Field Craft 3
Verbal following
"How long ago was that?" "what happened then?" "that must have been difficult" "i bet that made you feel better"
Altitude injuries occur at
10,000 feet, BUT may occur as low as 6,500 ft
Do not lower core temp past...
102 degrees
IMMEDIATE
Airway obstruction Open Pneumothorax w/ resp. distress tension pneumothorax unstable abd wounds w/ shock massive external bleeding open long bone fx hypovolemic (hemorrhagic shock) burns of face, neck, hands, feet, genitals
Snake Bites
All snake bite patients get an IV (in the unaffected extremity)
ACE
Ask, Care, Escort
Protected personel under Geneva Conventions
Civilians, wounded and sick, POW, chaplains, medical personel
Snow blindness
Cover the affected eyes with dark cloth and evacuate
Enemy Combatants
GWOT, additional classification of detainees who through their own conduct are not entitled to the privileges and protection of the Geneva Conventions
MINIMAL
Minor lacs contusions sprains/strains 1st/2nd deg burns less than 20% upper extremity fx behavioral disorders ear injuries
DD 2796
PDHA form
Five S's
Search, segregate, silence, safeguard, speed
TAIL light effect
T: tell them you're concerned A: All are impacted by war I: Insist L: Look for ways to help
Encephalitis
The aedes and culex mosquitos transmit this disease
WIRED
W: Work I: Ideation R: Relationships E: ethanol D driving/dinged
Vector
a carrier, an arthropod transports disease from one host to another
West Nile Virus
a strand of encephalitis, most people have no symptoms
High Altitude Cerebral Edema
acute brain swelling due to rapid ascent in altitude
Heat casualties with AMS
administer lactated ringers 500ml bolus
Malaria
an ancient disease, one of the most important preventable diseases in man.
Environmental Factors
climate, season, weather make you more susceptible to cold weather injuries
Collateral damage
damage or loss incidentally during an attack undertaken despite all necessary precautions
Frostbite
freezing injury caused from exposure to cold below 32 degrees
80% of those who commit suicide...
give some sort of warning of their intentions
Cold weather injury treatment
give warm fluids, 500ml bolus of D5W
Hot, dry skin
heat stroke
Battlemind training programs
life-cycle training, deployment-cycle training, soldier-support training
passive transmission
mechanical transmission, arthropod carries pathogen from one host to another "go along for the ride"
Acute Mountain sickness
most common. headache, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, lightheadedness
Signs and Symptoms of heat related injuries
muscle spasms, dehydration, skin color temp condition, core temp elevation, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, tachycardia, tachypnea, dark urine, AMS, seizures
Frostbite S&S
numbness, whitening of the skin followed by tingling, redness or greyness of the skin, blisters with clear fluid(less severe), blisters with blood(more severe), swelling, pale yellowish waxy-looking skin, frozen areas feel solid to the touch
DELAYED
open chest wound no resp distress abd wounds no shock eye and CNS injuries soft tissue wounds requiring debridement other fx's other burns maxillofacial wounds w/ out airway compromise GI tract disruption
Biowarfare agents
plague and typhus, (fleas)
Suicide risk factors
previously abused drugs or alcohol, alcohol abuse or dependency by significant family member
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
pulmonary edema in the unacclimatized individual
75% of suicides were triggered by...
relationship problems
Quartermaster
responsible for the transportation and recovery of the deceased on the battlefield
If captured, medical personal are considered
retained personel
Red Cross
reverse swiss flag in honor of the origin of its initiative
Questioning skills
simple questions, open ended questions, close ended questions, leading statements
Responsibilities of triage
survey and classify casualties for the most efficient use of available resources, number and location of the injured
Post Deployment Health Assessment
survey to be completed 30 days prior to returning home from deployment
Dengue Fever
the aedes mosquito transmits this disease
Yellow Fever
the aedes mosquito transmits this disease, uncommon in US but common in Africa, central/south america
Lyme Disease
the leading cause of vector-borne infectious diseasein the US
Triage
the medical sorting of casualties according to the type and seriousness of the injury; affords the greatest number of casualties the greatest chance of survival
Prevention
the most effective means of malaria control
envenomation
the poisonous effects of the bites or stings of arthropods or snakes
68w role in battlemind warrior resiliency
to ensure early identification of the "at-risk" warrior
Conduction
transfer of heat from one substance to another due to difference in temp
Convection
transfer of heat through gas or liquid by circulated heat particles
Immersion syndrome
trenchfoot. affected area is cold, pale, numb, tingling, diminished or absent pulses
EXPECTANT
unresponsive w/ signs of impending death burns 3rd deg covering over 85% c-spine injuries mutilating explosive wounds (multi-system trauma) profound shock agonal respirations no vital signs or signs of life GSW to the head
MASCAL
when the soldier medic has more than one seriously injured soldier to care for at one time