TCCC - CLS TEST Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+)

TCCC - CLS TEST Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+) What are the signs of hemorrhagic shock? - ANSWER Altered mental status in the absence of brain injury and/or weak or absent radial pulse What does MARCH V PAWS stand for? - ANSWER Massive Hemorrhaging Airway Respiration Circulation Head Injury / Hypothermia Vitals Pain Antibiotics Wound Care Splint What is a MIST report - ANSWER Mechanism Injury Symptoms Treatment What are the 3 call out questions during Care Under Fire - ANSWER Can you return fire? Can you move to cover? Can you apply self aid? What are the goals of TC3 - ANSWER Complete the mission, prevent additional casualties, treat the casualty What do you do in care under fire? - ANSWER Return fire, remove from burning vehicles/building, stop life threatening external hemorrhaging if tactically feasible TCCC - CLS TEST Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 (Graded A+) What is a "Hasty" tourniquet? - ANSWER over the uniform What is the TC3 approach? - ANSWER Good medicine + Sound tactics What is the role of the first responder in care under fire? - ANSWER Suppress the enemy Stop life threatening bleeding What are the 3 phases of TC3? - ANSWER Care Under Fire Tactical Field Care Tactical Evacuation What is considered life threatening bleeding? - ANSWER Any of these: - bright red blood pooling on the ground - the overlying clothes are soaked with blood - amputation of an arm or leg - pulsing blood from the wound How quickly should you apply a tourniquet to stop life threatening bleeding - ANSWER within 1 minute how quickly can someone bleed out - ANSWER 3 minutes from femoral artery Are spinal injuries a concern during care under fire - ANSWER nope What do you do with casualties that have an altered mental status? - ANSWER clear and secure weapons secure communications equipment secure SI What are the life threatening things to check during Tactical Field Care - ANSWER MARCH Massive Hemorrhaging Airway Respiration Circulation Hypothermia / Head Injury What are the "After life threatening" things to check during tactical field care? - ANSWER PAWS or V-PAWS