TCCC 2026 01 MAY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What fdoes fTCCC fstand ffor? f- fans-Tactical fCombat fCasualty fCare
What fis fthe fprimary ffocus fof fthe fTCCC fGuidelines? f- fans-To fprovide
fguidelines ffor fmanaging fcasualties fin ftactical fenvironments.
What fshould fbe fdone ffirst fin fthe fBasic fManagement fPlan ffor fCare fUnder
fFire? f- fans-Return ffire fand ftake fcover.
What fis fthe frole fof fthe fcasualty fduring fCare fUnder fFire? f- fans-The fcasualty
fshould fremain fengaged fas fa fcombatant fif fappropriate.
What fis fthe ffirst fstep fin fstopping flife-threatening fexternal fhemorrhage? f- fans-
Direct fthe fcasualty fto fcontrol fhemorrhage fby fself-aid fif fable.
What ftype fof ftourniquet fis frecommended ffor fcontrolling fhemorrhage? f- fans-A
fCoTCCC-recommended flimb ftourniquet.
Where fshould fa ftourniquet fbe fapplied? f- fans-Over fthe funiform, fclearly
fproximal fto fthe fbleeding fsite.
What fis fthe frecommended faction fif fthe ffirst ftourniquet fdoes fnot fcontrol
fbleeding? f- fans-Apply fa fsecond ftourniquet fside-by-side fwith fthe ffirst.
What fis fthe fprimary fhemostatic fdressing frecommended fby fCoTCCC? f- fans-
Combat fGauze.
What fshould fbe fdone ffor fexternal fhemorrhage fof fthe fhead fand fneck? f- fans-
Use fthe fiTClamp fas fa fprimary foption ffor fhemorrhage fcontrol.
What fis fthe fpurpose fof fthe fiTClamp? f- fans-To fcontrol fhemorrhage fwithout
frequiring fadditional fdirect fpressure.
When fshould fa fjunctional ftourniquet fbe fapplied? f- fans-Immediately, fonce fit fis
fready ffor fuse.
What fshould fbe fassessed ffor fduring fairway fmanagement? f- fans-For fan
funobstructed fairway.
, What fposition fshould fa fconscious fcasualty fassume fto fprotect ftheir fairway? f-
fans-Any fposition fthat fbest fprotects fthe fairway, fincluding fsitting fup for fleaning
fforward.
What fis fthe finitial ftreatment ffor fsuspected ftension fpneumothorax? f- fans-
Decompress fthe fchest fon fthe fside fof fthe finjury fwith fa fneedle/catheter funit.
What fgauge fneedle fis frecommended ffor fneedle fdecompression? f- fans-A f14-
gauge for fa f10-gauge, f3.25-inch fneedle/catheter funit.
What fshould fbe fmonitored fin fa fcasualty fwith fsuspected ftension
fpneumothorax? f- fans-Establish fpulse foximetry fmonitoring.
What fis fthe fsignificance fof fairway fpatency fin fTCCC? f- fans-Airway fstatus fmay
fchange fover ftime fand frequires ffrequent freassessment.
What fis fthe frecommended faction fif fa fcasualty fhas fa ftraumatic fairway
fobstruction? f- fans-Prepare ffor fpossible fdirect fairway fintervention.
What fshould fbe fdone fif fa fcasualty's fairway fobstruction fis funmanageable? f-
fans-Perform fa fsurgical fcricothyroidotomy.
What fis fthe fpurpose fof fperforming fa fsurgical fcricothyroidotomy? f- fans-To
festablish fan fairway fin fcases fof fsevere fobstruction.
What fshould fbe fdone fif fthere fis fevidence fof fan fexpanding fhematoma? f- fans-
Consider fplacing fa fdefinitive fairway.
What fis fthe ffirst fstep fin fthe fBasic fManagement fPlan ffor fTactical fField fCare?
f- fans-Establish fa fsecurity fperimeter fin faccordance fwith funit ftactical fSOPs.
What fshould fbe fdone fif fa fcasualty fis fconscious fand fhas fmaxillofacial ftrauma?
f- fans-Allow fthem fto fsit fup fto fhelp fkeep fthe fairway fclear.
What fis fthe frecommended fduration ffor fapplying fhemostatic fdressings? f- fans-At
fleast f3 fminutes fof fdirect fpressure.
What fis fthe fpotential fconsequence fof funtreated ftension fpneumothorax? f- fans-It
fmay fprogress fto fshock fand ftraumatic fcardiac farrest.
What fshould fbe fdone fif fbleeding fis fnot fcontrolled fwith fthe ffirst fdressing? f-
fans-Remove fthe ffailed fdressing fand fapply fa ffresh fdressing fof fthe fsame for
fdifferent ftype.
