CBR.txt

  1. In what war did they start using a large scale of chemical agents?
    WORLD WAR I
  2. How many casualties resulted from the first chemical attack?
    5,000
  3. What is your first priority in a chemical attack?
    YOUR OWN SURVIVAL
  4. How can a chemical agent on the skin be removed?
    M291
  5. What kit replaced the M258A1?
    M291
  6. What type of chemical agent has odor of garlic or horseradish?
    NERVE AGENT
  7. What type of chemical agent has odor of new mown hay?
    CHOKING AGENT
  8. What type of agent has a pepperlike odor?
    IRRITANTS
  9. What type of agent has a faint bitter almond odor?
    BLOOD
  10. How many decon 2 packets are in the M291 kit?
    THREE
  11. Decon of chemical agents on the skin within ___ minute after contamination is perhaps ________ times more effective.
    1, 10
  12. What are the two types of antidote auto injectors?
    ATROPINE AND 2-PAM CI
  13. Which area of the decontamination station organization receives casualties contaminated with chemical agent?
    DIRTY AREA
  14. Who is responsible for maintaining adequate supplies for decontamination and treatment of CBR casualties?
    MEDICAL OFFICER OR SENIOR MEDICAL REPRESENTATIVE
  15. Lethal agents are those that result in a ____ percent or greater death rate among casualties.
    10
  16. What is the specific therapy for nerve agent casualties?
    ATROPINE
  17. How many autoinjectors of atropine are issued to members of the Navy and Marine Corps?
    TWO
  18. How much milligrams does the 2-PAM CI autoinjector have?
    600
  19. When exposed to a nerve agent, where should inject yourself with the first does of atropine?
    LATERL THIGH MUSCLE OR BUTTOCKS
  20. How long do you hold the atropine injector firmly in place?
    AT LEAST 10 SECONDS
  21. How long does it take the antidote to take effect for the first set of 2-PAM CI injections?
    10 TO 15 MINUTES
  22. What are some common blister agents?
    MUSTARD(HD), NITROGEN MUSTARD(HN), AND LEWSITE (L)
  23. What type of blister agent is arsenical?
    LEWSITE
  24. How long does once exposed to a blood agent for violent convulsions to occur?
    20 TO 30 SECONDS
  25. What are the two types of antidotes in the treatment of cyanides?
    AMYL NITRITE AND IV SODIUM THIOSULFATE SOLUTION
  26. What is the required dose for thiosulfate therapy?
    100 TO 200 mg/kg
  27. What type of agent causes damage to the alveolar tissue?
    LUNG AGENT
  28. What type of agent produces mental confusion and an inability to function intelligently?
    INCAPACITATING AGENTS
  29. How long does it take for incapacitating agents symptoms to appear?
    30 MINUTES TO SEVERAL DAYS
  30. What is the standard incapacitant agent in the U.S?
    3-QUINUCLIDINYL BENZILATE
  31. What type of agent are essentially local irritants that act primarily on the eyes?
    LACRIMATORS
  32. What type of agent produces a strong pepper-like irritation in the upper respiratory tract?
    VOMITING
  33. What is considered the greatest potential hazard in biological warfare?
    INHALATION OF AIRBORNE ORGANISMS
  34. What is by far the almost universal method of purifying water?
    CHLORINATION
  35. In what manual is water purification procedures discussed?
    PREVENTIVE MEDICINE MANUAL NAVMED P-5010
  36. Who is responsible for the decontamination of the wounded?
    MEDICAL DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
  37. What type of warfare is most frequently referred to as nuclear warfare?
    RADIOLOGICAL
  38. How are injuries caused by blast divided into?
    PRIMARY DIRECT BLAST AND SECONDARY BLAST
  39. What type of blast injury will result from a direct action of the air shock wave on the human body?
    PRIMARY
  40. What types of blast injury are caused by collapsing buildings?
    SECONDARY
  41. How many classes are burns caused by nuclear explosion divided into?
    TWO
  42. What type of nuclear explosion burn result from fires caused by explosion?
    INDIRECT BURNS
  43. How long does flash blindness persist?
    20 TO 30 MINUTES
  44. What type of rays produce their effects mainly by knocking orbital electrons out of their path?
    GAMMA
  45. When treating a casualty from a nuclear blast how much more then the recommended antibiotic amount should you give the patient?
    THREE
  46. How long do you scrub the contaminated area with a soft bristle surgical brush?
    5 MINUTES
  47. What do you use to decontaminate moist area?
    COTTON SWAPS OR GAUZE
  48. When doing spot cleaning, if contamination persists what two ingredients do you mix?
    50% DETERGENT AND 50% CORNMEAL
  49. What is the instruction number for Initial Management of Irradiated or Radioactively Contaminated Personnel?
    BUMEDINST 6470.10
  50. Who sets the radioactivity safe level?
    MEDICAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE
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CBR.txt
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