EFMB practice test 1 – Flashcards
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Which one-man carry would you use to transport an unconscious patient up or down stairs?
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Cradle-drop carry
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Which description of MOPP level 3 is correct?
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Over garments, over boots, and mask worn. Gloves carried
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You are probing a path through a minefield. You should clear a path that is 1 meter wide. True/false?
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True
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The most common method of expressing a direction is by using azimuths. True/False?
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True
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The point from which the azimuth originates is the center of the azimuth circle. True/False
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True
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To convert a magnetic azimuth to a grid azimuth, add the G-M angle. True/False
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False
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When locating a point on a map, the number 1181 is more accurate than 115813. True/False
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False
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The vertical distance between contour lines is known as the contour interval. True/False
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True
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Heat stroke is the same as heat exhaustion. True/False
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False
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When dealing with cold injuries, thaw a frozen part before evacuating. True/False
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False
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Diarrhea can be caused by not keeping food hot enough or cold enough. True/False
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True
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When disinfecting raw water, the chlorine residual should measure at least 10 ppm. True/False
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False
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The means to evade is considered exhausted when escape is impossible. True/False
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True
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When probing for mines, probe every 5 inches (13 cm) across a 1-meter path. True/False
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False
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In combat you should check the M-40 series protective mask with hood weekly to keep it in good condition. True/False
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True
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M8 detector paper indicates type and presence of a chemical agent. True/False
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True
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Blisters caused by a blister agent should be decontaminated using the M258A1 Decon kit True/False
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False
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Before applying a field dressing always remove clothing near the wound. True/False
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False
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Apply a tourniquet 2-4 inches above the wound. True/False
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True
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When applying a dressing to an open abdominal wound, position the casualty on his back with the legs in a knee up position. True/False
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True
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If applying a dressing to an open chest wound, first apply an airtight material over the wound. True/False
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True
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To treat a casualty with an open abdominal wound, first moisten the dressing if in a field environment. True/False
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False
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The goal of triage is to "do the most good for the most people". True/False
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True
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The most seriously wounded are loaded first and taken off last True/False
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False
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When applying splints, make sure they extend beyond the joints above and below the fracture.True/False
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True
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When clearing a passage in a minefield, what should you probe the ground with?
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Stick
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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?
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Serve the milk
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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?
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None
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You squad is under heavy ground fire and a casualty must be moved to cover. What carry or drag should you use?
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Pistol-belt drag
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While under fire, you hear an explosion and then see a yellow cloud over your position. What should you do first?
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Mask
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What azimuth should you use to express direction measured on a military map?
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Grid azimuith
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At a minimum, how many ties should be used when applying a splint to a fractured tibia?
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4
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When should you check the pulse distal to a fracture?
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Before and after applying the splint
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A splint should immobilize the joint above and the joint below the fracture. True/False
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True
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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. True/False
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True
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You are treating a patient for heat exhaustion. Which of the following is the best choice for allowing the patient to drink. -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.
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Allow patient to slowly drink one canteen of cool water over a period of 30-60 minutes.
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When administering nerve agent anitdote, which injector is given first? -Atropine -Thiosulfate -Sodium chloride -2-PAM chlorine
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Atropine
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When administering nerve agent antidote, which injector is given first? -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
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The SMALL injector with the GREEN end
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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?
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Nothing, this reaction is caused by the antidote
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Which position provides the best protection in a foxhole in the event of a nuclear attack?
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On your back with knees drawn up to chest, hands over eyes
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You are part of a litter team tranporting a casualty with a splinted leg. How is the patient transported when going uphill?
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Legs first
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Where is the number-one person when preparing to lift a litter?
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At the right side of the patient near the head
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While passing through a narrow passage using the two-man carry, which configuration is correct for the litter bearers? (Arrow indicates direction of travel)
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-4-3-patient -2-1-->
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Which carry would be used for fording a stream?
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Over-head carry
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Which litter carry is used for transporting the casualty over rough terrain?
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Litter post carry
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How long should you wait before testing the chlorine residual after adding chlorine to a 400-gallon water tank?
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10 minutes
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Which of the following latrines would you use when the ground is too hard or the water table is too high?
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Burn-out latrine
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Which type of latrine would be used for a 1-3 day bivouac?
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Straddle-trench latrine
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You should provide enough latrines for use by what percentage of the male and female soldiers?
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4% males, 6% females
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How far should a garbage pit be located from a dining facility?
