TCCC test questions with correct answers.

TCCC test questions with correct
answers

What does CFR stand for & what is it? - ANSWER: ➡ Case fatality rate - the percent of those
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wounded who die
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Who uses TCCC in the US - ANSWER: ➡ Army, navy, airforce, marines, coast guard
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What are some differences between military vs civilian trauma care? - ANSWER: ➡ - hostile
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fire
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- darkness
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- environmental extremes
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- wound epidemiology
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• limited equipment
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- tactical menuever
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- delays to hospital care
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- different training & experience
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What percent of combat deaths occur before reaching medical? - ANSWER: ➡ 90%
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What tourniquet was used in WWII - ANSWER: ➡ Strap-and-buckle tourniquet
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How many tourniquets are there? - ANSWER: ➡ 3
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What was TCCC originally? - ANSWER: ➡ A special operations research effort
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, Colonel Ron Bellamy - ANSWER: ➡ 9% KIA from extremity wounds
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24% PHD survivable
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Causes of preventable death on the battlefield today - ANSWER: ➡ Hemorrhages
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What is a junctional hemorrhage - ANSWER: ➡ A hemorrhage where a tourniquet cannot be
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Tension pnuemothorax - ANSWER: ➡ When air escapes from injured lung and build up
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pressure in the chest then collapses injured lung and compresses heart so it does not pump
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3 objectives of TCCC - ANSWER: ➡ -treat casualty
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- prevent additional injuries
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- complete the mission
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What form does fentalyn come in & what is it used for - ANSWER: ➡ Lozenges for severe pain
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What is ketamine used for - ANSWER: ➡ An analgesic option
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What are the most important tourniquet papers ever published - ANSWER: ➡ Kragh et al
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TCCC is the ________ most valued element of soldiers in combat - ANSWER: ➡ Second
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