First Aid, Damage Control And ORM

Question 1

What is a pressure point?

Answer 1

Where a main artery lies near the skin surface and over a bone

Question 2

How many pressure points are on each side of the human body?

Answer 2

11

Question 3

What are the 11 principle pressure points?

Answer 3

Temple, Jaw, Neck, Collar Bone, Inner-Upper Arm, Inner Elbow, Wrist, Upper Thigh, Groin, Knee, Ankle

Question 4

What are the 3 classifications of burns?

Answer 4

1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns

Question 5

Describe 1st degree burn.

Answer 5

Redness, warmth and mild pain

Question 6

Describe 2nd degree burn.

Answer 6

Red, blistered skin and severe pain

Question 7

Describe a 3rd degree burn.

Answer 7

Tissue, skin and bone are destroyed, pain may be absent due to destroyed nerve endings

Question 8

What are the 2 types of fractures?

Answer 8

Closed/Simple and Open/Compound

Question 9

What is electrical shock?

Answer 9

When a person comes into contact with an electrical source

Question 10

What is an obstructed airway?

Answer 10

Blockage of the upper airway, indications are inability to talk, grasping and pointing to the throat

Question 11

What are the 2 types of heat related injuries?

Answer 11

Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke

Question 12

What are the symptoms of Heat Exhaustion?

Answer 12

Disturbance of blood flow in the heart, brain and lungs. Skin is cool , moist and clammy, pupils are dilated

Question 13

What are the symptoms of Heat Stroke?

Answer 13

Breakdown of the body’s sweat mechanism. Hot and/or dry skin, uneven pupil dilation and a weak, rapid pulse.

Question 14

What are the 3 types of cold related injuries?

Answer 14

Hypothermia, Superficial Frostbite and Deep Frostbite.

Question 15

What are the 3 objectives of first aid?

Answer 15

Prevent further injury, infection and loss of life

Question 16

What is hypothermia?

Answer 16

General cooling of the body. Pale skin, slow

Question 17

What is superficial frostbite?

Answer 17

Ice crystals forming in the upper layers of skin

Question 18

What is deep frostbite?

Answer 18

Ice crystals form in the deep layers of skin.

Question 19

Describe septic shock.

Answer 19

Bacteria multiply in the blood and release toxins

Question 20

Describe cardiogenic shock.

Answer 20

Heart is damaged and unable to supply adequate blood flow

Question 21

Describe neurogenic shock.

Answer 21

Caused by spinal cord injury.

Question 22

Describe anaphylactic shock

Answer 22

A type of severe hypersensitivity or allergic reaction.

Question 23

Describe hypovolemic shock

Answer 23

Caused by severe blood or fluid loss

Question 24

What does CPR stand for?

Answer 24

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 25

What does CAB mean?

Answer 25

Circulation, Airway, Breathing

Question 26

What are the steps of the survival chain?

Answer 26

1) Recognition and activation of CPR 2) Chest compressions 3) AED/defibrillator 4) Rapid defibrillation 5) Effective advanced life support (EMT's) 6) Integrated post-cardiac arrest care

Question 27

What is the breath to compression ratio for CPR?

Answer 27

30 to 2

Question 28

How deep should a compression be?

Answer 28

2 inches

Question 29

What is the tilt/chin lift?

Answer 29

Used to introduce air to the lungs.

Question 30

What is ORM?

Answer 30

Operational Risk Management

Question 31

What are the 5 steps of ORM?

Answer 31

1) Identify Hazards 2) Assess Hazards 3) Make Risk Decisions 4) Implement Controls 5) Supervise

Question 32

What are the different classes of mishaps?

Answer 32

Class A Class B Class C

Question 33

What constitutes a Class A mishap?

Answer 33

$2,000,000 or more in property damage or an injury resulting in a fatality or permanent total disability

Question 34

What constitutes a Class B mishap?

Answer 34

Greater than $500,000 in property damage, but less than $2,000,000 or an injury resulting in permanent partial disability.

