Operational Medicine Medical Education and Training

FMST Student Manual - 2008 Web Edition*

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

Field Medical Training Battalion
Camp Lejeune

 FMST Block 3 Review Questions

NOTE: The following questions are offered for review purposes.  This is NOT intended as a sole source of test preparation.  Remember all test questions are based on an ELO and any ELO can be used to create a test question.

1.    What are the components of the M-40 Field Protective Mask? 

2.    What are the four types of nuclear blasts?

3.    What are the accessories of the M-40 Field Protective Mask? 

4.    What are the types of chemical warfare agents? 

5.    What is the definition of Mission-Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP)? 

6.    What are the general groups of biological agents? 

7.    What are the limitations of MOPP? 

8.    What are signs/symptoms of blister agents? 

9.    Which level of MOPP protection should be established during tactical situations that require units to cross terrain where the previous use of chemical agents is unknown? 

10.  Detonation of a weapon at an altitude above 100,000 feet is characterized as what type of nuclear blast? 

11.  How are choking agents treated? 

12.  Which level of MOPP protection should be established when a unit will be operating within an area of contamination, or if there is an imminent threat of attack? 

13.  What is anthrax? 

14.  How is severe radiation absorbed dosage (RAD) characterized? 

15.  What is the purpose of M8 Chemical Agent Detector Paper? 

16.  What are the signs/symptoms of lacrimators/tear agents? 

17.  An explosion in which a weapon is detonated on or slightly above the surface of the earth is considered what type of nuclear blast? 

18.  What are the signs/symptoms of smallpox? 

19.  What is the purpose of M9 Chemical Agent Detector Paper? 

20.  What are the signs and symptoms of radiation exposure? 

21.  What are the personnel protection measures of radiological warfare? 

22.  What is the treatment of smallpox? 

23.  What is the treatment of blood agents? 

24.  What is the purpose of the M291 Skin Decontaminating kit? 

25.  What is Botulism and what causes it? 

26.  How is Ricin treated? 

27.  What are the two types of nuclear blast injuries? 

28.  What is the second step for radiological self decontamination? 

29.  What is the drug of choice for pain management of radiation exposure? 

30.  What are the four phases of defense or protective measure against biological warfare agents? 

 

*The FMST Student Manual was produced by the Field Medical Training Battalion-East, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. This 2008 web edition has been enhanced by the Brookside Associates, Ltd., preserving all of the original text material, while augmenting, modifying, eliminating or replacing some of the graphics to comply with privacy and copyright laws, and to enhance the training value. These enhancements are marked with a red box  and are C. 2008, with all rights reserved.

 

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