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Which of the following mishap investigation responsibilities would reside with the flight surgeon and not the MAJCOM?
Identify and prevent future mishaps
Locally, who is responsible for implementing safe practices to prevent mishaps?
Each individual
Specifically, who makes the final determination on return to flying status when aircrew are treated in other clinics?
Any flight surgeon
Which of the following is a unique characteristic of the solid propellant used in most missile systems?
Once ignited, it cannot be extinguished
Which of the following concerns would be considered primary physical hazards for personnel assigned to Missile Alert Facilities?
Sanitation, food, water, and facility safety.
what are the primary operational hazards for personnel who work at a Missile Alert Facility or Launch Facility?
Motor vehicle accidents and the environment
Record mishaps as aircraft flight mishaps when
there is an intent for flight
whenever a mishap results in reportable damage of $1,000,000 or more, you must report it as what class of mishap?
A
If an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle crashes in Afghanistan, what is the procedure for determinng whether it is reportable as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle mishap?
Determine if another DoD aircraft was involved
when responding to a mishap, you should approach the scence from what direction?
Upwind
what action should you take prior to removing human remains from the scene of an aircraft mishap?
Photograph the site
What solution should you use when preparing tissue and skin samples for autopsy analysis?
Betadine
What steps need to be completed before completing an aircraft mishap report?
Compile all necessary data
How should you report an event that is categorized as a physiological episode?
class E mishap
Class E physiological events are reported by message using the format found in?
AFI91- 204, Safety Investigations and Reports
The overall purpose of flight line visits is to
Promote flying safety
What is your specific responsibility to the Life Support Section?
Provide advice to unit personnel of protective equipment programs
Which of the following are all rated officers?
Navigators, Pilots, and flight surgeons
What do you do with the original AF Form 1042 after it is completed?
File it in the individual's health record
How many years must the AF Form 1041 be kept on file?
Two
Who is responsable to train aircrew in the emergency removal of soft contacts lenses?
flight med office
What steps are necessary to a safe and productive soft contact lens program?
Hard disk drive
What program emphasizes information precepts and promotes consistent application of security principles in the use of Air Force information systems?
SATE
What adminustrarive tool shows every record series maintained for an office record?
Files plan
What is the purpose of the Physical Examination Processing Program?
Track physical exams for flying and special operations personnel
Once you arrive at the knowledge Exchange webpage, what should be the next step to begin training on the physical Examinations Processing Program database?
Click on the 'Aerospace Medicine" tab
What step must you take before you can use the Physical Examination Proccessing Program database?
Set up an account through the Air Force Portal
When you input medical information on military member into Preventive Health Assessment Individual Medical Readiness program, to what system does it connect?
AFCHIPS
A supervisor has access to what additional tabs in the Air Force Complete Immunizations Tracking Application (AFCITA)?
set up and Data Management
What step should you take before you can access Air Force Complete Immunizations Tracking Application?
You must see your AFCITA program manager, have an account established and have the program loaded on your computer
What function does the Aeromedical Information Manageement Waiver Traicking System serve?
Tracks waivers for personnel on flying of special operations status
What step must you complete first to complete initial waivers within Aeromedical Information Management Waiver Tracking System?
Enter the patient's demographic
What do you do once the Aeromedical Information Management Waiver Tracking System process is completed?
Place information in patient record
The medical standards, the frequancy, scope and instructions for completing required physical examinations properly are specified in
AFI 48-123
during a physical examination, the depth of evaluation of any body system depends primarily on the
Type of medical examination
The format and procedures for conducting and recording a physical examination are found in
AFPAM 48-133
Where is the AF Form 422 established on officers entering the Air Force?
First permanent duty station
Members with 4T profiles must have AF Form 422 reviewed every
30 days
How many human function factors are considered in the physical profile serial?
Six
Which factor would apply to an individual who has organic defects of the ears?
P-physical codition
What is the main consideration under the E physical profile factor?
