Tccc question with correct answers

TCCC CORRECT ANSWER Tactical Combat Casualty Care Who uses TCCC CORRECT ANSWER Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard What is the number one medical priority in care under fire? CORRECT ANSWER Early control of severe Hemorrhage What civilian courses was combat medical training modeled from CORRECT ANSWER Emergency medical technician Advanced trauma life support What is the TCCC approach CORRECT ANSWER • identify the causes of preventable death on the battlefield • address them aggressively • combine good medicine with good tactics What is tension pneumothorax? CORRECT ANSWER • air escapes from injured lung - pressure builds up in chest • air pressure collapses lung and pushes on the heart • heart compressed - not able to pump