Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)
Final Exam Prep – Questions and Correct
Answers|| GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE
2026
Which of the following is a principle of TCCC?
a. Treat the casualty
b. Prevent additional casualties
c. Complete the mission
d. All of the above -CORRECTANSWER d
Which of the following is NOT one of the three phases of care in TCCC?
a. Care Under Fire
b. Tactical Field Care
c. Tactical Evacuation Care
d. Combat Life Saving Care -CORRECTANSWER d
The preferred analgesia regimen for someone who has wounds that are moderately
painful but not life threatening and that do not keep him from functioning effectively as a
combatant is:
a. Morphine IV
b. Morphine IM
c. Mobic and Tylenol ER
,d. Aspirin -CORRECTANSWER c
The most common cause of preventable death on the battlefield is the failure to use a
tourniquet to control severe extremity bleeding. -CORRECTANSWER T
The best battlefield indicators of shock during Tactical Field Care are:
a. Heart rate and face color
b. State of consciousness and quality of the radial pulse
c. Rapid heart rate
d. None of the above -CORRECTANSWER b
All combat casualties should have an IV started as soon as possible. -
CORRECTANSWER F
A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. He/she should be allowed to
take fluids by mouth if able to. -CORRECTANSWER T
Administering large quantities of fluids to a casualty who has bleeding sites inside the
chest or abdomen may worsen his or her hemorrhage by diluting clotting factors or by
interfering with clot formation at the bleeding site. -CORRECTANSWER T
Antibiotics are recommended for all combat casualties who sustain open wounds. -
CORRECTANSWER T
, Which of the following is NOT appropriate to the Care Under Fire phase?
a. Starting an IV
b. Controlling life-threatening extremity bleeding with a tourniquet
c. Returning fire as necessary
d. All of the above -CORRECTANSWER a
To be most effective at preventing infections, moxifloxacin should be given when after
wounding?
a. As soon as possible
b. Whenever
c. Within 4 hours
d. None of the above -CORRECTANSWER a
What is the next step in airway management for a corpsman who has just used the
chin-lift/jaw-thrust method to successfully open the airway of a casualty who is
unconscious from a blast injury during the Tactical Field Care phase?
a. Nasopharyngeal airway
b. Surgical airway
c. Tracheal intubation
d. None of the above -CORRECTANSWER a
Final Exam Prep – Questions and Correct
Answers|| GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE
2026
Which of the following is a principle of TCCC?
a. Treat the casualty
b. Prevent additional casualties
c. Complete the mission
d. All of the above -CORRECTANSWER d
Which of the following is NOT one of the three phases of care in TCCC?
a. Care Under Fire
b. Tactical Field Care
c. Tactical Evacuation Care
d. Combat Life Saving Care -CORRECTANSWER d
The preferred analgesia regimen for someone who has wounds that are moderately
painful but not life threatening and that do not keep him from functioning effectively as a
combatant is:
a. Morphine IV
b. Morphine IM
c. Mobic and Tylenol ER
,d. Aspirin -CORRECTANSWER c
The most common cause of preventable death on the battlefield is the failure to use a
tourniquet to control severe extremity bleeding. -CORRECTANSWER T
The best battlefield indicators of shock during Tactical Field Care are:
a. Heart rate and face color
b. State of consciousness and quality of the radial pulse
c. Rapid heart rate
d. None of the above -CORRECTANSWER b
All combat casualties should have an IV started as soon as possible. -
CORRECTANSWER F
A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. He/she should be allowed to
take fluids by mouth if able to. -CORRECTANSWER T
Administering large quantities of fluids to a casualty who has bleeding sites inside the
chest or abdomen may worsen his or her hemorrhage by diluting clotting factors or by
interfering with clot formation at the bleeding site. -CORRECTANSWER T
Antibiotics are recommended for all combat casualties who sustain open wounds. -
CORRECTANSWER T
, Which of the following is NOT appropriate to the Care Under Fire phase?
a. Starting an IV
b. Controlling life-threatening extremity bleeding with a tourniquet
c. Returning fire as necessary
d. All of the above -CORRECTANSWER a
To be most effective at preventing infections, moxifloxacin should be given when after
wounding?
a. As soon as possible
b. Whenever
c. Within 4 hours
d. None of the above -CORRECTANSWER a
What is the next step in airway management for a corpsman who has just used the
chin-lift/jaw-thrust method to successfully open the airway of a casualty who is
unconscious from a blast injury during the Tactical Field Care phase?
a. Nasopharyngeal airway
b. Surgical airway
c. Tracheal intubation
d. None of the above -CORRECTANSWER a
