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How many minutes does it take for irreversible brain damage to occur?
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1. How many minutes does it take for irreversible brain damage to occur?
4 TO 6 MINUTES |
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How many general first aid rules are there in an emergency?
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NINE
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What are the two types of triage?
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TACTICAL AND NONTACTICAL
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When sorting for treatment, in what class do you place a patient with immediate life sustaining injuries?
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CLASS II
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When sorting for treatment, in what class do you place a patient whose definitive treatment can be delayed without jeopardy to life?
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CLASS III
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When sorting for treatment, in what priority do you place a patient with a simple fracture?
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PRIORITY III
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When sorting for treatment, in what priority do you place a patient with eye injuries?
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PRIORITY II
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When arriving at the scene, what is the first thing you do?
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MAKE SURE THE SCENE IS SAFE
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What do the ABCDEs of emergency care stand for?
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AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION, DISABILITY, AND EXPOSE
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Usually the trauma assessment is about ______ percent patient interview and _______ percent physical exam?
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20/80
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What type of examination is a comprehensive hands-on survey of the patient’s body?
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OBJECTIVE
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How many steps does the head to toe survey have?
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26
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What is the possible cause of abnormality if your pupil characteristics are unequal?
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STROKE AND HEAD INJURY
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What is the normal pulse rate for an adult?
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60 TO 80 BEATS PER MINUTE
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Where is the most common site to determine a patients pulse?
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RADIAL
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What is the normal respiration rate for an adult?
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12-20 BREATHES PER MINUTE
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How many beats per minute is considered a rapid respiration rate?
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28
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How is respiration rates classified?
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NORMAL, DEEP OR SHALLOW
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What type of blood pressure is the remaining arteries were relaxed between beats?
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DIASTOLIC
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What type of blood pressure is created in the arteries when the blood pumps blood out in circulation?
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SYSTOLIC
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Low blood pressure exists is considered to exist when your pressure falls below _______ millimeters of mercury (mm HG)
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90
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How many steps are there in positioning the patient?
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FOUR
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What maneuver is recommended for relieving foreign body airway obstruction?
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HEIMLICH
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Who states that no attempt should be made to force air from the stomach unless suction equipment is on hand for immediate use?
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AMERICAN RED CROSS
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Once the airway has been opened during one rescuer CPR where do you check for pulse?
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CAROTID
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Where are chest compressions performed during CPR for children?
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LOWER HALF OF THE STERNUM
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During CPR on an infant, where do you check for a pulse?
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BRACHIAL ARTERY
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What type of shock is caused by the loss of blood and other body fluids?
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HYPOVOLEMIC
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What type of shock is caused by the presence of severe infection?
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SEPTIC
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What type of shock is the most important for Hospital Corpsman?
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HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
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What is the pulse rate for hemorrhagic shock?
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140 OR HIGHER
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What can hypovolemic shock also be called?
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OLIGEMIC OR HEMATOGENIC SHOCK
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How long does it take septic shock to develop?
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2 TO 5 DAYS
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During treatment procedures, what is the most important factor in the treatment of all types of shock?
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IV ADMINISTRATION
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For what type of shock you do not use IV fluids?
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CARDIOGENIC
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For a patient in shock, you monitor and record the vital signs every _______ minutes.
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15
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When using a bag-valve mask ventilator, how much oxygen concentration will you get if the flow range is 15 liters per minute?
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90 PERCENT
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What type of wound is torn rather than cut?
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LACERATIONS
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How much liters of blood does the average adult have?
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5
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The loss of how much liters of blood causes shock?
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ONE
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How many pressure points are on each side of the body?
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11
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Where do you apply a tourniquet?
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ABOVE THE WOUND AND AS CLOSE TO THE WOUND AS POSSIBLE
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What are the two types of bacteria that commonly cause infection in wounds?
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AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC
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What is an abscess in the true skin caused by the entry of microorganisms through a hair follicle or sweat gland?
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FURUNCLE (BOIL)
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In what position during combat do you place a patient that is suffering from a sucking chest wound?
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ON THE AFFECTED SIDE
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How many days should you wait before closing a puncture wound?
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FOURTH DAY
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What type of suture needle is most often used in deep tissues?
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TAPER POINT
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What is the most common local anesthetic used?
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XYLOCAINE
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In how many places should the splint be fastened for a thigh fracture?
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FIVE
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What type of fracture does a patient have if they stand and the injured shoulder is lower than the uninjured one?
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CLAVICLE FRACTURE
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If a Medical Officer could not be reached within how many hours can the Hospital Corpsman attempt to reduce a dislocation?
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8 HOURS
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What are injuries to the ligaments and soft tissues that support a joint?
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SPRAIN
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What types of injuries are caused by forcible overstretching or tearing of muscles or tendons?
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STRAINS
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What is also commonly called bruises?
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CONTUSIONS
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How many classifications do burns have?
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THREE
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What is the recovery period for second degree burns?
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2 TO 3 WEEKS
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What degree of burn does a patient have if the tissue color will range from white to black?
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THIRD DEGREE
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What type of electrolyte solution do you use on a patient with over 20 percent of extensive burns?
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RINGERS LACTATE
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All major burn victims should be given a booster dose of _________________ to guard against infection.
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TETANUS TOXOID
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Irrigate acid burns to the eyes for at least ___ to ____ minutes with at least ______ml of water.
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5 TO 10, 2000
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How long do irrigate alkali burns to the eyes?
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20 MINUTES
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What is the body temperature for a patient that has heat stroke?
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105 F OR 41 C OR HIGHER
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Death results as the core temperature of the body approaches ______.
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80 F
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What is the most effective method of warming a victim with hypothermia?
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IMMERSION IN A TUB OF WATER (100 TO 105 OR 38 TO 41 C) WATER
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What is the morphine adult dosage?
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10 TO 20 MG
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What type of medication do you give a patient that suffers from angina pectoris?
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NITROGLYCERIN
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What is also known as seizures or fits?
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EPILEPSY
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What is the most serious type of epilepsy?
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GRAND MAL SEIZURE
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TRIAGE (TACTICAL)
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CLASS 1-4
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TRIAGE (NON-TACTICAL)
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PRIORITY 1-4
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CLASS I
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MINOR TREATMENT, CAN BE RETURNED TO DUTY IN A SHORT TIME
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CLASS II
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REQUIRE IMMEDIATE LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT, MODERATE TIME
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CLSS III
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TREATMENT CAN BE DELAYED
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CLASS IV
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NEEDS EXTENSIVE TREATMENT BEYOND IMMEDIATE.
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PRIORITY I
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CORRECTIBLE LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS: RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, OPEN CHEST, AB WOUNDS, FEMUR FRACTURES.
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PRIORITY II
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SERIOUS BUT NON LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS: OPEN WOUNDS, EYE WOUNDS
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PRIORITY III
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MINOR INJURIES
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PRIORITY IV
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DEAD OR FATALLY INJURED
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R.O.N. ARM
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4.5%
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R.O.N. LEG
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9%
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R.O.N. CHEST
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9%
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R.O.N. ABS
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9%
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R.O.N. GROIN
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1%
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R.O.N. HEAD
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4.5%
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HEAT STROKE: DISCONTINUE RECTAL COOLING WHEN BODY REACHES _____ DEGREES.
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102
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