TCCC | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: What are the 3 goals of TCCC?
A: Treat the casualty
Prevent additional casualities
Complete the mission
Q2: What % of all combat deaths occur before a casuality reaches
a MTF?
A: 75 - 90%
Q3: What % of combat deaths today are potential preventable?
A: 20%
Q4: What are the 3 most common cause of preventable death on
the battlefield?
A: Hemorrhage from extremity
Tension pneumothorax
Airway problems
Q5: What are the 3 phases of care in TCCC?
A: Care under fire
Tactical field care
Tactical Evac Care (TACEVAC)
Q6: T or F. Airway management is generally best deferred until the
Tactical Field Care.
A: True
Q7: What is the best medicine on the battlefield?
A: Fire superiority (returning fire)
Q8: What are the different carries for Care Under Fire?
A: 1 person with/without line
2 person with/without line
Fireman's carry
Hawes carry
Seals Team 3 care
Q9: What is the most frequent cause of preventable battlefield
deaths?
A: Extremity hemorrhage
, Q10: How many minutes does it take someone to bleed to death
from a femoral artery lac?
A: 3 minutes
Q11: How far do you place the tourniquet?
A: 2-3 inches above the wound
Q12: How long do you apply direct pressure when using combat
gauze?
A: 3 minutes
Q13: T or F. You always have to use c-spine mobalization in a
tactical environment.
A: False
Q14: What care is relative and given during a reduced level of
hazard from hostile fire?
A: Tactical Field Care
Q15: What type of airway would you give to an unconscious
casualty without an airway obstruction?
A: Nasopharyngeal airway
Q16: What size of tube do you use for a surgical airway?
A: 6.0
Q17: What is the target area for the surgical airway?
A: Cricothyroid Membrane
Q18: What is the 1st landmark for a surgical airway?
A: Thyroid bone
Q19: What is the 2nd landmark for a surgical airway?
A: Cricoid bone
Q20: Where is the needle placement for a tension pneumothorax?
A: Midclavicular, 2nd intercostal space, top of the 3rd rib space
Q21: What is the 2nd most common cause of preventable death
encountered on the battlefield?
Q1: What are the 3 goals of TCCC?
A: Treat the casualty
Prevent additional casualities
Complete the mission
Q2: What % of all combat deaths occur before a casuality reaches
a MTF?
A: 75 - 90%
Q3: What % of combat deaths today are potential preventable?
A: 20%
Q4: What are the 3 most common cause of preventable death on
the battlefield?
A: Hemorrhage from extremity
Tension pneumothorax
Airway problems
Q5: What are the 3 phases of care in TCCC?
A: Care under fire
Tactical field care
Tactical Evac Care (TACEVAC)
Q6: T or F. Airway management is generally best deferred until the
Tactical Field Care.
A: True
Q7: What is the best medicine on the battlefield?
A: Fire superiority (returning fire)
Q8: What are the different carries for Care Under Fire?
A: 1 person with/without line
2 person with/without line
Fireman's carry
Hawes carry
Seals Team 3 care
Q9: What is the most frequent cause of preventable battlefield
deaths?
A: Extremity hemorrhage
, Q10: How many minutes does it take someone to bleed to death
from a femoral artery lac?
A: 3 minutes
Q11: How far do you place the tourniquet?
A: 2-3 inches above the wound
Q12: How long do you apply direct pressure when using combat
gauze?
A: 3 minutes
Q13: T or F. You always have to use c-spine mobalization in a
tactical environment.
A: False
Q14: What care is relative and given during a reduced level of
hazard from hostile fire?
A: Tactical Field Care
Q15: What type of airway would you give to an unconscious
casualty without an airway obstruction?
A: Nasopharyngeal airway
Q16: What size of tube do you use for a surgical airway?
A: 6.0
Q17: What is the target area for the surgical airway?
A: Cricothyroid Membrane
Q18: What is the 1st landmark for a surgical airway?
A: Thyroid bone
Q19: What is the 2nd landmark for a surgical airway?
A: Cricoid bone
Q20: Where is the needle placement for a tension pneumothorax?
A: Midclavicular, 2nd intercostal space, top of the 3rd rib space
Q21: What is the 2nd most common cause of preventable death
encountered on the battlefield?
