BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE: AS 410 - Ch 2-1 - Survival - Test 3

The most frequent serious injuries in a survival episode are:

• owies - boo boos

• sprains

• fractures

• B & C

In a survival situation, cleanliness is essential to prevent:

• procrastination

• hyperventilation

• magnification

• infection

Since proper care of the feet is of the utmost importance in a survival situation:

• feet should be washed, dried thoroughly each day

• feet should be ‘air cleaned’ if water is in short supply

• boots should be broken in before wearing them on any mission

• All of the above

Rest is necessary for the survivor because:

• rest restores physical energy and promotes healing during an illness or after an injury

• sleep is when you saw logs, which can be used as firewood

• allows the survivor to remain alert and able to accomplish what needs to be done

• A & C are correct, whereas B is just silly and I don't find it funny

The survivor’s camp area should not be soiled with contaminant feces. Nor should there be poop all over the place. So:

• "grab & bag" solid waste, store it and return it home after rescue for proper disposal

• dig “cat holes” and cover waste - or burn it if possible.

• navigate overland to the nearest toilets and then return to camp and await rescue

• No measures are necessary as disease and illness are not related to hygiene and cleanliness.

To deal with wet clothing and body heat loss in a wilderness survival situation:

• dress your best, even in a survival situation – avoid color clashes and other fashion blunders

• all clothing should be removed and burned to provide warmth

• keep wet clothing on - it provides insulation and warmth in all climates

• change - into dry clothing, if possible

Define dislocation

• Uncontrolled arterial bleeding

• An open skeletal fracture with a protruding bone poking out and blood squirting all over the place

• The separations of bone joints causing the bones to go out of proper alignment

• Temporarily living in a strange and unfamiliar neighborhood

Define frostbite

• Wound from an encounter with a Yeti (or North American Sasquatch)

• Freezing of tissues

• Fungal infection of extremities caused by prolonged exposure to wet conditions

• being attacked by a polar bear in the arctic

As it pertains to bleeding, pressure points are:

• topics such as religion, politics or child-rearing - to be avoided at social gatherings

• locations where wounds should not be cleaned to prevent infection

• pulsating veins in SMSgt Dougherty’s head when he spots a cadet with ‘pants on the ground.’

• locations where the main artery to the wound lies near the surface of the skin - can be squashed to slow blood loss

Apply a tourniquet only when:

• competent medical authority tells you not to

• pressure over the bleeding point and elevation did not control the bleeding - things are getting serious

• The victim has signed a ‘hold harmless’ legal agreement to protect the first responder - and, they ask you politely for help