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NHOH HM Manual Ch 20
NAVEDTRA 14295B Ch 20: Emergency Rescue: Supples, Equipment and Procedures
Question | Answer |
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Why is the spica or figure eight bandage used around the elbow? | Allows for movement while holding a compress |
What size bandage is used for applying a roller bandage to the ankle or foot? | 3 inch |
What is a Barton Bandage used for? | Fractures of the lower jaw |
True or False: The Automated External Defibrillator analyzes cardiac rhythm and selects the appropriate strength of electrical therapy which stops an arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re-establish a normal rhythm. | True |
What is false concerning Normal Saline? | There are no dangers in giving “too much” normal saline. |
Hetastarch is a substitute for blood plasma and has oxygen carrying capabilities. | False |
In the United States, oxygen bottles are colored green. What is the international color code of oxygen bottles? | White |
What measurement do you use for oropharyngeal airways? | An airway of proper size is measured from the tip of the earlobe to the corner of the mouth |
True or False: The oropharyngeal airway is the airway of choice for patients with a gag reflex. | False |
The effective life of an oxygen breathing apparatus (OBA) is? | 20-45 minutes |
How many stages of extrication are there? | 5 |
What is a true statement when treating a patient that is radioactively contaminated? | Treatment of life threatening injuries takes precedence over decontamination procedures. |
Which of the following is not a concern about the distance a casualty can be carried? | Strength and endurance of the stretcher bearers |
Which of the following is not a phase of Care of Patient en Route? | Medical Evacuation Care |
Line #3 in the MEDEVAC Request is? | Number of patients by precedence |
When establishing a helicopter landing site, the ground slope can be no more than ____ degrees. | 15 |
The National Fire Protection Association has developed a labeling system for indicating the health, flammability, and reactivity hazards of chemicals. The labels are made into squares to comprise a diamond-shaped label. Red = ? | Indicates FLAMIBILITY |
The National Fire Protection Association has developed a labeling system for indicating the health, flammability, and reactivity hazards of chemicals. The labels are made into squares to comprise a diamond-shaped label. White = ? | Indicates any SPECIAL HAZARDS |
The National Fire Protection Association has developed a labeling system for indicating the health, flammability, and reactivity hazards of chemicals. The labels are made into squares to comprise a diamond-shaped label. Blue = ? | Indicates HEALTH HAZARD |
The National Fire Protection Association has developed a labeling system for indicating the health, flammability, and reactivity hazards of chemicals. The labels are made into squares to comprise a diamond-shaped label. Yellow = ? | Indicates the REACTIVITY |
In HAZMAT management situations, site control is divided into 3 zones. In which zone does personnel decontamination happen? | Warm Zone |
When decontaminating personnel contaminated from a HAZMAT situation, the most frequently appropriate method of decontamination is? | Dilution |