TECC – TACTICAL EMERGENCY CASUALTY CARE EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS NEWEST VERSION
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Q1: What does TECC stand for? ANSWER Tactical Emergency Casualty
Care - a set of evidence-based, prehospital trauma care guidelines for civilian
tactical medical providers.
Q2: Who developed TECC guidelines? ANSWER The Committee for
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC), formed in 2011.
Q3: What military program served as the foundation for TECC?
ANSWER Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), developed by the U.S.
military.
Q4: What are the three phases of TECC care? ANSWER Direct Threat Care
(DTC), Indirect Threat Care (ITC), and Evacuation Care (EVAC).
Q5: What is the primary difference between TECC and TCCC? ANSWER
TECC is designed for civilian law enforcement and EMS operations, while
TCCC is for military combat operations.
Q6: What is Direct Threat Care? ANSWER Care rendered while under
direct threat, where the provider and casualty are in immediate danger.
Q7: What is Indirect Threat Care? ANSWER Care rendered when there is a
threat in the vicinity but not directly upon the provider or casualty.
Q8: What is Evacuation Care? ANSWER Care rendered when there is no
hostile threat and the casualty is being evacuated.
Q9: What is the leading cause of preventable death in tactical situations?
ANSWER Hemorrhage from extremity wounds.
Q10: What percentage of combat deaths are potentially survivable with
proper prehospital care? ANSWER Approximately 25-30% of combat deaths
are potentially preventable.
,Q11: What are the three leading causes of preventable death in TECC?
ANSWER Extremity hemorrhage, tension pneumothorax, and airway
obstruction.
Q12: What does MARCH stand for in TECC? ANSWER Massive
hemorrhage, Airway, Respirations, Circulation, Head injury/Hypothermia.
Q13: Why is massive hemorrhage addressed first in MARCH? ANSWER
Because a casualty can die from massive hemorrhage in 3-5 minutes, faster than
from airway or breathing problems.
Q14: What is the "Platinum 10 Minutes" in TECC? ANSWER The critical
first 10 minutes after injury when immediate life-saving interventions have the
greatest impact.
Q15: What type of personal protective equipment should TECC providers
wear? ANSWER Ballistic protection (if available), eye protection, gloves, and
equipment appropriate to the threat level.
Q16: What is care under fire in TECC context? ANSWER Another term for
Direct Threat Care, where treatment occurs under immediate threat.
Q17: What is the primary goal during Direct Threat Care? ANSWER
Return fire, move to cover, and stop life-threatening hemorrhage if tactically
feasible.
Q18: Should you stop to render extensive medical care during Direct
Threat Care? ANSWER No, only critical interventions like tourniquet
application while moving to cover.
Q19: What is tactical field care? ANSWER Another term for Indirect Threat
Care in some TECC models.
Q20: What documentation is required during TECC operations?
ANSWER TCCC/TECC Casualty Card documenting all interventions,
medications, and times.
Q21: What is the golden hour in trauma care? ANSWER The first 60
minutes after traumatic injury when medical treatment is most likely to prevent
death.
Q22: What does PHTLS stand for? ANSWER Prehospital Trauma Life
Support.
, Q23: What is the difference between TECC and traditional EMS care?
ANSWER TECC operates in hostile environments with immediate threats,
requiring modified treatment priorities and tactics.
Q24: What is remote assessment in TECC? ANSWER Evaluating a casualty
from a distance before approaching, when direct threat may still exist.
Q25: What is self-aid in TECC? ANSWER Medical care a casualty performs
on themselves, such as applying their own tourniquet.
Q26: What is buddy-aid in TECC? ANSWER Medical care provided by
another operator or officer to a casualty.
Q27: What does CUF stand for in tactical medicine? ANSWER Care Under
Fire, equivalent to Direct Threat Care.
Q28: What is the average time to death from massive arterial hemorrhage?
ANSWER Approximately 3-5 minutes without intervention.
Q29: What is the survival rate improvement with proper TECC
implementation? ANSWER Studies show 50-90% reduction in preventable
death rates.
Q30: What is a Tactical Combat Casualty Care Card? ANSWER A
standardized form documenting injuries, treatments, vital signs, and
medications given to a casualty.
Section 2: Massive Hemorrhage Control (Questions 31-70)
Q31: What is a tourniquet? ANSWER A constricting device applied to a
limb to completely stop arterial and venous blood flow distal to application site.
Q32: What are the two types of tourniquets commonly used in TECC?
ANSWER Windlass-style (CAT, SOFTT) and ratcheting/mechanical (SAM
XT).
Q33: What does CAT stand for? ANSWER Combat Application Tourniquet.
Q34: Where should a tourniquet be placed on an extremity? ANSWER 2-3
inches above the wound or as high as possible on the limb if wound location is
unclear.
Q35: Should a tourniquet be placed over a joint? ANSWER No, tourniquets
should be placed over a single bone or long bone, not over joints.
