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 babys 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