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Lesson 27
EVALUATE THE CASUALTY
✓ TASK
Identify appropriate evaluation and treatment
procedures, including sequence, performed on the
battlefield.
✓ CONDITIONS
Given multiple-choice examination items pertaining to
evaluating and treating a casualty.
✓ STANDARD
Score 70 or more points on the 100-point written
examination.
PERFORM A
GENERAL SURVEY
OF THE SCENE
✓ Question:
→ If you think the casualty has a fractured neck, which method
would you use?
✓ Response:
→ Jaw thrust.
PERFORM A PRIMARY SURVEY OF THE
CASUALTY
✓ Question:
→ If a soldier has had a finger completely cut off, would you
apply a tourniquet?
✓ Response:
→ No. Amputation of part of a hand or part of a foot can be
controlled by a pressure dressing.
PERFORM A PRIMARY SURVEY OF THE
CASUALTY
✓ Question:
→ What are some of the signs and symptoms of a concussion?
✓ Response:
→ Unequal pupils, fluid leaking from the ear or nose, slurred
speech, mental confusion, drowsiness, headache, dizziness,
loss of memory, loss of consciousness, twitching or
convulsions, difficulty in walking (staggering), nausea, and
vomiting.
PERFORM A SECONDARY SURVEY OF THE
CASUALTY
CLOSING