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Which of the following is a principle of TCCC?
a. Treat the casualty
b. Prevent additional casualties
c. Complete the mission
d. All the above - ANSWER- D
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 - ANSWER- D
The preferred pain medication 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:
a. OTFC
b. Ketamine IM
c. Meloxicam and Tylenol ER
d. Aspirin - ANSWER- C
True or False:
The most common cause of potentially preventable death on the battlefield is blood
loss from non-compressible hemorrhage. - ANSWER- T
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 - ANSWER- B
True or False:
All combat casualties should have an IV started as soon as possible. - ANSWER- F
True or False:
A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. She should be allowed to
take fluids by mouth if she is conscious and able to swallow. - ANSWER- T
True or False:
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- T
True or False:
Antibiotics are recommended for all combat casualties who sustain open wounds. -
ANSWER- T
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 limb tourniquet
c. Returning fire as necessary
d. All the above - ANSWER- A
, 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 - ANSWER- A
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 - ANSWER- A
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 - ANSWER- C
True or False:
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- T
True or False:
The Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines presented in this course should be
followed exactly no matter what the tactical context in which the casualties must
Which of the following is a principle of TCCC?
a. Treat the casualty
b. Prevent additional casualties
c. Complete the mission
d. All the above - ANSWER- D
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 - ANSWER- D
The preferred pain medication 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:
a. OTFC
b. Ketamine IM
c. Meloxicam and Tylenol ER
d. Aspirin - ANSWER- C
True or False:
The most common cause of potentially preventable death on the battlefield is blood
loss from non-compressible hemorrhage. - ANSWER- T
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 - ANSWER- B
True or False:
All combat casualties should have an IV started as soon as possible. - ANSWER- F
True or False:
A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. She should be allowed to
take fluids by mouth if she is conscious and able to swallow. - ANSWER- T
True or False:
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- T
True or False:
Antibiotics are recommended for all combat casualties who sustain open wounds. -
ANSWER- T
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 limb tourniquet
c. Returning fire as necessary
d. All the above - ANSWER- A
, 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 - ANSWER- A
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 - ANSWER- A
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 - ANSWER- C
True or False:
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- T
True or False:
The Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines presented in this course should be
followed exactly no matter what the tactical context in which the casualties must
