TCCC /
Tier3 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
Which //factors //influence //TCCC?
Hostile /
/fire, /
/tactical //considerations, //wounding //patterns, //environmental //considerations, //level //of //first-
responder /
/training /
/and /
/experience, /
/equipment //constraints //and //the //potential //for //significant //delays //in //evacuation.
What //are //the //phases //of //care //in //TCCC?
Care //Under //Fire/Threat, //Tactical //Field //Care, //and //Tactical //Evacuation //Care.
What //is //the //most //essential //treatment //task //in //CUF?
Application //of //a //limb //tourniquet //to //control //massive //bleeding.
What //is //every //first //responder's //role //in //CUF?
Suppress //hostile //fire //and/or //establish //scene //safety, //assist //in //self-
aid, //and //assist //in //moving //casualties
What //does //MARCH //PAWS //stand //for?
Massive /
/bleeding, /
/airway, /
/respirations /
/(breathing), /
/circulation, //and //hypothermia //AND //head //injury, //pain, //antibiotics, //wounds, //and //splints.
What /
/type /
/of /
/tourniquet /
,/found /
/in /
/the /
/CMC /
/Aid /
/Bag /
/is /
/used /
/to /
/control /
/massive /
/hemorrhage //in //the //axilla //that //is //too //proximal //for //effective //limb //tourniquet //application?
Junctional //Tourniquet
When //should //you //inspect //your //JFAK, //CLS //bag, //CMC //bag //and //other //Service-
specific //medical //kits?
Before, //during, //and //after //all //training //events //and //missions.
What //is //Care //Under //Fire?
care /
/given /
/by /
/the /
/first /
/responder /
/at /
/the //scene //of //the //injury //while //they //and //the //casualty //are //still //under //effective //hostile //fire
//or //near //the //threat.
What //are //the //signs //of //life //threatening //bleeding?
• //Bright //red //blood //is //pooling //on //the //ground
• //The //overlying //clothes //are //soaked //with //blood
• //There //is //a //traumatic //AMPUTATION //of //an //arm //or //leg
• //There //is //pulsatile //(pulsing) //or //steady //bleeding //from //the //wound
How /
/long /
/does //it //take //to //bleed //to //death //from //a //complete //femoral //artery //and //vein //disruption?
,3 //minutes //or //less
What //are //advantages //and //disadvantages //of //one-person //drags?
• //Advantages: //only //one //rescuer //is //exposed //to //enemy //fire.
•/
/Disadvantages: //they //are //difficult //to //perform //and //can //cause //the //rescuer //to //tire //quickly.
What //are //advantages //and //disadvantages //of //two-person //carries?
•/
/Advantages: /
/they /
/are //useful //in //situations //where //drags //do //not //work //well //and //are //quicker //than //most //one-
person //carries.
•/
/Disadvantages: /
/they /
/cause /
/the /
/rescuers /
/to /
/have //
a/
/higher /
/silhouette /
/than /
/most //drags, //and //are //hard //to //accomplish //with //the //added //weight //of //rescuer's //and/or //the
//casualty's //equipment.
What //is //the //difference //between //TFC //and //CUF?
care /
/rendered /
/once /
/the /
/combat /
/medic/corpsman /
/and /
/casualty /
/are /
, /no /
/longer /
/under //direct //threat //from //effective //enemy //fire. //This //allows //for //the //time //and //the //relative
//safety //for //a //more //deliberate //approach //to //casualty //assessment //and //treatment.
True /
/or /
/False: //During //TFC, //the //tactical //situation //could //change //back //to //CUF //again //at //any //time?
True
What //is //triage?
the /
/deliberate /
/sorting /
/of /
/casualties /
/and /
/allocation /
/of /
/limited /
/treatment /
/resources /
/according /
/to //
a //system //of //priorities //designed //to //maximize //the //number //of //survivors //on //the //battlefield.
What //is //a //CCP?
location /
/on /
/the /
/battlefield /
/for /
/the /
/triage, /
/treatment /
/and //monitoring, //and //the //packaging/staging //of //casualties //for //evacuation. //The //CCP //should
//be /
/established /
Tier3 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
Which //factors //influence //TCCC?
