Cold Weather Operations
EXAMINATION
Name: Date:______
1. (T/F) A prior cold weather injury will make an individual more susceptible to a future injury.
2. (T/F) Due to the cold weather, dehydration cannot occur in a cold weather environment.
3. (T/F) To aid in the treatment of frostbite, you should rub the affected area to aid the warming process.
4. All of the following are cold injury prevention techniques except:
A. Keep clothes clean.
B. Wear layers of clothes.
C. Avoid overheating.
D. Wear wet clothes as this will help to balance the temperatures affecting the body.
5. The most hazardous condition during cold weather operations is:
A. Ice fog.
B. Aircraft Icing.
C. Wind Chill.
D. Low ceilings.
6. Aircraft Icing is most common in what temperature range?
A. 40oF to 0oF
B. 32oF to –4oF
C. 0oF to –10oF
D. Anytime the temperature is below freezing (32oF).
7. AR 95-1 states that aircraft will not be flown into known or forecast ______icing. If flight is to be made into ______icing, aircraft must be equipped with adequate operational deicing or anti-icing equipment.
8. (T/F) Hypothermia is never a life threatening illness, therefore it is not important to remove the afftected individual from the cold environment.
NIGHT VISION
ANSWER KEY
Version A1. True
2. False
3. False
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. severe, know moderate
8. False