USCG Boat Crew Test Questions and Answers
Explain first aid responsibility - Answer-Coast Guard authorizes crewmember to render first aid, consistent with their training.
Crewmember must evaluate the scene, protect themselves from injury or infection, keep calm, act quickly, and contact stati...
USCG Boat Crew Test Questions
and Answers
Explain first aid responsibility - Answer-Coast Guard authorizes crewmember to render
first aid, consistent with their training.
Crewmember must evaluate the scene, protect themselves from injury or infection, keep
calm, act quickly, and contact station to have EMS respond if necessary.
What is shock syndrome? - Answer-Shock is a depressed or physiological or mental
state
Shock can change during the injury and is unique for every casualty.
What events cause shock? - Answer-Some develop rapidly or delayed for several
hours.
Trauma (bleeding, blunt: a fall, being struck by blunt object, etc, fractures, and burns)
Allergic reactions
Hypothermia
Drugs and/or Toxins
Heart attack
Illness such as diabetes
Emotional
What are symptoms of shock? - Answer-Restlessness
Fainting
Thirst
Nausea/Weakness
Anxiousness/Fright
Dizziness
What are signs of shock? - Answer-Pulse "weak and rapid"
Breathing "shallow, rapid, and irregular
skin "cold, clammy (sweating)"
Pupils dilated
State of consciousness "alert (maybe deceiving) to unconscious.
Situations that may cause crew fatigue include: - Answer-Operating in extreme hot or
cold weather conditions
Eye strain from hours of looking through sea-spray burred windshields
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