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INTRODUCTION
FAA-G-8082-3A, Aviation Maintenance Technician—General, Airframe, and Powerplant Knowledge Test Guide, provides information for preparing you to take one or all of the following knowledge tests. This document supersedes FAA-G-8082-3, Aviation Mechanic General, Airframe, and Powerplant Knowledge Test Guide, dated 1999.

TEST NAME TEST CODE
Aviation Maintenance Technician—General AMG
Aviation Maintenance Technician—Airframe AMA
Aviation Maintenance Technician—Powerplant AMP
Introduction . 1
Knowledge Test Eligibility Requirements 1
Knowledge Areas on the Tests . 2
Descriptions of the Tests. 2
Test Registration . 2
Taking the Test . 3
Use of Test Aids and Materials . 4
Dyslexic Testing Procedures. 4
Cheating or Other Unauthorized Conduct . 5
Knowledge Test Reports . 5
Retesting Procedures 6
Training and Testing Publications and General Information 6
Advisory Circulars 7
Airworthiness Directives. 7
Code of Federal Regulations . 7
Computer Testing Supplements 7
Knowledge Test Centers 7
Knowledge Test Questions 7
Knowledge Test Statistics 8
Learning Statement Reference Guide 8
Practical Test Standards 8
Training Handbooks. 8
Type Certificate Data Sheets . 8
Sample Test Questions and Answers . 8
Aviation Maintenance Technician—General 8
Aviation Maintenance Technician—Airframe . 9
Aviation Maintenance Technician—Powerplant. 10
Technical References 11
Aviation Maintenance Technician—General 12
Aviation Maintenance Technician—Airframe . 12
Aviation Maintenance Technician—Powerplant. 13TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE v
CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTAL CRITERIA FOR FIRST AID
1-1. General 1-1
1-2. Terminology 1-2
1-3. Understanding Vital Body Functions
for First Aid. 1-3
1-4. Adverse Conditions 1-7
1-5. Basics of First Aid . 1-7
1-6. Evaluating a Casualty . 1-8
CHAPTER 2. BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID
2-1. General 2-1
Section I. Open the Airway and Restore Breathing. 2-1
2-2. Breathing Process 2-1
2-3. Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty 2-1
2-4. Opening the Airway of an Unconscious or not
Breathing Casualty . 2-3
2-5. Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration) 2-6
2-6. Preliminary Steps—All Rescue Breathing
Methods 2-6
2-7. Mouth-to-Mouth Method . 2-7
2-8. Mouth-to-Nose Method . 2-9
2-9. Heartbeat 2-9
2-10. Airway Obstructions. 2-10
2-11. Opening the Obstructed Airway—Conscious
Casualty 2-11
2-12. Opening the Obstructed Airway—Casualty Lying
Down or Unconscious. 2-14
Section II. Stop the Bleeding and Protect the Wound . 2-18
2-13. General . 2-18
2-14. Clothing 2-19
2-15. Entrance and Exit Wounds . 2-19
2-16. Field Dressing . 2-20
2-17. Manual Pressure 2-21
2-18. Pressure Dressing 2-22
2-19. Digital Pressure . 2-24
2-20. Tourniquet . 2-25
Section III. Check for Shock and Administer First
Aid Measures 2-29
2-21. General . 2-29
2-22. Causes and Effects . 2-29
2-23. Signs and Symptoms of Shock . 2-30
2-24. First Aid Measures for Shock 2-31
CHAPTER 3. FIRST AID FOR SPECIFIC INJURIES
3-1. General . 3-1
3-2. Head, Neck, and Facial Injuries . 3-1
3-3. General First Aid Measures 3-2
3-4. Chest Wounds . 3-4
3-5. First Aid for Chest Wounds 3-5
3-6. Abdominal Wounds 3-9
3-7. First Aid for Abdominal Wounds . 3-9
3-8. Burn Injuries 3-12
3-9. First Aid for Burns . 3-13
3-10. Dressings and Bandages . 3-16
3-11. Shoulder Bandage 3-29
3-12. Elbow Bandage . 3-30
3-13. Hand Bandage . 3-30
3-14. Leg (Upper and Lower) Bandage 3-33
3-15. Knee Bandage . 3-34
3-16. Foot Bandage 3-34
CHAPTER 4. FIRST AID FOR FRACTURES
4-1. General . 4-1
4-2. Kinds of Fractures 4-1
4-3. Signs and Symptoms of Fractures . 4-2
4-4. Purposes of Immobilizing Fractures 4-2
4-5. Splints, Padding, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes 4-2
4-6. Procedures for Splinting Suspected Fractures . 4-3
4-7. Upper Extremity Fractures