Tactical combat casualty care Exam Questions and Answers

Tactical combat casualty care Exam Questions and Answers What are the principles of TCCC - ANSWER--Treat the casualty -Prevent additional casualties -Complete the mission What are the three phases of TCCC? - ANSWER--Care Under Fire -Tactical Field Care -Tactical Evacuation Care Analgesia regimen for someone with moderately painful but non life threatening wounds where they can still function as combatant is - ANSWER-Mobic and Tylenol ER The most common cause of preventable death on the battlefield is the failure to use a tourniquet to control severe extremity bleeding. - ANSWER-True The best battlefield indicators of shock during Tactical Field Care are - ANSWER-State of consciousness and quality of the radial pulse All combat casualties should have an IV started as soon as possible. - ANSWER-False If able, a GSW to the chest casualty should be allowed to take fluids by mouth. - ANSWER-True Copyright © KAYLIN 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH NOVEMBER, 2024 Copyright ©Stuvia International BV Page 2/14 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. - ANSWER-True Antibiotics are recommended for all combat casualties who sustain open wounds - ANSWER-True What is appropriate for care under fire - ANSWER--Controlling life-threatening extremity bleeding with a tourniquet -Returning fire as necessary To be most effective at preventing infections, moxifloxacin should be given when after wounding - ANSWER-As soon as possible The next step after opening airway (Jaw thrust/chin lift) of someone unconscious from blast during Tactical Field Care Phase is - ANSWER-NPA What is typically cared for first - ANSWER-Heavy bleeding from thigh wound The ideal management of a casualty in a combat setting is not necessarily the same as for the identical injury in a civilian setting. - ANSWER-true 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. - ANSWER-False A casualty has suffered a gunshot wound to the chest with more difficulty breathing. The HM should... - ANSWER-Needle decompression for a suspected tension pneumothorax Copyright © KAYLIN 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH NOVEMBER, 2024 Copyright ©Stuvia International BV Page 3/14 A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the face. He is conscious and maintaining his airway by sitting up and leaning forward. HM manages airway by... - ANSWER-Allow him to continue to sit up and lean forward as care is rendered What is the best quick check for an adequate airway? - ANSWER-Ask a question that requires a response from the casualty Amount of time to bleed to death from a femoral wound/hemorrhage - ANSWER-3 minutes Amount of blood associated with death from hemorrhagic shock - ANSWER-2.5 liters The preferred antibiotic in the Tactical Field Care phase is moxifloxacin. This medicine is preferred because it: - ANSWER--Is effective against most bacteria -Has a relatively mild side effect profile -Can be taken by mouth -Is inexpensive Giving a rapid infusion of IV fluids to casualties with uncontrolled bleeding (such as casualties with wounds of the chest or abdomen) was shown to increase the mortality rate in the largest study done to date on this issue. - ANSWER-True A serious need for an emergent CASEVAC - ANSWER-A casualty