Question 35

What constitutes a Class C mishap?

Answer 35

Greater than $50,000 in property damage, but less than $500,000 or a non-fatal injury that causes loss of time beyond one shift.

Question 36

What is PPE?

Answer 36

Personal Protective Equipment

Question 37

Give examples of PPE.

Answer 37

``` Cranial Eye Protection Hearing Protection Impact Protection Gloves Foot Protection ```

Question 38

What does CBR stand for?

Answer 38

Chemical Biological Radiological Warfare

Question 39

What are some types of chemical agents?

Answer 39

Nerve Blood Blister Choking Agents

Question 40

What is M9 paper used for?

Answer 40

Detects liquid chemical agents

Question 41

What is Atropine/2-Pam Chloride?

Answer 41

Specific therapy for Nerve Agents

Question 42

What are the 2 types of Biological Warfare?

Answer 42

Pathogens and Toxins

Question 43

What is IPE?

Answer 43

Individual Protective Equipment

Question 44

What type of gas mask do we use?

Answer 44

MCU-2P

Question 45

What does ACPG stand for?

Answer 45

Advanced Chemical Protective Garment

Question 46

How many MOPP levels are there?

Answer 46

5

Question 47

Describe MOPP 0.

Answer 47

Issue PPE, accessible within 5 minutes

Question 48

Describe MOPP 1.

Answer 48

JSLIST, mask, gloves readily accessible

Question 49

Describe MOPP 2.

Answer 49

Mask carried, decon supplies staged.

Question 50

Describe MOPP 3.

Answer 50

GQ, install filters, don over boots

Question 51

Describe MOPP 4.

Answer 51

Don mask, hood and gloves. Set Circle William , initiate countermeasure washdown.

Question 52

What is Radiological Warfare?

Answer 52

The deliberate use of radiological weapons to produce widespread injury and death of all life.

Question 53

What is a high-altitude air burst?

Answer 53

Occurs at greater than 100,000 feet, produces ionosphere disruption and EMP

Question 54

What is an air burst?

Answer 54

Fireball does not touch the surface. Creates a vacuum that collects debris, resulting in radiation fallout.

Question 55

What is a surface burst?

Answer 55

Fireball touches the surface and produces the worst fallout.

Question 56

What is a shallow underwater burst?

Answer 56

Small fireball and blast wave, creates large waves and water contamination

Question 57

What is a deep underwater burst?

Answer 57

Similar to shallow underwater burst, but produces less visible effect and yields larger amounts of contaminated water.

Question 58

What is ready shelter?

Answer 58

Stations just inside the weather envelope, with access to deep shelter.

Question 59

What is a deep shelter?

Answer 59

Spaces low in the ship and close to the centerline. Provides maximum shielding from nuclear radiation

Question 60

What is a DT-60 Dosimeter?

Answer 60

Non self-reading high range casualty dosimeter. Reads from 0-600 roentgens

Question 61

What are the 3 sides of the fire triangle?

Answer 61

Oxygen, fuel and heat

Question 62

What are the 4 types of fires?

Answer 62

Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta

Question 63

Describe a Class Alpha fire.

Answer 63

Occurs in combustable materials that produce ash

Question 64

Describe a class B fire.

Answer 64

Flammable liquids

Question 65

Describe a Class C fire.

Answer 65

Electrical Fires

Question 66

Describe a Class D fire.

Answer 66

Burning metals, like magnesium or titanium

Question 67

What is AFFF?

Answer 67

Aqueous Film-Forming Foam

Question 68

What is the mixture off AFFF to seawater?

Answer 68

94% seawater 6% AFFF

Question 69

What is Halon-1211?

Answer 69

Colorless, faintly sweet smelling, non electrically conductive gas that leaves no residue to clean up. Used primarily for Class B and Class C fires.

Question 70

What is PKP?

Answer 70

Potassium Bicarbonate. Intended for Class B fires. It breaks up the combustion chain.