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Q. When should the casualty's clothing not be removed to expose the wound or burn?

Q. What are the signs of Heat Cramps?

Q. What Field Manual covers First Aid for Soldiers?

Q. What may occur to the casualty if shock is not treated or prevented?

Q. How should the airtight dressing be applied to a casualty with a sucking chest wound?

Q. What is "Self Aid?"

Q. What is the best one-person carry for carrying a casualty for a long distance?

Q. What is the quickest way to splint a broken or fractured leg?

Q. If a splint is not available, how may a casualty's leg be immobilized?

Q. Explain the importance of medical and first aid training for Soldiers.

Q. Define the term "hemorrhage."

Q. How many pressure points can be found on one side of the body?

Q. How many pressure points on the human body can be used to control bleeding by placing pressure with the fingers, thumbs or hands?

Q. Which category of heat injury is considered the most severe?

Q. How is the carotid pulse taken?

Q. If you discover a casualty that has overdosed on drugs, what should you do?

Q. What is the major cause of tooth decay and gum disease?

Q. What are "Combat Lifesavers?"

Q. How high should you elevate the injured limb of a casualty in order to control bleeding?

Q. What is the first aid treatment for toxic chemical blood agents?

Q. When, during the process of treating a casualty, should a Soldier seek medical aid?

Q. If a casualty shows signs of exposure to chemical or biological agents, what should you do?

Q. What is the "Xyphoid Process?"

Q. How can you recognize if someone has ingested a poison?

Q. What is the most frequent poison to be inhaled?

Q. What should you do before attempting to carry a casualty?

Q. How should you treat a casualty that is unconscious?

Q. How may we best prevent disease?

Q. What is "AIDS?"

Q. Can AIDS be spread through casual contact?

Q. How can one tell if a casualty has a sucking chest wound?

Q. What is the purpose of the "Phase One Kit" or "Emergency Treatment Unit?"

Q. Should the fractured leg of a casualty be elevated?

Q. Why are chest wounds so dangerous?

Q. When treating a casualty with an abdominal injury, what should be done with exposed abdominal organs?

Q. How is it indicated that a casualty has received a tourniquet?

Q. How tight should a tourniquet be applied?

Q. What is the first step in treating an open fracture?

Q. Why should a casualty with a severe head injury not be given morphine?

Q. Can burn victims drink fluids?

Q. Explain how you would extinguish the clothes of a burn victim.

Q. How would you remove a casualty from an electrical burn source?

Q. What is the first step in aiding a burn victim?

Q. When in a chemical environment, how should dressings be applied?

Q. How should a Soldier giving first aid, first attempt to control bleeding?

Q. When giving first aid to a burn victim, should any medications, creams or oils be applied to the burn wound?

Q. Typically, should a casualty be allowed to drink water?

Q. What is the first indication of frostbite?

Q. How is the seriousness of a burn determined?

Q. What is the most common obstruction of the airway?

Q. Describe the universal sign of choking.

Q. What is CPR?

Q. If you were giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and a bulge forms in the stomach every time a breath is given, what does this indicate?

Q. How often should the pulse be checked when giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation?

Q. What rate should heart compressions be given?

Q. What method is used to restore heartbeat?

Q. How much pressure should be applied to the breastbone when giving CPR?

Q. How should a Soldier treat dislocations and sprains?

Q. What is a "closed fracture."

Q. What alternate method should be used when the abdominal thrust cannot be?

Q. When is the "jaw-thrust" method used?

Q. When should the boots be removed when splinting a fracture?

Q. Why is it important to immobilize a fracture?

Q. What is the rule of thumb when splinting a fracture?

Q. What should be immobilized when splinting a fracture?

Q. Explain how manual pressure is applied.

Q. What extra precaution should be taken to ensure that the splint itself does not cause extra damage to the tissue, nerves or bone?

