TCCC Final Exam Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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TCCC Final Exam Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers

Q: TCCC is used by who?

Ans: army, navy, airforce, Marine corps, and coast guard

Question: TCCC approach

Ans: Identify causes of preventable death on battle field

Address them aggressively

Combine good medicine with good tactics

Question: How long can you bleed out from a hemorrhage?

Ans: 3 minutes

Question: Can can CONSIDER what while under fire?

Ans: C spine

Question: What are the 3 objectives of TCCC

Ans: Treat casualty

prevent additional casualties

complete the mission

Question: How are changes in TCCC made?

Ans: The committee of tactical combat casualty care

Question: What does Tranexamic Acid (TXA) do?

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Ans: helps internal hemorrhaging

Question: What are the phases of care in TCCC

Ans: Care under fire

Tactical field care

Tactical evacuation care

Question: Equipment while in the field is what?

Ans: Limited

Question: What is PMARCHP used for?

Ans: to effectively treat battlefield casualties to prevent missing vital medical
interventions

Question: What does PMARCHP stand for?

Ans: Patient safety

mass hemorrhage

airway

respirations

circulation

head trauma/hypothermia

Pain management

Question: What treatment is the only treatment you do on the X?

Ans: Stop massive bleeding

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Question: When is the first time you assess the patients level of consciousness
(LOC)?

Ans: Airway

Question: When do you do your secondary blood sweep?

Ans: Circulation

Question: When do you do DCAPBTLS?

Ans: Circulation

Question: What does bilateral radial pulses tell you?

Ans: if patient is going into shock and needs IV fluids

Question: What is the main contraindication to pain management?

Ans: If patient is unconscious

Question: What medication do you NOT use during shock?

Ans: Morphine and Fentanyl (Opiods)

Question: What medications can slow the respiratory system and is not meant
to be used during shock?

Ans: Morphine/ Fentanyl

Question: What do you do first during care under fire?

Ans: return fire and take cover

Question: Stop life threatening external hemorrhage only if...

Ans: feasible

Question: How do you do burn prevention CUF