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four properties or characteristics of noise which determine whether a given noise is likely to be
hazardous to workers hearing. - ✔✔Frequency, Intensity, Nature of the Noise, Exposure Duration
4 routes of entry into the body of toxic industrial chemicals - ✔✔Inhalation- most important route
of entry
Absorption- most common occupational disease seen is dermatitis.
Ingestion- occurs as a result of eating or smoking with contaminated hands, contaminated utensils, or
in contaminated areas.
Injection- Accidental injection may occur from the use of high pressure air or from liquid lines
rupturing, or from puncture wounds caused by contaminated objects.
4 diseases carried by rodents and the 3 diseases spread by rodents - ✔✔Diseases Carried by Rodents: 1.
Leptospirosis 2. Salmonellosis 3. Hantavirus 4. Rat bite fever.
Diseases Spread by Rodents: 1. Plague 2. Murine typhus 3. Rickettsial pox
These arthropods are responsible for the spread of epidemic typhus. Also, name the disease transmitted
to humans by the rat flea. - ✔✔The body louse is the arthropod responsible for the spread of epidemic
typhus. The Rat flee transmits the bubonic plague to humans.
If you meet resistance while inserting a nasopharyngeal airway you should
__________________________. - ✔✔Remove the tube and insert it into the other nostril
,When the oxygen cylinder regulator pressure gauge reads___ psi or lower, the oxygen tank is
considered empty. The ____ _____ flow meter is affected by gravity and must be maintained in an
upright position. The _____ ____ flow meter is not affected by gravity and can be used in any position.
United States oxygen tanks are color coded (painted) _____. The international color code is _____. -
✔✔200 psi or lower=empty tank, pressure-compensated flowmeter is affected by gravity and must be
maintained upright, Bourdon-gauge flowmeter is not affected by gravity and can be used in any position,
US tanks are green, international tanks are white
What kind of upper airway obstruction requires a needle cricothyroidotomy? - ✔✔a total
airway obstruction
The vehicle load capacity for Light Vehicle Air Drop/Air Delivery, 2 1/2 Ton, M-1081 is __ litters or ____
ambulatory. - ✔✔7 litters or 12 ambulatory
The vehicle load capacity for a M998 (four-man configuration) is ____ litters and for a M998 (two-man
configuration) is ___ litters. - ✔✔3 litters for M998 (four-man configuration), 5 litters for m998
(two-man configuration)
When obstacles are in the approach or departure routes on a helicopter LZ, a ___ to ____ ratio must be
used to lay out the landing site. A helicopter requires a relatively level landing area ____ meters in
diameter. The ground slope must be no more than ____ degrees. VS-17 marker panels may be used to
mark the landing site, but MUST NOT be used any closer than ____ feet to the touchdown point. - ✔✔10
to 1 ratio must be used to lay out the landing site with obstacles. A helicopter landing area at least 30
meters in diameter. Ground slope must be no more than 15 degrees. VS-17 marker panels may be used
to mark the landing site, but MUST NOT be used any closer than 50 feet to the touchdown point.
What is the principle of management when treating an abrasion? - ✔✔Infection, Promotion of
rapid healing, Prevention of "tattooing" from retained foreign bodies.
Antivenom is indicated in casualties who, within ___ to ___ minutes following the bite, show
progressive swelling involving the injured area, complain of paresthesia of the mouth, scalp, fingertips,
or toes, or who have any signs or symptoms of poisoning. - ✔✔within 30-60 minutes
Give the type of spider that corresponds with the bite: A small blister may form, mild to severe pain
within hours, the area becomes red, swollen, and tender. - ✔✔Brown Recluse
, When measuring a patient's blood pressure, the cuff should not remain inflated for more than 2
minutes. Place the cuff so the lower edge is __ to __ inches above the elbow and the bladder portion is
over the brachial artery. Inflate the cuff until the gauge reads at least ___ mm Hg or until you no longer
hear the pulse sounds. - ✔✔1-2 inches above the elbow, at least 140 mmhg
When clearing an upper airway obstruction on a conscious patient, the two prescribed methods are the
_______ or _____ thrusts. - ✔✔Abdominal or Chest Thrusts
________is an accumulation of fluids in the tissue surrounding an IV needle site. ______ is an
inflammation of the wall of the vein. _____ _____ is an increased blood volume that is caused by
excessive IV fluid infused too rapidly into the vein (overhydration). ____ ______is the obstruction of a
blood vessel by air carried via the bloodstream. - ✔✔Infiltration is an accumulation of fluids in the
tissue surrounding an IV needle site.
Phlebitis is an inflammation of the wall of the vein. Circulatory overload is an increased blood
volume that is caused by excessive IV fluid infused too rapidly into the vein (overhydration).
Air embolism is the obstruction of a blood vessel by air carried via the bloodstream.
Describe the method for selecting the appropriate size of nasopharyngeal airway. - ✔✔Measure
from the tip of the nose to the earlobe
Use an oropharyngeal airway for an ________ casualty only. When selecting the correct size of an
oropharyngeal airway, ensure that the airway reaches from the corner of the casualty's _____ to the
______. - ✔✔unconscious casualty, mouth, earlobe
minimum blocks that must be completed on a DD Form 1380 (Field Medical Card) - ✔✔1, 3, 4, 7, 9,
and 11.
What do these abbreviations stand for.
Abr W
FC
FCC
LW
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