HCB TCCC TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS[100% CORRECT ]|LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026|GRADED A+
TCCC is used by who? - ANSWER- Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast
Guard
Who is the only one who can make changes to the TCCC standard? - ANSWER- The
Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care
What does H stand for in P-MARCH-P? - ANSWER- Head injury/ Hypothermia (not just
head trauma)
What is the only intervention to be placed on the "X"? - ANSWER- A tourniquet
How often do you reassess interventions in relation to moving a PT? - ANSWER-
Immediately after you have completed moving them
How is Tranexamic Acid (TXA) administered? - ANSWER- 1 gram fused with 100
milliliters of normal saline over 10 minutes (with a maximum of two doses to safely
administer to the PT)
How is Hetastarch (Hextend) administered? - ANSWER- 500 milliliters bolus (max dose
1000 mL)
What is the main function of medications like Hextend and RIngers Lactate? - ANSWER-
Increases blood volume (not oxygen levels)
How is Fentanyl (actiq) administered? - ANSWER- 400-800 micrograms in the form of a
lozenge to be placed between the cheek and gum and taped to the PT's finger (max: 1600
mcg/d)
, How is Ketamine (ketalar) administered? - ANSWER- 50 mg (IM or IN) q30 minutes
or
20 mg (slow IV or IO) q20 minutes
(max: 100 mg)
How is Moxifloxacin (Avelox) administered? - ANSWER- a 400 mg tablet or via IV
Indications that the PT has lost 2000 cc's of blood (decompensated) - ANSWER-
Mental status: confused/ lethargic
Radial Pulse: weak
HR: 120+
SBP: decreased
RR: >35
Will the PT die?: maybe
If the PT has an absent radial pulse what does that indicate and how should it be treated? -
ANSWER- The PT has a TBI and you should treat for shock
What does high ambiente light affect negatively? - ANSWER- The oxygen saturation
reading
If the PT has burns covering the face, but is still breathing, what steps are taken to protect
the airway? - ANSWER- Sit them up if that makes breathing easier and monitor the
respirations aggressively
True or false: It is okay to remove hemostatic dressings (i.e. combat gauze) and replace them
if they become blood soaked and are no longer seeming to adequately function? - ANSWER-
True
ANSWERS[100% CORRECT ]|LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026|GRADED A+
TCCC is used by who? - ANSWER- Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast
Guard
Who is the only one who can make changes to the TCCC standard? - ANSWER- The
Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care
What does H stand for in P-MARCH-P? - ANSWER- Head injury/ Hypothermia (not just
head trauma)
What is the only intervention to be placed on the "X"? - ANSWER- A tourniquet
How often do you reassess interventions in relation to moving a PT? - ANSWER-
Immediately after you have completed moving them
How is Tranexamic Acid (TXA) administered? - ANSWER- 1 gram fused with 100
milliliters of normal saline over 10 minutes (with a maximum of two doses to safely
administer to the PT)
How is Hetastarch (Hextend) administered? - ANSWER- 500 milliliters bolus (max dose
1000 mL)
What is the main function of medications like Hextend and RIngers Lactate? - ANSWER-
Increases blood volume (not oxygen levels)
How is Fentanyl (actiq) administered? - ANSWER- 400-800 micrograms in the form of a
lozenge to be placed between the cheek and gum and taped to the PT's finger (max: 1600
mcg/d)
, How is Ketamine (ketalar) administered? - ANSWER- 50 mg (IM or IN) q30 minutes
or
20 mg (slow IV or IO) q20 minutes
(max: 100 mg)
How is Moxifloxacin (Avelox) administered? - ANSWER- a 400 mg tablet or via IV
Indications that the PT has lost 2000 cc's of blood (decompensated) - ANSWER-
Mental status: confused/ lethargic
Radial Pulse: weak
HR: 120+
SBP: decreased
RR: >35
Will the PT die?: maybe
If the PT has an absent radial pulse what does that indicate and how should it be treated? -
ANSWER- The PT has a TBI and you should treat for shock
What does high ambiente light affect negatively? - ANSWER- The oxygen saturation
reading
If the PT has burns covering the face, but is still breathing, what steps are taken to protect
the airway? - ANSWER- Sit them up if that makes breathing easier and monitor the
respirations aggressively
True or false: It is okay to remove hemostatic dressings (i.e. combat gauze) and replace them
if they become blood soaked and are no longer seeming to adequately function? - ANSWER-
True
