TCCC

After administering one unit of whole blood to an unconscious casualty in hemorrhagic shock, her mental status has not improved and her radial pulse remains absent. At this point you should: correct answer: Administer a second unit of whole blood Which of the following is NOT part of the nine-line evacuation request? correct answer: Ages of the casualties A Combat Gauze dressing is used for: correct answer: Control of severe external bleeding not amenable to tourniquet use What is th...

Which of the following is a principle of TCCC? a. Treat the casualty b. Prevent additional casualties c. Complete the mission d. All of the above correct 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 correct answer: d The preferred analgesia regimen for someone who has wounds that are moderately painful but not life threatening and that do not keep ...

3 GOALS OF TCCC correct answer: TREAT THE CASUALTY PREVENT ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES COMPLETE THE MISSION % OF DEATHS BEFORE CASUALTY GETS TO AN MTF correct answer: 75 - 90% 3 PHASES OF TCCC correct answer: CARE UNDER FIRE TACTICAL FIELD CARE TACEVAC EXSANGUINATION FROM AN ARTERIAL BLEED correct answer: 3 MINUTES MOST FREQUENT CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH correct answer: HEMORRHAGE FIRST HEMCON CHOICE IN CUF correct answer: TOURNIQUET PENETRATING HEAD AND NECK INJURIES_____...

Three different types of life-threatening pelvic fractures? correct answer: -open book pelvic fracture -vertical shear pelvic fracture -lateral crush injury open book pelvic fracture correct answer: front of the pelvis opens like a book - results in tears of strong pelvic ligaments that hold the pelvis bones together at the symphysis pubis and the sacroiliac joints vertical shear pelvis injury correct answer: one hand of the pelvis is forcefully shifted upward lateral crush injury ...

In a Care Under Fire situation, what is the most reasonable way to stop a major extremity bleeding? correct answer: Direct Pressure If an unconcious patient with a nasopharyngeal airway develops an airway obstruction, what technique should be used to open the airway? correct answer: Endotraceal intubatiom Combat Gauze is effective in controlling severe hemorrhage. correct answer: False In a tactical scenario, after you have resolved airway and breathing issues for a casualty, you sho...

TCCC is used by who? correct answer: army, navy, airforce, Marine corps, and coast guard TCCC approach correct answer: Identify causes of preventable death on battle field Address them aggressively Combine good medicine with good tactics How long can you bleed out from a hemorrhage? correct answer: 3 minutes Can can CONSIDER what while under fire? correct answer: C spine What are the 3 objectives of TCCC correct answer: Treat casualty prevent additional casualties complete...

For a compressible/external hemorrhage not amenable to limb tourniquet use or as an adjunct to tourniquet removal, use __________ as the hemostatic dressing of choice. correct answer: combat gauze _____ is best for deep, narrow-tract junctional wounds. correct answer: XStat Hemostatic agents should be applied with at least ____ minutes of direct pressure. correct answer: 3 (optional for XStat) _______ is the only hemostatic dressing that is not to be removed in the field. More of it,...

Casualties need to be disarmed after being given (4): correct answer: OTFC, IV/IO Fentanyl, Ketamine, or Midazolam What is the goal of sedation? correct answer: To stop awareness of painful procedures What is the goal of analgesia? correct answer: Reduce pain to a tolerable level while still protecting airway and mentation What should you administer and document prior to giving opioids or Ketamine? correct answer: Mental status exam with AVPU method What 3 things should be monito...

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 d 2. 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 d 3. 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 a...

Prior to 9/11, what was combat medical training modeled on? correct answer: Emergency Medical Technician and Advanced Trauma Life Support What often causes a junctional hemorrhage? correct answer: IEDs tension pneumothorax correct answer: Air escapes from the injured lung and pressure builds up in the chest which collapses the lung and pushes on the heart. The compressed heart is then not able to pump well. What is the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield? correct an...