WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 24%.
Answer: Percentage of combat fatalities are survivable by early
intervention with combat medic tasks and rapid evacuation to a
surgical facility.
◉ 60% Extremity.
Answer: Wound Data shows what percentage of injuries are most
common and what percentage? (These areas are not protected by
body armor.)
◉ WW1 Through today.
Answer: How long have combat wounds been consistent?
◉ Tactical indications for spinal immobilization.
Answer: Motor vehicle crashes, falls from greater than 15 feet, IED
blast involving an MRAP
◉ Is not appropriate.
, Answer: CPR on a battlefield casualty who has sustained a blast or
penetrating trauma and has no signs of life is?
◉ Electrocution, hypothermia, near drowning, or if casualty was
alive and lost vital signs..
Answer: What are the conditions for CPR to be conducted in a
combat environment?
◉ Primary Blast Injury.
Answer: Caused by blast over-pressure (or wave) from an explosion,
directly related to proximity of the casualty to the blast.
◉ Vehicle or Building.
Answer: Blast over-pressure is more effective where?
◉ Inhalation Burns.
Answer: These occur with greater frequency in fires in confined
spaces (buildings, vehicles)
◉ Enemy Fire.
Answer: This is the single most significant obstacle to the combat
medic ability to provide care.