Warfare Injury and Combat Surgery Quiz

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What is the first principle of combat surgery according to the text?

Minimize residual disability

Establish priorities of care (Triage) (correct)

Treat the wound, not the weapon

Prevent infectious complications

What is the goal of combat surgery according to the text?

To focus on the specific type of wound (e.g. gunshot, shrapnel)

To minimize any residual disability from the injury (correct)

To prevent all infectious complications

To treat the specific weapon that caused the injury

What are the four main explosion mechanisms that can cause injury according to the text?

Blast wave, fragments, heat, and biological agents

Shock wave, projectiles, thermal, and exposure

Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary (correct)

Blast wave, debris, collapsed surroundings, and fire

What is the main source of penetrating fragments (shrapnel) described in the text?

Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) Signup and view all the answers

What is the key goal of the triage process in combat surgery according to the text?

To establish priorities of care for the wounded Signup and view all the answers

Which color-coded triage category in combat surgery indicates the most critical patients?

Red Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of combat surgery?

Return the greatest number of soldiers to combat Signup and view all the answers

What is the triage level for patients who are in stable condition but require medical assistance?

Delayed or Priority 2 (yellow) Signup and view all the answers

Which triage priority level requires immediate medical evacuation within one hour?

Priority 1 (red) Signup and view all the answers

How many triage priority levels are described in the triage system?

5 levels Signup and view all the answers

Which triage category describes patients who only need basic care like bandages and antiseptic?

Minor or Priority 3 (green) Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct order of priorities for combat surgery goals?

Return to combat, save life, save limb, save eyesight Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of triage in a combat situation?

To identify the priority of treatment and evacuation of the wounded Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of combat surgery?

To stabilize life-threatening injuries for evacuation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a vital sign used in color-coded triage?

Blood pressure (BP) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary mechanism of injury caused by explosions?

Blunt trauma from the blast wave Signup and view all the answers

According to the triage process, what should be done with deceased casualties?

They should be left where they fell Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the vital signs used in color-coded triage?

Blood pressure (BP) Signup and view all the answers

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What is the first principle of combat surgery according to the text?

What is the goal of combat surgery according to the text?

What are the four main explosion mechanisms that can cause injury according to the text?

What is the main source of penetrating fragments (shrapnel) described in the text?

What is the key goal of the triage process in combat surgery according to the text?

Which color-coded triage category in combat surgery indicates the most critical patients?

What is the primary goal of combat surgery?

What is the triage level for patients who are in stable condition but require medical assistance?

Which triage priority level requires immediate medical evacuation within one hour?

How many triage priority levels are described in the triage system?

Which triage category describes patients who only need basic care like bandages and antiseptic?

What is the correct order of priorities for combat surgery goals?

What is the primary purpose of triage in a combat situation?

What is the primary goal of combat surgery?

Which of the following is NOT a vital sign used in color-coded triage?

What is the primary mechanism of injury caused by explosions?

According to the triage process, what should be done with deceased casualties?

Which of the following is NOT one of the vital signs used in color-coded triage?

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