Cd.89 Medical Care

1. Which statement is correct?

• It is correct to apply some pressure on a strain wound in addition to elevating the injury.

2. Acute abdominal condition should be treated with:

• Give fluid intravenously

• Relieve pain with painkiller, start with Paracetamol

3. On what injury/injuries should ointment be used together with gauzed dressings?

• On burns only

4. What kind of wound is shown on the picture?

• Incisions

5. In case of more severe pain, as in burns, fractures, acute abdominal pain etc, it might be necessary to employ more potent drugs such as morphine.

• True

6. What is ICE an abbreviation for?

• Ice - Compression - Elevation

7. Stewards or one of the persons in the galley department should be selected as the nurse onboard.

• False

8. What is the most important measure taken by nurses to prevent spread of disease between patients?

• Hand hygiene

9. A person who may have become a carrier of the disease should not be allowed to prepare or handle food or utensils until cleared for such duty by a doctor.

• True

10. The patient room temperature should be?

• 21-24 Degree Celsius

11. In acute situations, how often should you monitor the primary parameters and record them?

• 15 minutes

12. What causes myocardial infarction?

• Rupture of plaques in the coronary vessels.

13. What vaccine should not be trusted completely?

• Tuberculosis

14. A person has the following symptoms: 1. Radiating pain to the neck, left arm and abdomen 2. Nausea 3. Breathlessness. What does these symptoms indicate?

• Ischaemic heart disease

15. What is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the western world?

• Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

16. Which of the following diseases may be treated with penicillin? Mark the answers you think are correct.

• Gonorrhoea

• Syphilis

17. If the throat is covered with a grey layer, that is a sign for:

• Diphtheria

18. What sort of infection is Malaria?

• Tropical parasite infection

19. Gingivitis is inflammation of the gums

• True

20. In temperate climatic condition, how much fluid should you give a person suffering from dehydration?

• 2 litre

21. What should you give a person suffering from malnutrition the first two days?

• Sugar and water or milk or soup

22. Which of the following procedures are correct to follow after a death onboard a ship?

• Use a camera to take photographs, which might illustrate how the death occurred

• Make a brief description of each article and note any initials or names on the garments

• If there is to be a post-mortem examination, the body should be put in a body bag and kept in a refrigerator or cold store

23. You should try to delay the birth, if the ship can reach the shore within some hours.

• False

24. Which of the following statement are correct?

• Do not pull on the baby's head.

• Lift the baby away from the birth canal.

• Do not pull on or cut the umbilical cord

25. Even a small piece of the afterbirth left inside the mother can be dangerous.

• True

26. Drag each stage to the correct "Symptoms and signs" description.

27. Drag each stage to the correct "What happens" description.

28. What language should the medical record be written in?

• English

29. The medical record should be available to the patient, on his request.

• True

30. The weight of the patient is not necessary to inform the doctor about, only the age and sex of the patient.

• False

31. When moving and transporting a patient, primary attention should be paid to the basal functions - ABC. What does ABC stand for?

• Airway - Breathing - Circulation

32. In patients with suspected fractures, it is essential that you do not stabilise the limb/spine prior to transportation.

• False

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