Hostile /
/fire, /
/tactical //considerations, //wounding //patterns, //environmental //considerations, //level //of //first-
responder /
/training /
/and /
/experience, /
/equipment //constraints //and //the //potential //for //significant //delays //in //evacuation.
What //are //the //phases //of //care //in //TCCC?
Care //Under //Fire/Threat, //Tactical //Field //Care, //and //Tactical //Evacuation //Care.
What //is //the //most //essential //treatment //task //in //CUF?
Application //of //a //limb //tourniquet //to //control //massive //bleeding.
What //is //every //first //responder's //role //in //CUF?
Suppress //hostile //fire //and/or //establish //scene //safety, //assist //in //self-
aid, //and //assist //in //moving //casualties
What //does //MARCH //PAWS //stand //for?
Massive /
/bleeding, /
/airway, /
/respirations /
/(breathing), /
/circulation, //and //hypothermia //AND //head //injury, //pain, //antibiotics, //wounds, //and //splints.
What /
/type /
/of /
/tourniquet /
,/found /
/in /
/the /
/CMC /
/Aid /
/Bag /
/is /
/used /
/to /
/control /
/massive /
/hemorrhage //in //the //axilla //that //is //too //proximal //for //effective //limb //tourniquet //application?
Junctional //Tourniquet
When //should //you //inspect //your //JFAK, //CLS //bag, //CMC //bag //and //other //Service-
specific //medical //kits?
Before, //during, //and //after //all //training //events //and //missions.
What //is //Care //Under //Fire?
care /
/given /
/by /
/the /
/first /
/responder /
/at /
/the //scene //of //the //injury //while //they //and //the //casualty //are //still //under //effective //hostile //fire
//or //near //the //threat.
What //are //the //signs //of //life //threatening //bleeding?
• //Bright //red //blood //is //pooling //on //the //ground
• //The //overlying //clothes //are //soaked //with //blood
• //There //is //a //traumatic //AMPUTATION //of //an //arm //or //leg
• //There //is //pulsatile //(pulsing) //or //steady //bleeding //from //the //wound
How /
/long /
/does //it //take //to //bleed //to //death //from //a //complete //femoral //artery //and //vein //disruption?
,3 //minutes //or //less
What //are //advantages //and //disadvantages //of //one-person //drags?
• //Advantages: //only //one //rescuer //is //exposed //to //enemy //fire.
•/
/Disadvantages: //they //are //difficult //to //perform //and //can //cause //the //rescuer //to //tire //quickly.
What //are //advantages //and //disadvantages //of //two-person //carries?
•/
/Advantages: /
/they /
/are //useful //in //situations //where //drags //do //not //work //well //and //are //quicker //than //most //one-
person //carries.
•/
/Disadvantages: /
/they /
/cause /
/the /
/rescuers /
/to /
/have //
a/
/higher /
/silhouette /
/than /
/most //drags, //and //are //hard //to //accomplish //with //the //added //weight //of //rescuer's //and/or //the
//casualty's //equipment.
What //is //the //difference //between //TFC //and //CUF?
care /
/rendered /
/once /
/the /
/combat /
/medic/corpsman /
/and /
/casualty /
/are /
, /no /
/longer /
/under //direct //threat //from //effective //enemy //fire. //This //allows //for //the //time //and //the //relative
//safety //for //a //more //deliberate //approach //to //casualty //assessment //and //treatment.
True /
/or /
/False: //During //TFC, //the //tactical //situation //could //change //back //to //CUF //again //at //any //time?
True
What //is //triage?
the /
/deliberate /
/sorting /
/of /
/casualties /
/and /
/allocation /
/of /
/limited /
/treatment /
/resources /
/according /
/to //
a //system //of //priorities //designed //to //maximize //the //number //of //survivors //on //the //battlefield.
What //is //a //CCP?
location /
/on /
/the /
/battlefield /
/for /
/the /
/triage, /
/treatment /
/and //monitoring, //and //the //packaging/staging //of //casualties //for //evacuation. //The //CCP //should
//be /
/established /
