0
What else can I help you with?
What should you remind the airman to do when treating someone for heat exhaustion or heat stroke?
remove victim from heated area
Should you change the sand before treating for Algae?
No
What should you be most concerned about when treating a burn victim?
Not getting burned yourself. You will do the victim no favors by becoming a casualty yourself.
You've finished treating an airman with a small caliber gunshot wound with no evidence of an open chest wound What should you do know?
allow the victim to assume the position easiest for breathing, and observe/treat for shock.
If you are treating an airman that you suspect may have internal bleeding what should you do?
You should not move the victim except as necessary. The person should not be given anything to eat or drink. You should watch for signs of shock and locate a proper medical facility as quickly as possible. Loss of fluids can be treated by IV where available.
As you treat an Airman for an electrical burn caused by a wiring short in a piece of flight line equipment what should you remember to do?
1) Disconnect the power by shutting off the service disconnect before you begin treating him. 2) Check for an entrance or an exit wound caused by current flow. These are not usually life-threatening but can be serious.
If you're treating an airman that you suspect may have internal bleeding what should you not do?
You should not move the victim except as necessary. The person should not be given anything to eat or drink. You should watch for signs of shock and locate a proper medical facility as quickly as possible. Loss of fluids can be treated by IV where available.
You're treating an Airman that you suspect may have internal bleeding What should you not do?
Get the victim to walk while keeping her as alert as possibleget the victim to walk while keeping her as alert as possiblePanic.Get the victim to walk while keeping her as alert as possible.
What factors should doctors consider before treating a severe burn victim?
Possibility of shock.
What should you do prior to treating a wounded Airman if your evaluation reveals that the victim is experiencing shortness of breath and you hear hissing sounds coming from a chest wound?
Your Airman has a sucking chest wound. You need to seal the wound to keep air from getting in. As silly as this is going to sound, 100-mile-an-hour tape works really well for this--either by itself or in combination with a piece of plastic sheeting.
An Airman in your unit has sustained an eye injury during a severe windstorm How should you treat the Airman's eye injury?
Apply a bandage to both eyes.
An Airman in your unit has sustained an eye injury during a severe windstorm How should youAn Airman in your unit has sustained an eye injury during a severe windstorm treat the Airman's eye injury?
Apply a bandage to both eyes.
