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What does CFR stand for & what is it? - ANSWER- Case fatality rate - the percent of
those wounded who die
Who uses TCCC in the US - ANSWER- Army, navy, airforce, marines, coast guard
What are some differences between military vs civilian trauma care? - ANSWER- -
hostile fire
- darkness
- environmental extremes
- wound epidemiology
• limited equipment
- tactical menuever
- delays to hospital care
- different training & experience
What percent of combat deaths occur before reaching medical? - ANSWER- 90%
What tourniquet was used in WWII - ANSWER- Strap-and-buckle tourniquet
How many tourniquets are there? - ANSWER- 3
What was TCCC originally? - ANSWER- A special operations research effort
Colonel Ron Bellamy - ANSWER- 9% KIA from extremity wounds
1% airway
, 24% PHD survivable
Causes of preventable death on the battlefield today - ANSWER- Hemorrhages
Tension phuemothorax
Airway problems
What is a junctional hemorrhage - ANSWER- A hemorrhage where a tourniquet
cannot be applied
Tension pnuemothorax - ANSWER- When air escapes from injured lung and build up
pressure in the chest then collapses injured lung and compresses heart so it does not pump
properly
3 objectives of TCCC - ANSWER- -treat casualty
- prevent additional injuries
- complete the mission
What form does fentalyn come in & what is it used for - ANSWER- Lozenges for severe
pain
What is ketamine used for - ANSWER- An analgesic option
What are the most important tourniquet papers ever published - ANSWER- Kragh et al
TCCC is the ________ most valued element of soldiers in combat - ANSWER- Second
Recommendation 9 - ANSWER- "TCCC shall continue to form the basis for battlefield
trauma care...."
What does CFR stand for & what is it? - ANSWER- Case fatality rate - the percent of
those wounded who die
Who uses TCCC in the US - ANSWER- Army, navy, airforce, marines, coast guard
What are some differences between military vs civilian trauma care? - ANSWER- -
hostile fire
- darkness
- environmental extremes
- wound epidemiology
• limited equipment
- tactical menuever
- delays to hospital care
- different training & experience
What percent of combat deaths occur before reaching medical? - ANSWER- 90%
What tourniquet was used in WWII - ANSWER- Strap-and-buckle tourniquet
How many tourniquets are there? - ANSWER- 3
What was TCCC originally? - ANSWER- A special operations research effort
Colonel Ron Bellamy - ANSWER- 9% KIA from extremity wounds
1% airway
, 24% PHD survivable
Causes of preventable death on the battlefield today - ANSWER- Hemorrhages
Tension phuemothorax
Airway problems
What is a junctional hemorrhage - ANSWER- A hemorrhage where a tourniquet
cannot be applied
Tension pnuemothorax - ANSWER- When air escapes from injured lung and build up
pressure in the chest then collapses injured lung and compresses heart so it does not pump
properly
3 objectives of TCCC - ANSWER- -treat casualty
- prevent additional injuries
- complete the mission
What form does fentalyn come in & what is it used for - ANSWER- Lozenges for severe
pain
What is ketamine used for - ANSWER- An analgesic option
What are the most important tourniquet papers ever published - ANSWER- Kragh et al
TCCC is the ________ most valued element of soldiers in combat - ANSWER- Second
Recommendation 9 - ANSWER- "TCCC shall continue to form the basis for battlefield
trauma care...."
