon monoxide poisoning
heat exhaustion
- The first step in casualty evaluation is to:
Your answer:
check for shock
check casualty for responsiveness
check breathing
check pulse
- The loading sequence for four litter patients in the berths of M997 ambulance is:
Your answer:
upper right, lower right, upper left, lower left
upper right, upper left, lower right, upper left
upper left, lower left, upper right, lower right
upper left, upper right, lower left, lower right
- The first step in any manual carry is:
Your answer:
determine the weight of the patient
check all obstacles in path
obtain a patient history
position the patient for the carry
- A triangular marker, yellow in color with red letters indicates what type of NBC hazard?
Your answer:
bio
gas
gas mines
atom
- The __________ is the most single common cause of airway obstruction.
Your answer:
tongue
tonsils
jaw
nose
- If a casualty has a suspected neck injury or severe head trauma, the safest approach to opening the airway is the _____________.
Your answer:
jaw thrust
head tilt/chin lift
mouth-to-mouth method
none of the above
- The first step in starting an IV infusion is:
Your answer:
assemble supplies and equipment needed
select a suitable vein
explain to the patient what is going to be done
prepare the venipunture site
- The most common type of shock found on the battlefield is:
Your answer:
anaphylactic
septic
cardiogenic
hypovolemic
- The categories of triage are:
Your answer:
delayed, minor, major, expectant
minimal, emergency, delayed, dead
immediate, minimal, emergency, expectant
immediate, minimal, delayed, expectant
- If a sling is used with an arm fracture, the supported arm should have the hand positioned __________ the elbow.
Your answer:
slightly lower than
slightly higher than
even with
none of the above
- A tourniquet should be placed
Your answer:
directly over the injury site
2 to 4 inches below the injury site
2 to 4 inches above the injury site
2 to 4 inches below the nearest joint
- A casualty has an open abdominal wound with perforated organs. Under battlefield conditions, into which category of precedence should you place the casualty?
Your answer:
possible
delayed
expectant
immediate
- How many cravats should be used to immobilize fractured ribs?
Your answer:
three
two
four
one
- What portion of your hand should be placed over the artery on the wrist when taking a person's pulse rate?
Your answer:
finger tips
two fingers and thumb
thumb only
palm of hand
- The hand-washing device you are inspecting has been correctly constructed and supplies with water. What item should you ensure is present?
Your answer:
chlorine residual
soap
cloth towel
scouring pads
- You have just finished applying a dressing to a chest wound. What procedure should you perform next?
Your answer:
turn the casualty onto his/her injured side
wrap the patient in a blanket and elevate the feet
elevate the head and feet
turn the casualty head to the side
- Shock occurs from what kind of injury?
Your answer:
severed limb
lack of air
any type of injury
head wound