Combat medic 68w FIELDCRAFT 2 EXAM C168W144 EXAM
2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 130 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS|AGRADE
Type of fracture in which the casualty presents asymmetrical or flattened
face – ANSWER- Mid-face fractures
Contraindication for nasopharyngeal airway? – ANSWER- Evidence of
head injury
What should be avoided when managing breathing for casualties with
suspected head injuries? – ANSWER- Hyperventilation
What is the ventilation rate of a casualty with suspected increased
intracranial pressure? – ANSWER- 20 breaths per minute
What can hyperventilation do to casualties with a TBI? – ANSWERCan contribute to ischemia through vasoconstriction
If the patient can vocalize their head pain should the medic give pain
medication? – ANSWER- Yes, if they can vocalize pain then the TBI is
not severe enough to be further damaged by pain meds
Pain medication that should be avoided with TBI casualties – ANSWERMorphine<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two pain medications that can make a moderate to severe TBI worse but
can be used for mild TBI? – ANSWER- Fentanyl and Ketamine
Type of bandage that can be used to keep pressure off of a depressed or
open skull fracture – ANSWER- A kerlix “Donut”
“Raccoon eyes” indicates what kind of skull fracture? – ANSWERBasilar
Difference in pupil size that is considered abnormal? – ANSWERGreater than 1 mm
Position to transport a casualty with suspected TBI? – ANSWER- Supine
position and tilt the casualty towards the side of injury to allow for
drainage
What type of classification should a casualty be if they have suspected
TBI? – ANSWER- Urgent Surgical
Definition of a traumatic brain injury – ANSWER- An injury to the brain
resulting from an external force and\/or acceleration\/deceleration
mechanism from an event
Is loss of consciousness required to diagnose a concussion – ANSWERNo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is required to make a definitive diagnosis of a TBI level? – Combat medic 68w FIELDCRAFT 2 EXAM C168W144 EXAM2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 130 QUESTIONS AND CORRECTDETAILED ANSWERS|AGRADEType of fracture in which the casualty presents asymmetrical or flattenedface – ANSWER- Mid-face fracturesContraindication for nasopharyngeal airway? – ANSWER- Evidence ofhead injuryWhat should be avoided when managing breathing for casualties withsuspected head injuries? – ANSWER- HyperventilationWhat is the ventilation rate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112030\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
ANSWER- CT or MRI scan
What type of problems can a TBI cause in a casualty? – ANSWERPhysical, cognitive, emotional, and social
Components of a Mild TBI – ANSWER- Confused and disoriented state
for less<\/em> than<\/em> 24 hours, loss of consciousness for up<\/em> to<\/em> 30
minutes, memory loss lasting less<\/em> than<\/em> 24 hours
Components of a Moderate TBI – ANSWER- Confused and disoriented
state for more<\/em> than<\/em> 24 hours, loss of consciousness for more<\/em>
than<\/em> 30 minutes but less<\/em> than<\/em> 24 hours, memory loss lasting
more<\/em> than<\/em> 24 hours but less<\/em> than<\/em> 7 days
Components of a Severe TBI – ANSWER- Closed<\/em> or Open<\/em> injuries,
Confused and disoriented state for more<\/em> than<\/em> 24 hours, loss of
consciousness lasting more<\/em> than<\/em> 7 days
Intracranial hematoma, epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma,
cerebral contusions, and subarachnoid hemorrhage are considered what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
What is MACE? – ANSWER- Military Acute Concussion Evaluation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"