Combat medic 68w FIELDCRAFT 3 EXAM C168W144 EXAM
2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 110 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS|AGRADE
Treatment for a snakebite - ANSWER- Manage ABCs, give IV, remove watches, keep casualty calm
Where to apply an IV for a snakebite - ANSWER- Opposite arm that was bit
What NOT to do for a snakebite - ANSWER- Delay treatment trying to capture the snake, suck the venom, place ice on the bite
What should be suspected if the casualty has unexpected febrile illness - ANSWER- Malaria
Medications that can affect a heat casualty - ANSWER- Nicotine and antihistamines
The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching. - ANSWER- Conduction
The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas - ANSWER- Convection 1 / 2
Loss of heat at the surface of vaporization - ANSWER- Evaporation
Energy transferred by waves or rays through the air - ANSWER- Radiation
Factors that make you susceptible to cold weather injuries - ANSWER- Climate, season, weather
Hallmark sign of Heatstroke - ANSWER- Altered mental status
Fatality rate of heatstroke if left untreated - ANSWER- 80%
Signs of heat injury - ANSWER- Painful spasms of skeletal muscles, headache, nausea, dehydration
How to obtain a accurate core temperature reading - ANSWER- Rectal thermometer
Treatment for a heat casualty - ANSWER- Remove clothing, gentle stretching of cramped muscles, provide rapid and active cooling
What temperature to not lower the core body when treating a heat casualty - ANSWER- 102 degrees
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