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This document contains a complete practice exam for the Navy Hospital Corpsman (HM) Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course, updated for 2026. It covers all core TCCC concepts, including the three phases of care (CUF, TFC, TACEVAC), the MARCH algorithm, management of preventable causes of death (hemorrhage, tension pneumothorax, airway problems), junctional bleeding control, fluid resuscitation, tactical field care procedures, and the 9-line MEDEVAC request. The material is structured in a question-and-answer format, making it ideal for HM and combat medic students preparing for certification and final exam success.

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Updated Navy HM TCCC exam with
correct answers 2026

WHAT IS THE TCCC APPROACH? - answer-IDENTIFY PREVENTABLE DEATH
ADDRESS AGGRESSIVELY
GOOD MEDICINE AND TACTICS


WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF PREVENTABLE DEATH ON THE BATTLEFIELD? -
answer-HEMORRHAGE
JUNCTIONAL HEMORRHAGE
NONCOMPRESSIBLE HEMORRHAGE
TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
AIRWAY PROBLEMS


TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX - answer-AIR ESCAPES
AIR PRESSURE (LUNGS-HEART)
HEART COMPRESSED (NO CIRCULATION)


WHAT IS A JUNCTIONAL HEMORRHAGE? - answer-WHERE AN ARM OR LEG
JOINS THE TORSO OR GROIN AFTER TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION TYPICALLY
CAUSED BY IEDs


TCCC OBJECTIVES - answer-TREAT CASUALTY
PREVENT ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES
COMPLETE THE MISSION


CARE UNDER FIRE - answer-CARE RENDERED BY THE FIRST RESPONDER OR
COMBATANT AT THE SCENE OF THE INJURY WHILE THEY ARE STILL UNDER
EFFECTIVE HOSTILE FIRE

, Updated Navy HM TCCC exam with
correct answers 2026


TACTICAL FIELD CARE - answer-CARE RENDERED BY THE FIRST RESPONDER OR
COMBATANT ONCE HE AND THE CASUALTY ARE NO LONGER UNDER EFFECTIVE
HOSTILE FIRE


TACTICAL EVACUATION CARE - answer-CARE RENDERED ONCE THE CASUALTY
HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY AN AIRCRAFT GROUND VEHICLES OR BOATS.
EQUIPMENT MAY BE PRE-STAGED.


WHO DOES THE FATE OF THE INJURED OFTEN LIE ON BEFORE REACHING THE
TREATMENT FACILITY? - answer-ONE WHO PROVIDES THE FIRST CARE:
CORPSMAN - MEDIC - PARARESCUEMAN


WHAT PERCENTAGE OF COMBAT DEATHS ARE POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE? -
answer-24%


TCCC CARE PHASES - answer-CARE UNDER FIRE
TACTICAL FIELD CARE
TACEVAC CARE


PMARCHP - answer-PATIENT-PROVIDER SAFETY
MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE
AIRWAY
RESPIRATIONS
CIRCULATION
HEAD TRAUMA-HYPOTHERMIA

, Updated Navy HM TCCC exam with
correct answers 2026

PAIN MANAGEMENT


WHAT IS THE FRAMEWORK FOR ALL TCCC INTERVENTIONS? - answer-
PMARCHP


YOU MUST HAVE CONTROL OF MAJOR HEMORRHAGE IN HOW LONG? -
answer-UNDER 2 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS


YOU MUST HAVE DEFINITIVE AIRWAY IN HOW LONG? - answer-UNDER 6
MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS


TYPES OF CARRIES FOR CARE UNDER FIRE - answer-ON PERSON DRAG WITH
(OR WITHOUT) LINE
TWO PERSON DRAG WITH (OR WITHOUT) LINE
SEAL TEAM THREE CARRY (1-2 PERSON)
HAWES CARRY


BURN PREVENTION IN CARE UNDER FIRE - answer-REMOVE CASUALTY AND
STOP BURNING WITH NONFLAMMABLE FLUIDS WHILE WEARING FIRE
RETARDANT UNIFORM AS WELL AS NOMEX GLOVES


WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN CARE UNDER FIRE? - answer-EARLY
CONTROL OF SEVERE HEMORRHAGE IS CRITICAL AND IS THE MOST FREQUENT
CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE BATTLEFIELD DEATHS. Only life-threatening bleeding
warrants intervention during CUF.

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