ANSWERS
What fdoes fTCCC fstand ffor? f- fans-Tactical fCombat fCasualty fCare
What fis fthe fprimary ffocus fof fthe fTCCC fGuidelines? f- fans-To fprovide
fguidelines ffor fmanaging fcasualties fin ftactical fenvironments.
What fshould fbe fdone ffirst fin fthe fBasic fManagement fPlan ffor fCare fUnder
fFire? f- fans-Return ffire fand ftake fcover.
What fis fthe frole fof fthe fcasualty fduring fCare fUnder fFire? f- fans-The fcasualty
fshould fremain fengaged fas fa fcombatant fif fappropriate.
What fis fthe ffirst fstep fin fstopping flife-threatening fexternal fhemorrhage? f- fans-
Direct fthe fcasualty fto fcontrol fhemorrhage fby fself-aid fif fable.
What ftype fof ftourniquet fis frecommended ffor fcontrolling fhemorrhage? f- fans-A
fCoTCCC-recommended flimb ftourniquet.
Where fshould fa ftourniquet fbe fapplied? f- fans-Over fthe funiform, fclearly
fproximal fto fthe fbleeding fsite.
What fis fthe frecommended faction fif fthe ffirst ftourniquet fdoes fnot fcontrol
fbleeding? f- fans-Apply fa fsecond ftourniquet fside-by-side fwith fthe ffirst.
What fis fthe fprimary fhemostatic fdressing frecommended fby fCoTCCC? f- fans-
Combat fGauze.
What fshould fbe fdone ffor fexternal fhemorrhage fof fthe fhead fand fneck? f- fans-
Use fthe fiTClamp fas fa fprimary foption ffor fhemorrhage fcontrol.
What fis fthe fpurpose fof fthe fiTClamp? f- fans-To fcontrol fhemorrhage fwithout
frequiring fadditional fdirect fpressure.
When fshould fa fjunctional ftourniquet fbe fapplied? f- fans-Immediately, fonce fit fis
fready ffor fuse.
What fshould fbe fassessed ffor fduring fairway fmanagement? f- fans-For fan
funobstructed fairway.
, What fposition fshould fa fconscious fcasualty fassume fto fprotect ftheir fairway? f-
fans-Any fposition fthat fbest fprotects fthe fairway, fincluding fsitting fup for fleaning
fforward.
What fis fthe finitial ftreatment ffor fsuspected ftension fpneumothorax? f- fans-
Decompress fthe fchest fon fthe fside fof fthe finjury fwith fa fneedle/catheter funit.
What fgauge fneedle fis frecommended ffor fneedle fdecompression? f- fans-A f14-
gauge for fa f10-gauge, f3.25-inch fneedle/catheter funit.
What fshould fbe fmonitored fin fa fcasualty fwith fsuspected ftension
fpneumothorax? f- fans-Establish fpulse foximetry fmonitoring.
What fis fthe fsignificance fof fairway fpatency fin fTCCC? f- fans-Airway fstatus fmay
fchange fover ftime fand frequires ffrequent freassessment.
What fis fthe frecommended faction fif fa fcasualty fhas fa ftraumatic fairway
fobstruction? f- fans-Prepare ffor fpossible fdirect fairway fintervention.
What fshould fbe fdone fif fa fcasualty's fairway fobstruction fis funmanageable? f-
fans-Perform fa fsurgical fcricothyroidotomy.
What fis fthe fpurpose fof fperforming fa fsurgical fcricothyroidotomy? f- fans-To
festablish fan fairway fin fcases fof fsevere fobstruction.
What fshould fbe fdone fif fthere fis fevidence fof fan fexpanding fhematoma? f- fans-
Consider fplacing fa fdefinitive fairway.
What fis fthe ffirst fstep fin fthe fBasic fManagement fPlan ffor fTactical fField fCare?
f- fans-Establish fa fsecurity fperimeter fin faccordance fwith funit ftactical fSOPs.
What fshould fbe fdone fif fa fcasualty fis fconscious fand fhas fmaxillofacial ftrauma?
f- fans-Allow fthem fto fsit fup fto fhelp fkeep fthe fairway fclear.
What fis fthe frecommended fduration ffor fapplying fhemostatic fdressings? f- fans-At
fleast f3 fminutes fof fdirect fpressure.
What fis fthe fpotential fconsequence fof funtreated ftension fpneumothorax? f- fans-It
fmay fprogress fto fshock fand ftraumatic fcardiac farrest.
What fshould fbe fdone fif fbleeding fis fnot fcontrolled fwith fthe ffirst fdressing? f-
fans-Remove fthe ffailed fdressing fand fapply fa ffresh fdressing fof fthe fsame for
fdifferent ftype.
