MEDICARE AND MEDICARE REFRESHER QUESTION

MEDICARE AND MEDICARE REFRESHER PRACTICE

The Medicare Course for Seafarer Officers is a mandatory advanced medical training program designed for deck and engine officers working on merchant ships. It equips them with the skills and knowledge required to provide medical care on board in the absence of professional medical personnel.

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A heart attack an cardiac arrest are the same thing?

True

False

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The FAST test can be used for a victim suspected of having, what does it stand for?

Face, Arm, Speech Time

First, Arm Speech Time

Face Arm Speed Time

Face Arm Speech Tongue

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The pain from heart attack only occurs in the center of the chest?

True

False

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What is TIA?

Transient is chemic attack

Transient ischemic artery

Transient inside attack

Transient idiopathic attack

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How should you do chest compression on a small child?

With two finger

With one hand

With elbow bent

As per adult

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What is correct depth of chest compression on an adult victim?

4-5 cm 5-6 cm 2-3 cm 6-7 cm

5-6 cm

2-3 cm

6-7 cm

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What is the ideal ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths in adult CPR?

15:2

30:2

10:1

20:2

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What is the first step in treating an unconscious person?

Give water to drink

Shake and shout to check response

Elevate their legs

Start chest compressions

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Shock is a condition where

The respiratory system fails to deliver air to the lungs.

The circulatory system fails to deliver blood to all parts of the body.

The cardiovascular system fails to deliver blood to the heart.

All of the above.

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A crew member has a severe cut in the groin area, what do you do?

Cover the wound with a sterile dressing applying direct pressure

Elevate the feet, apply a sterile dressing to the wound & apply pressure to groin area.

Wash with cold water.

Cover wound with sterile dressing & apply pressure to femoral artery

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You should ask the Crew if He / She is okay, before performing CPR.

True.

False.

All of the above.

None of the above

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Signals of head and spine injuries are

Blood or other fluids in the ears or nose

Unusual bumps or depressions on the head or over the spine

Has seizures, severe headaches, or slurred speech

Both a and b

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You have a casualty who has recently banged their head against a filing Cabinet. They feel sick, giddy and have a headache. What might be wrong with them?

They are drunk.

They may be suffering from Concussion

They may be suffering from a stroke

They may be poisoned by food

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Which of the below, is not a symptom of shock?

Strong thirst, nausea, or vomiting.

Chest or abdominal pain, breathing difficulty.

Restless or irritability.

Rapid breathing or rapid pulse.

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When caring for a victim who has an object impaled in their hand, you Should

Remove the object, flush with cool water, and transport to hospital

Immobilize the object by placing several dressings around it.

Break object off where it sticks out, and bandage injury

None of the above.

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When caring for a victim with a bloody nose you would not

Apply an ice pack to the bridge of the nose

Apply pressure to upper lip just beneath nose.

Have the victim sit with head tilted backward while pinching the nostrils together

Have the victim sit with head tilted forward while pinching the nostrils together

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Snakebites can be very serious. When caring for a snakebite victim on atimber carrier, which of the below, should you not do?

Wash wounds

Apply ice.

Keep bitten part still and below the heart.

Get Radio Medical Advice.

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Wounds that may require stitches are

Over an inch long.

Bleeding from an artery or uncontrolled bleeding.

Human or animal bites.

All of the above.

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If a Crew member has a Head Injury, it's possible the Crew has had a Concussion.

True

False

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A victim is coughing up blood with bleeding from the mouth and is tender in the abdomen. Pulse is weak and rapid. The victim is having signs of

Massive head injuries.

Internal Bleeding

Drug Overdose.

Possible Poisoning

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Which of the following signs may go away as the hypothermia worsens

Slurred speech

Confusion

Shivering

Unconsciousness

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A crew member goes into diabetic shock, what do you do?

Ask radio medical advice.

Ask him where his insulin is and give him a shot

Do not give him food or drink.

Make him comfortable; give him a non-diet drink, candy, or something with sugar

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When caring for a choking infant, what position is the infant held in?

Upside down by the ankles and shoulders.

Face up on a flat surface

Face down on your forearm with head lower than the body.

Face down on your knee, with head lower than the body

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What would you do for a victim who has internal bleeding?

Keep the victim quiet and lying down

Bend knees to make them comfortable

Both a and b

None of the above

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Which of the below is not a symptom of hypothermia

Stumbling

Amnesia

Anemia

Hallucination

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The objective of first aid is

To diagnose the injuries and condition

To determine priorities

To give immediate treatment

To shift patient to hospital

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Before giving CPR you should first make sure the victim

Is not bleeding

Is conscious or unconscious

Is not vomiting

Is not dead

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If a person is choking, you should do nothing as long as

They are coughing

They are still conscious

Their face has not turned blue

None of the above

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When performing abdominal thrusts, how many thrusts do you give?

1 to 5 thrusts

6 to 10 thrusts

15 to 20 thrusts

30 to 40 thrusts

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Some people are very allergic to insect bites and stings. This condition is called

Septic shock

Cardiac arrest

Toxic shock syndrome

Anaphylactic shock

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You are alone and administering CPR to an adult victim, how many chest Compressions and how many inflations should you administer

15 compressions then 2 inflations

15 compressions then 4 inflations

30 compressions then 2 inflations

30 compressions then 4 inflations

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Heat stroke affects the body's vital organs except

Brain

Heart

Kidney

Bones

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In order to initiate CPR on a drowning victim

Start chest compression before the victim is removed from the water

Drain water from the lungs before ventilating

Begin mouth to mouth respiration

Do not tilt the head back, as it may induce vomiting

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The stimulant used for an unconscious person is

Tea

Coffee

Whiskey and water

Ammonia inhalant

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A comminuted fracture is one where the bone has

Broken into pieces which are floating

Broken only where part of bone is fractured

Broken cleanly with each end attached

Broken and is affecting muscles and nerves

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To treat a person from heat exhaustion, you should

Administer artificial respiration

Put him in a tub of ice water

Give him sips of cool water

Cover him with a light cloth

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Anaphylaxis is treated with

Analgesic tablet

A tablet under the tongue

EpiPen injection of adrenaline

An insulin injection

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