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No closer than 30 yards
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How many garbage pits would be needed for a facility that served 200 soliders per day?
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2
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How is a garbage pit normally closed?
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Cover with dirt after each meal and close daily
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What type of latrine is used during a road march?
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Cat-hole latrine
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How far should a latirne be from a food service facility?
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At least 100 yards
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What are the approximate dimensions of a garbage pit?
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4' long x4' wide x4' deep
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Approximately how deep is a cat-hole latrine?
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12 inches
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How many straddle-trench latrines would be needed for 100 males?
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2
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What are the approximate dimensions of the elliptical hole in the seat used with deep pit latrines?
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9" x 12"
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How deep is a deep-pit latrine?
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6 feet
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What is the WBGT index in degrees Fahrenheit for heat condition/category 1?
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78-81.9
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What is the work/rest cycle, in minutes, for heat condition 1?
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Continous
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What is the work/rest cycle, in minutes, for heat condition 2 (condition green)?
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50/10
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What is the work/rest cycle, in minutes, for heat condition 3 (condition yellow)?
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45/15
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What is the work/rest cycle, in minutes, for heat condition 4 (condition red)?
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30/30
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What is the work/rest cycle, in minutes, for heat condition 5 (condition black)?
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20/40
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A soldier is working in an environment with a WBGT 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?
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4 (red)
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How many degree Fahreheit do you add to the WBGT Index for MOPP gear or body armor?
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10 degrees for either one
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What water intake is recommended under heat condition 3 (condition yellow)?
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1 -1 1/2 quarts per hour
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What type of chemical agent vapors does M9 paper detect?
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None
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What is the correct placement of M9 detector paper?
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Upper arm and ankle on one side of the body, wrist on other side of body
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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.
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True
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M9 detector paper will NOT detect chemical agent vapors
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True
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What type of marker is used to identify a site contaminated with a chemical agent?
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Yellow marker with "CHEM" written in blue letters
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You are about to mark a radiological contaminated area. What information would you include on the marker?
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Date and time of detonation (if known) and dose rate
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Where should radiological contamination markers be placed?
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Where the dose rate is measured at 1 centigray per hour or more
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What word appears on the radiological contamination markers?
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ATOM
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What dry mix compound is used for decontaminating your gear prior to exchanging MOPP gear with a buddy?
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STB
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How many nitrogen-filled cylinders should be used to initially pressurize the ABC M11?
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1
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The ABC M11 decontaminating apparatus uses what decontamination compound?
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DS2
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What action should you take after spraying DS2 decontamination agent on an area of a vehicle to be decontaminated?
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Allow 30 minutes contact time and then rise off
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While decontaminating a piece of equipment some DS2 gets on your skin. What action should you take?
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Blot it off and rise with water
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What chemical agents does the M256 detect?
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Blister, blood and nerve
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What color change indicates a positive reaction on the blister agent test spot of the M256?
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Purple/blue or red/blue
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What color change indicates a positive reaction on the blood agent test spot of the M256 chemical detector kit?
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Pink to blue
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What color change indicates a positive reaction to the nerve agent test spot on the M256?
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Colorless to peach
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How is an IM-174 series radiacmeter held during use?
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Waist high
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How long should you allow for the IM-174 to warm up?
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2-20 minutes
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Your unit has been exposed to a nuclear burst. What should you use to detect radiation on soldiers, equipment, supplies and water?
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AN/PDR-27
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The AN/PRD-27 indentifies what type of radiation?
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Beta and gamma
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Proper disposition of the Field Medical Card of a CRO case would be:
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Send to higher headquarters for coding then disposal IAW AR 340-18-9
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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?
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Blister
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What are the categories of triage?
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Immediate, delayed, minimal and expectant
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Triage of the mulitple injured patient begins with the primary survey, with emphasis on airway, breathing and circulation.
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True
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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.
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True
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Patients placed in the EXPECTANT triage category have the greatest chance for survival. True/False
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False
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You would place M9 detector paper on the right upper arm, left wrist and around the right ankle of a right-handed soldier.True/False
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True
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A patient with a fractured arm is placed in what triage category?
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Delayed
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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?
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Move on to the other injured patients treat this patient last, he is expectant
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What is the normal pulse for adults?
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60-80 heartbeats per minute
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Sick and wounded personnel requiring a routine evacuation should be evacuated within ______ hours.
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24 hours
