Field Training & Endurance Flashcards
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During a night land navigation course, a soldier uses a lensatic compass. What technique ensures accurate azimuth maintenance while moving through dense terrain?
Answer: Identify a visible landmark on the azimuth before moving
Identifying an intermediate landmark (aiming off) on the desired azimuth before moving prevents deviation when navigating around obstacles.
What is the primary danger of consuming alcohol before or during cold-weather field operations?
Answer: Vasodilation causing accelerated heat loss despite feeling warm
Alcohol causes peripheral vasodilation, increasing heat loss from the body while creating a false sensation of warmth, accelerating hypothermia.
A soldier has been in cold, wet conditions for 48 hours and presents with painful, swollen feet with blistering. The skin is red and inflamed. This is most consistent with:
Answer: Trench foot
Prolonged exposure to cold and wet conditions causing painful, blistered, swollen feet is classic trench foot (immersion foot).
During EFMB field training events, candidates must demonstrate proficiency in treating casualties under simulated combat conditions. What principle governs the sequence of care at the point of injury?
Answer: Return fire and suppress the threat before rendering care
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Phase 1 (Care Under Fire) requires returning fire and suppressing the threat before rendering care.
What minimum urine output color indicates adequate hydration during field operations?
Answer: Pale yellow (lemonade color)
Pale yellow urine (lemonade color) indicates adequate hydration; clear urine may indicate overhydration while dark urine signals dehydration.
During sustained field operations, sleep deprivation becomes a casualty risk factor. After how many hours without sleep does performance degradation become operationally significant?
Answer: 24 hours
Research shows significant cognitive and physical performance degradation occurs after approximately 24 hours without sleep.
A unit is conducting operations in mountainous terrain above 8,000 feet. What condition should the medic monitor for in soldiers who ascend rapidly?
Answer: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
Rapid ascent above 8,000 feet can cause Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) due to reduced oxygen partial pressure.