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS NEWEST VERSION
(PASS GUARANTEE)
Q1: What does TECC stand for? ANSWER Tactical Emergency Casualty
Care - a set of evidence-based, prehospital trauma care guidelines for civilian
tactical medical providers.
Q2: Who developed TECC guidelines? ANSWER The Committee for
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC), formed in 2011.
Q3: What military program served as the foundation for TECC?
ANSWER Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), developed by the U.S.
military.
Q4: What are the three phases of TECC care? ANSWER Direct Threat Care
(DTC), Indirect Threat Care (ITC), and Evacuation Care (EVAC).
Q5: What is the primary difference between TECC and TCCC? ANSWER
TECC is designed for civilian law enforcement and EMS operations, while
TCCC is for military combat operations.
Q6: What is Direct Threat Care? ANSWER Care rendered while under
direct threat, where the provider and casualty are in immediate danger.
Q7: What is Indirect Threat Care? ANSWER Care rendered when there is a
threat in the vicinity but not directly upon the provider or casualty.
Q8: What is Evacuation Care? ANSWER Care rendered when there is no
hostile threat and the casualty is being evacuated.
Q9: What is the leading cause of preventable death in tactical situations?
ANSWER Hemorrhage from extremity wounds.
Q10: What percentage of combat deaths are potentially survivable with
proper prehospital care? ANSWER Approximately 25-30% of combat deaths
are potentially preventable.
,Q11: What are the three leading causes of preventable death in TECC?
ANSWER Extremity hemorrhage, tension pneumothorax, and airway
obstruction.
Q12: What does MARCH stand for in TECC? ANSWER Massive
hemorrhage, Airway, Respirations, Circulation, Head injury/Hypothermia.
Q13: Why is massive hemorrhage addressed first in MARCH? ANSWER
Because a casualty can die from massive hemorrhage in 3-5 minutes, faster than
from airway or breathing problems.
Q14: What is the "Platinum 10 Minutes" in TECC? ANSWER The critical
first 10 minutes after injury when immediate life-saving interventions have the
greatest impact.
Q15: What type of personal protective equipment should TECC providers
wear? ANSWER Ballistic protection (if available), eye protection, gloves, and
equipment appropriate to the threat level.
Q16: What is care under fire in TECC context? ANSWER Another term for
Direct Threat Care, where treatment occurs under immediate threat.
Q17: What is the primary goal during Direct Threat Care? ANSWER
Return fire, move to cover, and stop life-threatening hemorrhage if tactically
feasible.
Q18: Should you stop to render extensive medical care during Direct
Threat Care? ANSWER No, only critical interventions like tourniquet
application while moving to cover.
Q19: What is tactical field care? ANSWER Another term for Indirect Threat
Care in some TECC models.
Q20: What documentation is required during TECC operations?
ANSWER TCCC/TECC Casualty Card documenting all interventions,
medications, and times.
Q21: What is the golden hour in trauma care? ANSWER The first 60
minutes after traumatic injury when medical treatment is most likely to prevent
death.
Q22: What does PHTLS stand for? ANSWER Prehospital Trauma Life
Support.
, Q23: What is the difference between TECC and traditional EMS care?
ANSWER TECC operates in hostile environments with immediate threats,
requiring modified treatment priorities and tactics.
Q24: What is remote assessment in TECC? ANSWER Evaluating a casualty
from a distance before approaching, when direct threat may still exist.
Q25: What is self-aid in TECC? ANSWER Medical care a casualty performs
on themselves, such as applying their own tourniquet.
Q26: What is buddy-aid in TECC? ANSWER Medical care provided by
another operator or officer to a casualty.
Q27: What does CUF stand for in tactical medicine? ANSWER Care Under
Fire, equivalent to Direct Threat Care.
Q28: What is the average time to death from massive arterial hemorrhage?
ANSWER Approximately 3-5 minutes without intervention.
Q29: What is the survival rate improvement with proper TECC
implementation? ANSWER Studies show 50-90% reduction in preventable
death rates.
Q30: What is a Tactical Combat Casualty Care Card? ANSWER A
standardized form documenting injuries, treatments, vital signs, and
medications given to a casualty.
Section 2: Massive Hemorrhage Control (Questions 31-70)
Q31: What is a tourniquet? ANSWER A constricting device applied to a
limb to completely stop arterial and venous blood flow distal to application site.
Q32: What are the two types of tourniquets commonly used in TECC?
ANSWER Windlass-style (CAT, SOFTT) and ratcheting/mechanical (SAM
XT).
Q33: What does CAT stand for? ANSWER Combat Application Tourniquet.
Q34: Where should a tourniquet be placed on an extremity? ANSWER 2-3
inches above the wound or as high as possible on the limb if wound location is
unclear.
Q35: Should a tourniquet be placed over a joint? ANSWER No, tourniquets
should be placed over a single bone or long bone, not over joints.
