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Q1: 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
A: d
Q2: 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
A: d
Q3: 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
A: c
Q4: The most common cause of preventable death on the
battlefield is the failure to use a tourniquet to control severe
extremity bleeding.
A: T
Q5: 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
A: b
Q6: All combat casualties should have an IV started as soon as
possible.
,A: F
Q7: A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the chest.
He/she should be allowed to take fluids by mouth if able to.
A: T
Q8: 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.
A: T
Q9: Antibiotics are recommended for all combat casualties who
sustain open wounds.
A: T
Q10: 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
A: a
Q11: 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
A: a
Q12: 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
A: a
, Q13: As a corpsman you are confronted with the following three
casualties. Which one should be cared for first?
a. Casualty A - shot in the head and unconscious
b. Casualty B - shot in the abdomen - awake and alert
c. Casualty C - heavy bleeding from a thigh wound
A: c
Q14: The ideal management of a casualty in a combat setting is not
necessarily the same as for the identical injury in a civilian
setting.
A: T
Q15: The Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines presented in
this course should not be modified no matter what the tactical
context in which the casualties occur is.
A: F
Q16: A casualty has suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. As you
watch him, he is having more and more trouble with his
breathing. What is the best next step?
a. Tracheal intubation
b. Put in a chest tube
c. Needle decompression for a suspected tension
pneumothorax
A: c
Q17: A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the face. He is
conscious and maintaining his airway by sitting up and leaning
forward. A corpsman arrives on the scene. How should the
casualty's airway be managed?
a. Place him in the supine position and intubate him
b. Allow him to continue to sit up and lean forward as care is
rendered
c. Perform a surgical airway
d. None of the above
A: b
Q18: What is the best quick check for an adequate airway?
a. Ask a question that requires a response from the casualty
b. Check for a bluish color of the nail beds
c. Determine the casualty's respiratory rate
d. Auscultate the chest
A: a
Answers
Q1: 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
A: d
Q2: 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
A: d
Q3: 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
A: c
Q4: The most common cause of preventable death on the
battlefield is the failure to use a tourniquet to control severe
extremity bleeding.
A: T
Q5: 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
A: b
Q6: All combat casualties should have an IV started as soon as
possible.
,A: F
Q7: A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the chest.
He/she should be allowed to take fluids by mouth if able to.
A: T
Q8: 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.
A: T
Q9: Antibiotics are recommended for all combat casualties who
sustain open wounds.
A: T
Q10: 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
A: a
Q11: 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
A: a
Q12: 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
A: a
, Q13: As a corpsman you are confronted with the following three
casualties. Which one should be cared for first?
a. Casualty A - shot in the head and unconscious
b. Casualty B - shot in the abdomen - awake and alert
c. Casualty C - heavy bleeding from a thigh wound
A: c
Q14: The ideal management of a casualty in a combat setting is not
necessarily the same as for the identical injury in a civilian
setting.
A: T
Q15: The Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines presented in
this course should not be modified no matter what the tactical
context in which the casualties occur is.
A: F
Q16: A casualty has suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. As you
watch him, he is having more and more trouble with his
breathing. What is the best next step?
a. Tracheal intubation
b. Put in a chest tube
c. Needle decompression for a suspected tension
pneumothorax
A: c
Q17: A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the face. He is
conscious and maintaining his airway by sitting up and leaning
forward. A corpsman arrives on the scene. How should the
casualty's airway be managed?
a. Place him in the supine position and intubate him
b. Allow him to continue to sit up and lean forward as care is
rendered
c. Perform a surgical airway
d. None of the above
A: b
Q18: What is the best quick check for an adequate airway?
a. Ask a question that requires a response from the casualty
b. Check for a bluish color of the nail beds
c. Determine the casualty's respiratory rate
d. Auscultate the chest
A: a
