Cls - Lesson 1: Performing Tactical Combat Casualty care
AR CLS lesson 1 for performing tactical combat casualty care. Given a written situation concerning a casualty under combat conditions and possible responses.
- 1.Of the deaths that occur during ground combat, about what percent die before reaching a medical treatment facility (MTF)?
- A.
10%
- B.
50%
- C.
75%
- D.
90%
- 2.Your unit is in ground combat. You see a soldier fall as though he has been shot. Your primary duty is to:
- A.
Continue firing at the enemy.
- B.
Stop firing and go to the fallen soldier.
- 3.Of the following types of deaths occurring during ground combat and before reaching a medical treatment facility, select the type of preventable death from which more soldiers died.
- A.
Tension pneumothorax.
- B.
Blocked airway.
- C.
Bleeding from wounds to the extremities.
- D.
Heart attack.
- 4.When performing care under fire, which of the following can be rendered before moving the casualty?
- A.
Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
- B.
Apply a tourniquet to control bleeding.
- C.
Perform needle chest decompression to relieve tension pneumothorax.
- D.
Administer the combat pill pack to control pain and infection.
- 5.You and a casualty are under fire. The casualty is conscious and able to fire his weapon. What should you tell him to do?
- A.
Return fire.
- B.
Radio for help.
- C.
Perform self-aid.
- D.
Shoot randomly in the air to confuse the enemy.
- 6.You and a casualty are under fire. The casualty has a severe wound to the arm. You can administer treatment without endangering the mission or yourself. What treatment should you administer?
- A.
Black magic.
- B.
Tourniquet.
- C.
Saline lock.
- D.
IV.
- 7.You have been wounded and are still under enemy fire. You are unable to return fire and there is no safe cover nearby. What should you do?
- 8.You can move a casualty out of enemy fire. Should you try to retrieve his weapon also?
- A.
No.
- B.
Yes.
- 9.A nasopharyngeal air is inserted to maintain the casualty's airway as part of:
- A.
Care under fire.
- B.
Tactical field care.
- C.
Both care under fire and tactical field care.
- 10.What is in the combat pill pack that you and other soldiers carry in combat?
- A.
Tylenol.
- B.
800m Motrin.
- C.
Chewing gum.
- D.
Pain medication and antibiotics.
- 11.A casualty has a significant wound to his leg. The casualty is coherent and has a palpable radial pulse. The wound has been dressed and the bleeding is controlled. What should you do now?
- A.
Initiate a saline lock.
- B.
Nothing, unless the casualty looses consciousness.
- C.
Initiate a saline lock and begin administering intravenous fluids.
- 12.Why must a penetrating chest wound be sealed?
- A.
To keep air from entering through the wound.
- B.
To keep air from escaping through the wound.
- C.
To control bleeding.
- 13.You are going to administer a combat pill pack to a casualty. You should administer:
- A.
The casualty's pack.
- B.
Your personal pack.
- C.
A pack from your aid bag.
- 14.You are accompanying an unconscious casualty during evacuation. The casualty has an IV. What should you do?
- A.
Monitor the casualty's breathing.
- B.
Monitor bleeding from the casualty's wounds.
- C.
Monitor the casualty's IV.
- D.
All of the above.
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