Casualty Evaluation & Airway Management


(1) As a medic, what priority is it for you to help an injured soldier?

    A. 1st Priority
    B. 2nd Priority
    C. Not a prioroty
    D. None of the above

(2) It is your duty to learn First Aid.

    A. True
    B. False

(3) Saving a life brings honor to you and the United States Army.

    A. True
    B. False

(4) The 1st step in Combat Life Saving Steps is:

    A. Control Bleeding
    B. Check the Breathing
    C. Check for Responsivness
    D. Treat for Shock
    E. Protect the Wound

(5) What is the Primary purpose of "Shake & Shout?"

    A. To make sure the Casuality to faking it
    B. To attempt to get teh casuality to "snap out of it"
    C. To ascertain that the subject is indeed a casualty
    D. None of the Above

(6) If the Casualty is choking or cannot talk:

    A. Finish the evaluation and begin First Aid
    B. Stop the evaluation and begin first Aid
    C. Call 911
    D. Tell them to " Walk it Off"

(7) The method to open the airway on a casualty with no 
    suspected head or neck injury is the Head-Tilt/Chin-Lift method.

    A. True
    B. False

(8) The Most Common cause of airway obstruction is:

    A. Inadequately chewed food
    B. The Tongue
    C. Foreign objects
    D. None of the above

(9) Which of the below is NOT part of the Head-tilt/Chin-Lift method?

    A. Kneel at the level of the casuality's shoulders
    B. Place one hand on the casualty's forehead and apply firm,
       backward pressure with the palm to tilt the head back
    C. Place the Fingertips of the other hand under the boney part 
       of the lower jaw and lift, bringing the chin forward
    D. Use your thumb to hold the tongue and keep it from slipping 
       back and blocking the airway

(10) During the Head-Tilt/Chin-Lift procedure, use your thumbs to 
     lift, and use your fingers, to press into the soft tissue under 
     the chin.

    A. True
    B. False

(11) The Jaw Thrust method is used to open the airway of a person 
     who has sustained a significant head or neck injury.

    A. True
    B. False

(12) Which one of these is Not part of the Jaw Thrust procedure?

    A. Kneel behind the casualty's head and rest your elbows on 
       the surface on which the casualty is lying
    B. Place one hand on each side of the casualty's head and grasp 
       the angles of the lower jaw with your fingertips
    C. Place your thumbs on the jaw just below the level of the teeth. 
       Lift with both hands to move the jaw forward
    D. Use your thumbs to retract the lower lips and allow air to enter 
       the casualty's mouth
    E. None of the above.

(13) The Look, Listen, and Feel method is used to determine if a 
     casualty is breathing

    A. True
    B. False

(14) If the Casualty is not breathing

    A. Call 911
    B. Continue with First Aid
    C. Both A & B
    D. None of the above

(15) If the Casualty does not spontaneously start breathing when you 
     open their airway, you will need to:

    A. Begin the "Shake & Shout" procedure
    B. Use the Head-Tilt/Chin-Lift method
    C. Provide Rescue Breaths
    D. All the above

(16) you can tell the air is getting into the casualty's lungs because 
     their chest rises and falls

    A. True
    B. False

(17) If you cannot seal off the casualty's nose or if the casualt has 
     injuries to their mouth or jaw area that prevent you from 
     administering mouth-to-mouth resuseitation, you can administer 
     mouth-to-nose resuseitation

    A. True
    B. Flase

(18) While giving rescue breaths, if the casualty's chest did not 
     rise and fall, do which of the folowing

    A. Try to open the casualty's airway more
    B. Administer 2 additional breaths
    C. Perform a finger sweep
    D. All of the above
    E. None of the above