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What are the four methods of controlling bleeding?

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Direct pressure
Elevation
Pressure points
Tourniquet as a last resort

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What are the three objectives of first aid?

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Prevent further injury
Infection
The loss of life

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What are the 11 principle pressure points?

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Temple
Jaw
Neck
Collar bone
Inner upper arm
Inner elbow
Wrist
Upper thigh
Groin
Knee
Ankle
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First degree burn

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Produces redness, warmth, and mild pain

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Second degree burn

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Causes red, blistered skin, and severe pain

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Third degree burn

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Destroys tissue, skin and bone. Also pain may be absent due to nerve endings being destroyed

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What are the two types of fractures?

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Closed/simple

Open/closed

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What are symptoms of heat exhaustion?

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Skin is cool, moist, and clammy. Pupils are dilated

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What are symptoms of heat stroke?

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Hot and/or skin
Uneven pupil dilation
Weak, rapid pulse

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What is septic shock?

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Bacteria multiplying in the blood and releasing toxins

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What is anaphylactic shock?

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Severe hypersensitivity or allergic reaction

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What is carcinogenic shock?

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When the heart is damaged and unable to supply sufficient blood to the body

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Why is hypovolemic shock?

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Severe blood and fluid loss

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What is neurogenic shock?

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Spinal cord injury

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What are three types of cold weather injuries?

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Hypothermia
Superficial frostbite
Deep frostbite

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What does CPR stand for?

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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What are the three steps for CPR?

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C/A/B
Circulation
Airway
Breathing

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What does ORM stand for?

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Operational risk management

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What are the 5 steps to ORM?

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Identify hazards
Assess hazards
Make risk decisions
Implement controls
Supervise
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What are the three mishap classes?

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Class A
Class B
Class C

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Class A

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Reportable material property damage is $2,000,000 or more

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Class B

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Reportable material or property damage is $500,000 or more, but less than $2,000,000

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Class C

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Reportable material or property damage is $50,000 or more but less than $500,000

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Nerve agents

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Disrupts nerve impulses to the body

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Blister agents
Can cause inflammation, blisters and general destruction of tissues
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Blood agents
Attacks the enzymes carrying oxygen in the blood stream
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Chocking agents
Symptoms include tears, dry throat, nausea, vomiting, and headache
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M9 paper
Detects the presence of liquid chemical agents; it does not detect chemical agent vapors
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What are pathogens?
Bacteria and viruses
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What are toxins?
Animal venom and plant toxins
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High altitude burst
Excess of 100,000 feet
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Air burst
Does not reach the surface
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Surface burst
Worst fallout due to the fireball
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Shallow underwater burst
Causes large waves and water contamination
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Deep underwater burst
Yields greater contaminated water
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DT-60 dosimeter
Determines the total amount of gamma radiation. Wearer is exposed in the 0-600 roentgens
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MOPP level 1
JSLIST, mask, gloves readily accessible
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MOPP level 2
Mask carried, decon supplies stage
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MOPP level 3
GQ, install filters, don over boots
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MOPP level 4
Don mask/hood, gloves, circle William, countermeasure wash down
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What is the primary duty of a firefighter?
Saving lives
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What makes the fire triangle?
Heat Fuel Oxygen
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What is the fourth critical element?
Chemical chain reaction
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Class alpha fire
Combustibles | Materials that produce ash
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Class bravo fire
Flammable liquid
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Class Charlie fire
Electrical fires
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Class delta fire
Combustible metals
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What happened on 14 November 1910?
First take-off from a ship- Eugene Ely
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What happened 8 may 1911?
It is the birthday of navy aviation
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What happened on 20 June 1913?
It was it was the first fatality of naval aviation
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What happened on 22 October 1917?
Predecessors of the modern quality assurance representatives
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What happened on 20 march 1922?
The Jupiter being re-commissioned after conversion to the navy's first carrier, the USS Langley (CV-1)
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What happened on 10 march 1948?
The first navy jet made its first carrier landing on the USS Boxer (CV-21)
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What happened on 7-8 may 1942?
The battle of coral sea
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What happened at the battle of coral sea?
The US broke the Japanese navy code and the worlds first carrier versus carrier battle
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What happened on 3-5 June 1942?
The battle of midway
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What happened at the battle of midway?
The turning point of the pacific war
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What happened on 13-15 November 1942?
Battle of Guadalcanal
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What happened at the Guadalcanal?
The Japanese lost 2 cruisers and 6 destroyers. Navy policy concerning family member separations was reinstated.
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Who is the POTUS?
President Barrack Obama
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Who is Vice President?
Vice President Joe Biden
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Who is the sec. Of state?
Honorable John Kerry
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Who is the sec. Of defense?
Honorable chuck hagel.
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Who is the sec. Of the navy?
Honorable ray mabus
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Who is the CNO?
Admiral greenert
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Who is the master chief petty officer of the navy
MCPON Stevens
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Who is the CO?
Capt. Whalen
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Who is the XO?
Capt. Slaughter
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Who is the CMC?
CMC Barnholtz
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Who is the air boss?
CDR Norris
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Who is the mini boss?
CDR Bassel?
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Who is the handler?
LCDR cardwell
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Who is the flight deck officer?
LCDR Stanley
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Who is the air bos'n?
LT Diaz
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What is motion?
Motion is the act, or process, of changing place of position
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What is acceleration?
The rate of change of the speed and or velocity of matter
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What is speed?
The rate of movement in terms of distance measured
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What is velocity?
The quickness or speed of an object
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What is Newton's first law of motion?
Inertia
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What is Newton's second law of motion?
Force
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What is Newton's third law of motion?
Action and reaction
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What is bernoullis principle?
Fluid flowing through a tube reaches a constriction or narrowing of the tube
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What is lift?
Upward direction
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What is weight?
Gravity acting downward
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What is drag?
Holds an aircraft back
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What is thrust?
Forward direction
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On an aircraft axis, what is the longitudinal axis?
Line running down the center of the aircraft
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On an aircraft axis, what is the lateral axis?
Line running parallel to the wings
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On an aircraft axis, what is the vertical axis?
Line running from the top to the bottom of the aircraft
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On a fixed wing aircraft, what is the ailerons (roll)?
The longitudinal axis (roll)
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On a fixed wing aircraft, what is elevators (pitch)?
The lateral axis (pitch)
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On a fixed wing aircraft, what is rudder (yaw)?
The vertical axis (yaw)
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On a rotary wing aircraft, what is the cyclic stick?
The roll/pitch
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On a rotary wing aircraft, what is the tail rotor?
The yaw
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What is the purpose of the flap?
Creates extra lift
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What is the purpose of the spoiler?
Used to decrease
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What is the purpose of the speed breaks?
Used for reducing the speed of aircraft
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What is the purpose of the slats?
Movable control surface attached to the leading edge of the wing
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What is the angle of attack (AOA)?
The airfoil or fuselage meets a flow of air
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What are the five systems on an aircraft?
``` Reservoir Pump Tubing Selector Valve Actuating unit ```
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What are the five main components of a landing gear?
``` Shock strut assembly Tires Wheel break assembly Retracting and extending mechanism Side struts and supports ```

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