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FIELDCRAFT 1 EXAM LATEST 2024 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED
A+|GUARANTEED TO PASS CONCEPTS
what are 3 preventable causes of death on battlefield?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1. hemorrhage (90% died from)
2. tension pneumothorax (2% died from)
3. airway obstruction (8% died from)
what are 3 locations of wounds on battlefield and the
percentages of each one - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1.
extremities (60%)
2. head/neck (25%)
3. torso (9%)
what is the leading cause of death on battlefield and
the percentages of each category? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ hemorrhage is leading cause of death
categories of hemorrhage
-extremity (13.5%)
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-junctional (19.2%)
-truncal (67.3%)
what are combat wounds are predominantly due to? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ penetrating trauma
what are civilian wounds are predominantly due to? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ blunt trauma
what are 3 tactical indications for spinal immobilization?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ -motor vehicle crashes
-falls > 15ft
-IED blast involving MRAP vehicle
MRAP = mine resistant ambush protected (picture)
when is battlefield CPR *not* appropriate? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ casualty has sustained blast or
penetrating trauma with no signs of life
when *might* battlefield CPR be appropriate? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ casualty loses vital signs and is
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close to definitive care facility with penetrating trauma
(brief periods of CPR may be beneficial)
in a combat environment, what 3 non-traumatic disorders
should CPR be considered for? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ -
hypothermia
-near-drowning
-electrocution
describe the levels of blast injuries - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ primary
-*due to wave itself*
secondary
-*caused by debris or shrapnel from explosion*
tertiary
-*impact with another object*
-casualty blown into a solid object and suffers blunt
force trauma
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during the primary level of blast injuries, how are hallow
organs affected? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ -lungs
(pulmonary hemorrhage with hypoxia)
-colon (ruptured colon with hemorrhage and fecal
contamination of peritoneum)
-stomach (gastric hemorrhage with shock)
-middle ear/ eardrum (tympanic membrane rupture)
what are 2 types of significant penetrating trauma
MOIs? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ ballistics and blast injuries
what are some distinct characteristics of ballistic injuries?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ -caused by projectiles that
penetrate casualty (typically bullets or shrapnel and
debris from explosions)
-causes significant tissue disruption and hemorrhage
when a bone is struck
-discrete entrance wounds (hard to detect)
-irregular, unpredictable wound paths
-require assessment for exit wound due to high kinetic
energy of projectile
what is the greatest concern with inhalation burns? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ greatest concern is airway edema
FIELDCRAFT 1 EXAM LATEST 2024 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED
A+|GUARANTEED TO PASS CONCEPTS
what are 3 preventable causes of death on battlefield?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1. hemorrhage (90% died from)
2. tension pneumothorax (2% died from)
3. airway obstruction (8% died from)
what are 3 locations of wounds on battlefield and the
percentages of each one - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1.
extremities (60%)
2. head/neck (25%)
3. torso (9%)
what is the leading cause of death on battlefield and
the percentages of each category? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ hemorrhage is leading cause of death
categories of hemorrhage
-extremity (13.5%)
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-junctional (19.2%)
-truncal (67.3%)
what are combat wounds are predominantly due to? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ penetrating trauma
what are civilian wounds are predominantly due to? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ blunt trauma
what are 3 tactical indications for spinal immobilization?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ -motor vehicle crashes
-falls > 15ft
-IED blast involving MRAP vehicle
MRAP = mine resistant ambush protected (picture)
when is battlefield CPR *not* appropriate? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ casualty has sustained blast or
penetrating trauma with no signs of life
when *might* battlefield CPR be appropriate? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ casualty loses vital signs and is
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close to definitive care facility with penetrating trauma
(brief periods of CPR may be beneficial)
in a combat environment, what 3 non-traumatic disorders
should CPR be considered for? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ -
hypothermia
-near-drowning
-electrocution
describe the levels of blast injuries - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ primary
-*due to wave itself*
secondary
-*caused by debris or shrapnel from explosion*
tertiary
-*impact with another object*
-casualty blown into a solid object and suffers blunt
force trauma
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during the primary level of blast injuries, how are hallow
organs affected? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ -lungs
(pulmonary hemorrhage with hypoxia)
-colon (ruptured colon with hemorrhage and fecal
contamination of peritoneum)
-stomach (gastric hemorrhage with shock)
-middle ear/ eardrum (tympanic membrane rupture)
what are 2 types of significant penetrating trauma
MOIs? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ ballistics and blast injuries
what are some distinct characteristics of ballistic injuries?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ -caused by projectiles that
penetrate casualty (typically bullets or shrapnel and
debris from explosions)
-causes significant tissue disruption and hemorrhage
when a bone is struck
-discrete entrance wounds (hard to detect)
-irregular, unpredictable wound paths
-require assessment for exit wound due to high kinetic
energy of projectile
what is the greatest concern with inhalation burns? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ greatest concern is airway edema
