MEDIC I BADGE TEST
1. You think one of your Comrades may be ill or injured but you're not sure. Do you:
- Phone Nurse Cleo;
- Google "Crabby Commando" for a list of possibilities; or
- Call the Ebil Vet for advice.
2. Which of the following is NOT an emergency or life threatening situation?
- Shock;
- Substantial blood loss;
- Severe dehydration;
- Running out of millet spray;
or
- Severe thinness.
3. Which of the following is NOT an emergency or life threatening situation?
- Hypothermia/Hyperthermia;
- Hypertoydestruction;
- Poison/Seizures;
- Severe fluid loss (vomiting/burns);
- Difficult or labored breathing; or
- Loss of muscle coordination.
4. Your Commanding Officer is injured - his leg is bleeding. What do you do FIRST?
- Call the Ebil Vet;
- Feed him;
- Provide him with a heat source;
- Stop the bleeding; or
- Run the other way.
5. On closer inspection, your Commander has lacerated his leg. HOW do you try to stop the bleeding?
- Apply firm, gentle pressure to the wound with sterile gauze or clean, tightly-woven cloth for at least 10-15 minute intervals - NO PEEKING - until the bleeding stops;
- Flush the wound with warm water, then apply flour;
- Holler "Stop It!" at the wound; or
- Apply antibiotic cream and cover with a band-aid.
6. After 20 minutes the bleeding has stopped. Your Commanding Officer says he feels fine but you know better. He needs to be provided with a heat source. WHY?
- To make the wound heal faster;
- So he doesn't catch cold;
- To prevent or treat for shock;
- To remind him of our Island Missions; or
- To make him sleep.
7. Shock can be caused by:
- Excessive blood loss;
- Excessive fluid loss (vomiting, burns, etc.);
- Failure of the body's circulatory system to work properly;
- Low blood sugar;
- Toxins overwhelming the body because of infection;
- Admiral Pepi in a Speedo; or
- All of the above.
8. To prevent or treat shock, what can a Commando do?
- Provide high calorie food;
- Provide a source of heat and offer fluids;
- Cover the cage and let the Commando sleep it off; or
- Play a soothing KaBand O'Birdies CD.
9. Which of the following is NOT an effective source of heat?
- A heating pad set on "Low" underneath half of a hospital cage or box;
- An external heat lamp pointed over half of a hospital cage or box with a thermometer to monitor temperature;
- A hot water bottle under half of a hospital cage or box; or
- A cage cover or blanket draped over a regular cage.
10. Why?
- Heating pads are expensive;
- Hot water bottles are sticky;
- A bird cannot generate enough body heat to warm the air temperature in a large cage, even if it is covered; or
- Boxes are for chewing.
11. When is the only time you should NOT provide an INJURED Comrade with a source of heat?
- When you are SURE the injury is head trauma;
- When there was blood loss from a broken blood feather;
- When there was blood loss from from a toe nail clip;
- If the Comrade has diarrhea; or
- If the Comrade is on antibiotics
12. When should you NOT try to give a Comrade fluids?
- When she is unconscious;
- When she is having difficulty breathing;
- When she has just hit her head and may not be able to swallow properly;
- When she is trying to clear something from her nose or airway;
- When she is very stressed or gasping from exertion; or
- All of the above.
13. What is the purpose of providing fluids for prevention or treatment of shock or illness?
- Replace lost fluid and prevent dehydration;
- Provide easily obtained and absorbed calories;
- Maintain electrolyte balance;
- Prevent low blood sugar;
- Prevent build-up of waste products and toxins in the body; or
- All of the above
14. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
- Pedialyte is a good fluid for rehydration;
- Gatorade can be used in a pinch;
- Water does not provide calories or electrolytes if a bird is thin;
- Plain white sugar mixed with water is a good substitute for Pedialyte; or
- Small amounts of fluid offered often is better than a large amount offered once or twice.
15. How many parrotlets does it take to change a light bulb?
- Just checking
- To see
- If you
- Are awake
16. How can you tell if your SPLAT Team Leader is badly dehydrated?
- Eyes will look dull and may look sunken;
- Poops may be small, hard and dry;
- An open beak may show strands of saliva;
- Skin on the abdomen, when feathers are blown away or wetted down, will look dry, flaky and wrinkled; or
- All of the above.
17. Why is it important to provide your SPLAT Team Leader with a source of heat, as well as fluids, if he is dehydrated?
- Severe dehydration can lead to shock;
- He will demote you if you don't; or
- The rest of the team will fling strawberry at you.
18. When would you NOT provide a source of heat for a dehydrated Comrade?
- If he is dehydrated and hormonal;
- If he is dehydrated and suffering from hyperthermia (higher than normal body temperature);
- If he is dehydrated and too thin; or
- If he is dehydrated and on antibiotics.
19. Why should you warm fluid to a comfortable wrist temperature before giving it to a sick Commando?
- Because she will bite less;
- Because she deserves to be spoiled;
- Because it takes away valuable energy for her to warm the fluid inside her body; or
- Because it will make her poop faster.
20. When would you offer cold fluid to a sick Commando?
- If she was suffering from Hyperthermia (above normal body temperature);
- If she was eggnant;
- If she was thin; or
- If she had an infection.
21. How can you give a Commando fluids?
- Offering drops from your finger, syringe or eye dropper;
- Offering a small bowl of fluid up to the beak;
- Running a drop along the side of a closed beak and watch for swallowing - then repeat; or
- All of the above.
22. When out on a mission with no gram scale, how can you tell if a Comrade is too thin?
- His poops may be black and tarry, only contain urine/urates, or be non-existent;
- His keel bone (breast bone) feels sharp and the muscle on either side dips inward;
- He hasn't eaten all day;
- He is weak or lethargic; or
- All of the above.
23. Your Comrade is too thin. Should you feed him immediately?
- Yes; or
- No.
24. Why is it important to provide calories to a thin bird with warm rehydration fluids FIRST?
- Because the calories in rehydration fluids get through the body faster. They don't have to be broken down first;
- Because it takes more valuable energy from a weak Commando to digest food;
- Because a very thin comrade is usually dehydrated; or
- All of the above.
25. Besides fluids, what else should a thin Comrade be provided with?
- A blanket;
- A source of heat;
- Something to chew; or
- Warm clothing.
26. Is it possible to seriously harm a severely thin Comrade by feeding him first, without fluids?
- Yes; or
- No.
27. Is it possible for a Comrade to be too thin, even if she is eating on her own?
- Yes; or
- No.
28. A Commando who is eating and drinking on her own, but is too thin, also needs to be provided with:
- Calcium supplements;
- An autographed picture of Prezident Kinney;
- A source of heat; or
- A treat stick.
29. Is stress an important factor to consider when dealing with an ill or injured Comrade?
- Yes, very important. Stress can make a bad situation worse; or
- No, it doesn't matter.
30. How can you reduce stress when dealing with an ill or injured Commando?
- Calm yourself down as much as possible BEFORE handling your Comrade;
- After tending to the emergency, make sure the Commando is in a quiet, semi-dark room or area;
- Keep all other pets and children away from your Comrade; or
- When transporting the Commando to an ebil vet, make sure the carrier or box is covered (with ventilation), and the inside dark.
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