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