Distant visual acuity only
A strength aptitude test is rated in which profile factor?
X
what organization authorizes an L suffix on AF Form 422?
HQ AFPC
Members may be retained on the temporary retired list for no more than
5 years
what is the first step in the Air Force disability evaluation process?
Initiate a MEB
What organization authorizes an L suffix on AF Form 422?
HQ AFPC
Members may be retained on the temporary disability retired list for no more than
5 years
What is the first step in the Air Force disability evaluation process?
Initiate a MEB
When would disability compensation not be authorized?
Injury occurred during an unauthorized absence.
What step must be taken if a military member has been discharged after being admitted to a hospital?
Records must be reviewed to identify correct profile actions.
What should you do if potentially disqualifying information is discovered during a records review?
Refer the case to a flight surgeon.
Who owns the health records?
United States government
What must occur to ensure health records are maintained according to Air Force and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations standards?
MTF reviews
Where is the original medical record maintained on deployed active duty and ARC personnel?
Home base MTF
In which section of the outpatient record is every completed SF600 filed?
Two
You encounter a record of a member on flying status that has not been identified correctly. What steps should you take to make the record identifiable as a member on Flying Status?
Stamp the word "Fly" in 2 inch block letters in the upper left corner of the of the front cover
In what division of the atmosphere will the phenomena of weather mostly occur?
Troposphere
Where is the greatest barometric pressure found?
Troposphere
As altitude increases, barometric pressure will
decrease
What method of measuring altitude is used to measure the distance from the aircraft to the ground directly below it?
Absolute altitude
What gas law explains the way in which ascent to altitude induces hypoxia?
Dalton's law
What is the main contributing factor to in-flight noise?
Air rushing over the canopy
The best description of in-flight noise is it
increases with airspeed and decreases with altitude.
What environmental stress has the greatest influence on G intolerance?
Heat
Special diet control is important to many aircrew members because it
reduces the incidence of gas pains
What causes an aircrew member's circadiam rhythm to be affected on a cross-country flight?
Crossing of time zones
Airsickness during pilot training is usually due to
lack of adaptation
What is the most common type of hypoxia seen in aircrew members and is often referred to as altitude hypoxia?
Hypoxic hypoxia
What type of hypoxia may be caused by alcohol abuse?
Histotoxic
The cardiovascular and respiratory systems may compensate for hypoxia at altitudes up to how many feet?
10,000
What is the prime consideration when treating hypoxia?
Providing the aircrew member with adequate oxygen.
What is the most effective treatment for hyperventilation?
Reducing the rate and depth of breathing
Hypoxia is most frequently caused by
equipment malfunction
Which of the following is not a factor of decompression sickness?
Rate of descent
How are occurrences of decompression sickness symptoms relative to age?
Increases with age
How many hours should an individual wait to fly following diving activities?
24
What are the usual sites for bends pain?
Shoulders, elbows, knees and ankles
Which symptom is the most specific early symptom of the chokes?
Substernal pain
What key symptom differenteates chokes and false chokes
Sharp substernal pain
Which sensation is not associated with skin manifestations of decompression sickness?
Numbness
One method of protecting aircrew members against decompression sickness is by restricting aerial flight to what maximum cabin altitude?
FL 250
What is the best way to administer oxygen while treating decompression sickness?
Aviator's mask
What is the maximum flying altitude for unpressurized aircraft when transporting a patient suffering decompression sickness?
1,000 feet
How many hours must an individual not fly following complete resolution of symptoms of the bends?
72
Positive G forces affect the diaphragm by doing what to the viscera?
Push them down
In what direction are negative G forces applied?
Foot-to-head
The anti-G straining maneuver is performed during the
expiratory phase against a completely closed glottis
Which of the senses of orientation is considered to be reliable in flight?
Visual
What sensory system is often referred to as the 'seat of the pants" sense?
Proprioceptive
What is the most common sensory illusion resulting from stimulation of the semicircular canals?
The leans