Q. How should the bandages be tied, when applying a splint?

Q. How are the ends of an unimproved pressure dressing tied?

Q. After a field dressing has been applied, what should be applied if bleeding continues?

Q. What is "First Aid?"

Q. How should a casualty with an abdominal wound be placed?

Q. What feature is unique about Type "O" Blood?

Q. When giving first aid, whose first aid dressing should be used on the casualty?

Q. When should a tourniquet be loosened?

Q. Before leaving an unconscious casualty, what should you do?

Q. How is a pressure dressing applied?

Q. What is a "tourniquet?"

Q. What is the definition of a heat injury?

Q. How is Heat Stroke treated?

Q. What type of artificial respiration should be given in a chemical environment?

Q. What is "Chilblain?"

Q. What is "snow blindness" and how can it be prevented?

Q. How is "snow blindness" treated?

Q. What items of military equipment could be utilized to make a splint?

Q. Name the situations when a casualty should not be placed in the shock position.

Q. What are the three general categories of heat injury?

Q. What three categories are used to determine precedence in a medical evacuation?

Q. What are the "ABC's" or "Four Life Saving Steps" of First Aid?

Q. What are the two types or methods of rescue breathing?

Q. How can athlete's foot be prevented?

Q. What are the two most common ways that AIDS is spread?

Q. Why should a wound be dressed and bandaged as soon as possible?

Q. Under what circumstances should a tourniquet be used?

Q. Where should a tourniquet be applied?

Q. What items can be used as an expedient, airtight seal for a sucking chest wound?

Q. Name the two basic types of fractures.

Q. How should a serious burn be cared for?

Q. What are the two primary objectives in giving first aid to burn casualties?

Q. Name the four types of burns.

Q. Name some foot injuries that can be caused by the cold and wet weather.

Q. What key word is used in cold weather protection, and what does it mean?

Q. What are the three burn classifications?

Q. How are First Degree burns normally acquired?

Q. How are Second Degree burns normally acquired?

Q. Give the ratio of breaths to pumps for both the one-man and two-man rescue methods.

Q. What are the two items found in the First Aid Pouch?

Q. Give some of the signs and symptoms of a fracture.

Q. What two methods are generally used to open an airway?

Q. What are some of the two-man methods to carry a casualty?

Q. How is Heat Exhaustion treated?

Q. How are Heat Cramps treated?

Q. What is the objective of First Aid?

Q. What are the three types of bleeding? Describe each.

Q. When can a Soldier stop giving resuscitation to a casualty who requires it?

Q. When is the abdominal thrust not to be used?

Q. What are the four common points to check the pulse of a casualty?

Q. If a casualty resumes breathing on his own while giving artificial, what should you do?

Q. What would classify a moderate burn as such?

Q. What would classify a minor burn as such?

Q. What are some of the causes of 3rd degree burns?

Q. Which Soldiers are most susceptible to heat injury?

Q. How should frostbite be treated?

Q. What are some of the signs of Carbon Monoxide poisoning?

Q. How should a field dressing be applied?

Q. What is the process to treat the ingestion of poison?

Q. How is a sucking chest wound treated?

Q. How are convulsions treated?

Q. How is the inhalation of poison treated?

Q. How should a casualty be removed from the source of a chemical burn?

Q. What are some of the signs and symptoms of severe nerve agent poisoning?

Q. What are some of the signs and symptoms of mild nerve agent poisoning?

Q. What are some of the signs and symptoms of a head injury?

Q. What are some things that should be remembered when applying a splint to a casualty?

Q. How is a casualty treated for shock?

Q. What are some of the precautions that should be taken when giving first aid for a burn wound?

Q. What are the types of cold weather injuries?

Q. How is a tourniquet tied?

Q. How can you check for 3rd degree burns?

Q. How can you check for 1st degree burns?

Q. What is the process to stop bleeding?

Q. What are some of the methods to carry a casualty?

Q. What are the signs and symptoms of shock?

Q. What are the signs and symptoms of Heat Exhaustion?

Q. What are the steps to evaluate a casualty?

Q. What are the symptoms of Heat Stroke?

Q. How can you check for 2nd degree burns?

Q. What would classify a critical or severe burn as such?

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