Gafpb cls Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

How does evaluating and treatment of a casually in a care under fire situation differ from secure (tactical field care) situation? - ️️While under fire you only treat lifethreatening bleeding from a limb. Once secure you can start evaluation and working on airway, open chest wounds, fractures etc. What are the three most common medically preventable causes of death on the modern battlefield? - ️️1. Extremity Hemorrhage 2. Tension pneumothorax 3. Airway obstruction Your unit is in ...

TRUE or FALSE; Kilgore is god among men - ️️FALSE; Big Bird from Sesame Street is my biological father. Penetrating trauma (i.e.: stick) - ️️secure with a bulky dressing Care Under Fire - ️️● Return Fire ● Instruct casualty to return fire, move to cover, or provide self-aid. ● Move to the casualty, and briefly look for extremity hemorrhage. If you find it, you may treat it with a hasty tourniquet, high on the limb and tight over the clothes. ● Move the casualty to a s...

VMI GAFPB CLS Test Study Guide Both you and the casualty are in a place of safety and you have sufficient time to treat the casualty. In which of the following situations, if any, would you apply a tourniquet without first trying to control the bleeding with a pressure dressing? Amputation of the forearm four inches below the elbow. When applying the CAT, the friction adaptor buckle is not necessary for proper application to a(n) arm (upper extremity), but... it must be used as added protection...

Of Deaths that occur during ground combat, about what percent die before reaching a medical treatment facility? → ~~> 90% Your unit is in ground combat. You see a soldier fall as though he has been shot. Your primary duty is to: → ~~> Continue firing at the enemy You are treating a casualty while under fire. Whish of the following can you perform before moving the casualty to a place of safety? → ~~> Apply a tourniquet to control sever bleeding on a limb. Tactical comb...

90% of deaths occur → ~~> before casualty can reach a Medical Treatment Facility soldier first → ~~> CLS second 3 NO's → ~~> No pulse, No Respirations, no treatment! Most common cause of preventable death → ~~> extremity hemorrhage, which is why we treat it first Three phases of tactical field care → ~~> ● Care Under Fire ● Tactical Field Care ● Tactical Evacuation Care Care Under Fire → ~~> ● Return Fire ● Instruct casualty to return fire, ...