Field Training & Endurance Flashcards
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During a field training exercise, a soldier collapses with suspected exertional heat stroke. The evacuation will take 45 minutes. What cooling method should be employed while awaiting transport?
Answer: Apply wet sheets and fan continuously or use ice water immersion
Continuous evaporative cooling with wet sheets and fanning or ice water immersion should be maintained throughout evacuation to prevent organ damage.
In an austere field environment, what is the most reliable indicator that a soldier is developing dehydration?
Answer: Body weight loss of 2% or more combined with dark urine
A body weight loss of 2% or more combined with dark-colored urine is the most reliable field indicator of clinically significant dehydration.
A medic is treating a casualty for cold injuries when the casualty asks if you should rewarm a frostbitten foot if the soldier must still walk out. What is the correct answer?
Answer: No, do not rewarm if the soldier must walk — refreezing causes far worse tissue damage
Frostbite should NOT be rewarmed if refreezing is possible — walking on frozen tissue causes less damage than the freeze-thaw-refreeze cycle.
During sustained operations, a medic notices multiple soldiers showing signs of psychological stress — irritability, poor concentration, and tremors. After 72 hours of continuous operations, what condition should be considered?
Answer: Sleep deprivation syndrome
After 72 hours of sleep deprivation, these symptoms represent severe sleep deprivation syndrome requiring mandatory rest.
What is the purpose of the 'buddy system' enforced during EFMB field training events?
Answer: To provide mutual aid and safety observation during endurance tasks
The buddy system ensures that candidates can observe each other for signs of heat injury, exhaustion, or medical emergency during physically demanding events.
A soldier develops redness and blistering on exposed skin after less than 1 hour of sun exposure during desert field training. The medic should suspect:
Answer: Photosensitivity reaction (possibly medication-related)
Blistering after only 1 hour of sun exposure is abnormally rapid and suggests photosensitivity, which can result from common medications like doxycycline (antimalarial).
During the EFMB 12-mile foot march, a candidate develops a blister that has burst and the raw skin is exposed. What is the most appropriate field treatment?
Answer: Remove the loose skin, clean the wound, and apply a sterile non-adherent dressing
Removing dead skin, cleaning the wound, and applying a sterile non-adherent dressing prevents infection and allows the candidate to continue safely.