21 3-25. The primary purposes of first aid include all the following EXCEPT to 1. provide definitive medical treatment 2. preserve resistance and vitality 3. save life 4. prevent further injury 3-26. At what point should the preliminary examination of a casualty be done? 1. In the hospital 2. In the ambulance 3. After making the victim comfortable 4. Before moving the casualty 3-27. In a combat scenario, a casualty sustaining numerous superficial shrapnel wounds should be triaged into which of the following groups? 1. Class I 2. Class II 3. Class III 4. Class IV 3-28. In a trauma related incident where a patient has multiple injuries, you should treat which of the following first? 1. Fractures 2. Most obvious injury 3. Most lift-threatening condition 4. Most painful condition 3-29. For warfare in the future where helicopter evacuation may not be viable, personnel in which of the following treatment categories will receive evacuation triage? 1. I and II 2. II and III 3. I and IV 4. III and IV 3-30. What is the basic concept of triage? 1. To sort casualties into treatment categories for transportation 2. To prioritize treatment categories for surgery 3. To save the maximum number of personnel possible 4. To assist medical personnel in saving time and supplies 3-31. What is the purpose of field assessments? 1. To detect and treat life threatening conditions for immediate care 2. To conduct a subjective interview and an objective examination 3. Both a and b, above 4. To identify needed equipment and supplies 3-32. At an emergency scene, you should immediately take which of the following actions? 1. Inform the person in charge that medical personnel have arrived 2. Ensure that someone begins triage, if needed 3. Review patient emergency assessment procedures 4. Make sure the scene is safe for self and patients 3-33. Which of the following actions are a main focus of conducting a primary survey? 1. Making a status decision and formulating priorities 2. Formulating a treatment plan and making a status decision 3. Formulating priorities and making a transport decision 4. Making a status decision and a transport decision