EXERCISES: LESSON 5
INSTRUCTIONS: For each question or incomplete statement followed by a group of
lettered responses, circle the letter of the response that BEST answers the question or
BEST completes the statement. After you have completed all the exercises, turn to
"Solutions to Exercises" at the end of the lesson and check your answers. For each
exercise answered incorrectly, reread the material referenced after the solution.
1.
A medical specialist working in a clinic should:
a. Have emergency equipment ready for immediate use.
b. Know how to apply the basic lifesaving steps.
c.
Know the names and uses of the items on an emergency tray.
d. All of the above.
2.
A clinic uses a screening process to determine which patients should see a
medical officer and which patients can be treated by qualified paraprofessional
personnel. A soldier with a minor abrasion reports to sick call. After the patient is
told the injury will be treated without the patient seeing a medical officer, the
patient requests to see the physician "just to be sure." The patient should be:
a. Permitted to see a medical officer.
b. Returned to his unit immediately since he refused treatment.
c.
Treated and returned to his unit without seeing a medical officer.
d. Treated and returned to his unit as "sick in quarters."
e. Treated and told that he may see a medical officer if his injury does not heal
properly.
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