STCW SEVEN SEAS PREP ACADEMY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
/Position for casualty in shock - Answer-Lie them down on their back (on blanket if
available), raise legs above the heart to increase blood supply to vital organs
/.Symptoms of shock - Answer-rapid shallow breathing, weak or irregular pulse, thirst,
nausea, decreased blood pressure, poor attention span
Don't allow a casualty with shock to eat or drink
/.What is a scene safety hazard? - Answer-Environmental, electrical, fire, hazardous
/.Body Substance Isolation - Answer-aims to prevent the transmission of diseases and
infections by using PPE
/.Order of Casualty assessment - Answer-DRABC
D: danger, any signs that can help determine what happened to casualty
R: response, conscious or unconscious "what happened?" "are you alright?"
A: airways, are the airways open (if talking yes)
B: breathing, look and listen for breaths
C: circulation, bleeding? stabilize life threatening conditions
/.Two person CPR - Answer-100 compressions per minute, AFTER 30
COMPRESSIONS, two rescue breaths REPEAT
Swap with partner after 2 minutes (4 rounds of compressions)
/.1st/2nd/3rd degree burns including definitions. - Answer-1st Degree: outermost layer
of skin- redness, pain, tender
2nd Degree: affects epidermis- red, raw, blisters (if effects more than 20% of body
becomes life threatening)
3rd Degree: all layers of skin- damages nerves, tissue, muscles; waxy pale or charred
skin with no pain sensation
/.burn treatment - Answer-1. clean hands
2. gloves
3. run under cold water min 10 minutes
4. remove dirt & debris surrounding burn
5. don't remove things sticking to burn
6. don't burst blisters
/.purpose of recovery poistion - Answer-comfortable, keeps them from swallowing
tongue, keeps air passage clear, prevents choking on vomit or fluid
, /.fire triangle - Answer-oxygen, heat, fuel
/.fire tetrahedron - Answer-oxygen, heat, fuel, chemical reaction
/.Fire team names - Answer-Master: sets objectives and strategies
On scene leader/Officer in Charge: develop tactics and direct hose team leaders
Hose Team Leader: directs hose team in applying water to fire usually 2 people
Nozzleman: applies water to fire under direction of hose team leader
Stretcher Team: transporting casualties under direction of medical officer
Backup Person: controls hoze for nozzleman
/.Heat Spread - Answer-Convection: spread of thermal energy using eater and air
currents FLUID MOTION
Conduction: solid conductors like metal
Radiation: heat through space
/.Class A fire - Answer-ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, cloth)
Put out w/ water or dry chemicals
/.Class B fire - Answer-Flammable liquids (gas, oil, paints, ect.)
put out w/ FOAM or CO2 or dry chemicals
/.Class C fire - Answer-Electrical
put out w/ CO2 or dry chemical
/.Class D fire - Answer-Metals (magnesium, lithium, sodium)
put out w/ salt based powder or sand based DO NOT USE WATER
/.Class K fire - Answer-Cooking Oils
put out w/ cut of O2
/.Dangers or CO2 firefighting - Answer-if you don't leave in time after the alarm sounds,
CO2 will remove the oxygen from the space and you can suffocate
wear breathing apparatus to reenter space after sufficient time for extinguishing and
cooling
/.Sprinkler Systems - Answer-automatically operate, water activated by link or heat
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
/Position for casualty in shock - Answer-Lie them down on their back (on blanket if
available), raise legs above the heart to increase blood supply to vital organs
/.Symptoms of shock - Answer-rapid shallow breathing, weak or irregular pulse, thirst,
nausea, decreased blood pressure, poor attention span
Don't allow a casualty with shock to eat or drink
/.What is a scene safety hazard? - Answer-Environmental, electrical, fire, hazardous
/.Body Substance Isolation - Answer-aims to prevent the transmission of diseases and
infections by using PPE
/.Order of Casualty assessment - Answer-DRABC
D: danger, any signs that can help determine what happened to casualty
R: response, conscious or unconscious "what happened?" "are you alright?"
A: airways, are the airways open (if talking yes)
B: breathing, look and listen for breaths
C: circulation, bleeding? stabilize life threatening conditions
/.Two person CPR - Answer-100 compressions per minute, AFTER 30
COMPRESSIONS, two rescue breaths REPEAT
Swap with partner after 2 minutes (4 rounds of compressions)
/.1st/2nd/3rd degree burns including definitions. - Answer-1st Degree: outermost layer
of skin- redness, pain, tender
2nd Degree: affects epidermis- red, raw, blisters (if effects more than 20% of body
becomes life threatening)
3rd Degree: all layers of skin- damages nerves, tissue, muscles; waxy pale or charred
skin with no pain sensation
/.burn treatment - Answer-1. clean hands
2. gloves
3. run under cold water min 10 minutes
4. remove dirt & debris surrounding burn
5. don't remove things sticking to burn
6. don't burst blisters
/.purpose of recovery poistion - Answer-comfortable, keeps them from swallowing
tongue, keeps air passage clear, prevents choking on vomit or fluid
, /.fire triangle - Answer-oxygen, heat, fuel
/.fire tetrahedron - Answer-oxygen, heat, fuel, chemical reaction
/.Fire team names - Answer-Master: sets objectives and strategies
On scene leader/Officer in Charge: develop tactics and direct hose team leaders
Hose Team Leader: directs hose team in applying water to fire usually 2 people
Nozzleman: applies water to fire under direction of hose team leader
Stretcher Team: transporting casualties under direction of medical officer
Backup Person: controls hoze for nozzleman
/.Heat Spread - Answer-Convection: spread of thermal energy using eater and air
currents FLUID MOTION
Conduction: solid conductors like metal
Radiation: heat through space
/.Class A fire - Answer-ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, cloth)
Put out w/ water or dry chemicals
/.Class B fire - Answer-Flammable liquids (gas, oil, paints, ect.)
put out w/ FOAM or CO2 or dry chemicals
/.Class C fire - Answer-Electrical
put out w/ CO2 or dry chemical
/.Class D fire - Answer-Metals (magnesium, lithium, sodium)
put out w/ salt based powder or sand based DO NOT USE WATER
/.Class K fire - Answer-Cooking Oils
put out w/ cut of O2
/.Dangers or CO2 firefighting - Answer-if you don't leave in time after the alarm sounds,
CO2 will remove the oxygen from the space and you can suffocate
wear breathing apparatus to reenter space after sufficient time for extinguishing and
cooling
/.Sprinkler Systems - Answer-automatically operate, water activated by link or heat
