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Combat Lifesaver (CLS) and Tactical Field Care: Military
Trauma Management Exam Newest Actual Exam With Complete
Questions And Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
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What factors influence TCCC? - ANSWERS--- Hostile fire
- Wounding patterns
- Equipment constraints
- Delays in reaching higher levels of care
- Level of first responders training and experience
What are the phases of care in TCCC? - ANSWERS--- Care under Fire
(CUF)
- Tactical Field Care (TFC)
- Tactical Evacuation Care (TACEVAC)
What is the most essential treatment task in CUF? - ANSWERS--
Tourniquet (TQ) application to stop massive bleeding
What is every first responder's role in CUF? - ANSWERS--To treat the
most immediate life-threatening injuries with TQ application on the
battlefield
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What does MARCH PAWS stand for? - ANSWERS--- Massive Bleeding
(Hemorrhage)
- Airway
- Respiration
- Circulation
- Hypothermia/Head Injuries
- Pain
- Antibiotics
- Wounds
- Splints
When providing "buddy aid," should you use your JFAK or the
casualty's JFAK? - ANSWERS--The casualty's JFAK
What is the most important lifesaving item in the JFAK? - ANSWERS--
Tourniquet (TQ)
When should medications and medical-grade equipment be replaced
in the JFAK? - ANSWERS--All medication and medical-garde items
should be replaced if expired or the expiration date is before your
expected deployment timeframe
What is Care Under Fire? - ANSWERS--Care Under Fire is the 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.
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Available medical equipment is limited to that carried in the
individual Service member's JFAK
What are the signs of life-threatening bleeding? - ANSWERS--Bright
red blood is pooling on the ground
The overlying clothes are soaked with blood
There is a traumatic AMPUTATION of the arm or leg
There is a 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? - ANSWERS--3 minutes
What are the advantages and disadvantages of one-person drags? -
ANSWERS--Advantages:
No equipment required and only one rescuer is exposed to enemy
fire
Disadvantages:
Relatively slow to move the casualty; does not allow optimal body
position for dragging the casualty; can be tiring for the first
responder if the patient is heavy or wearing a lot of gear
What are the advantages and disadvantages of two-person drags? -
ANSWERS--Advantages:
May be useful in situations where drags do not work well; less
painful for the casualty than dragging; quicker than most one-person
carries
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Disadvantages:
Causes the rescuers to have a higher silhouette than most drags,
exposing them to possible hostile fire; hard to accomplish with the
rescuer's and/or the casualty's equipment being worn
What is the difference between the TFC and CUF phases? -
ANSWERS--TFC is distinguished from CUF by a reduced level of threat
from hostile fire (the shooting has stopped - or enemy fire is
ineffective), and relatively more time available to provide care,
depending on the tactical situation and available medical equipment
True or False: During TFC, the tactical situation could change back to
CUF again at any time. - ANSWERS--True
What is MARCH PAWS? - ANSWERS--The MARCH PAWS sequence is
the pneumonic for TCCC assessment and treatment of casualties,
which enables systematic identification and intervention of life-
threatening injuries that could result in preventable combat deaths
During what phase of care is TTA preformed? - ANSWERS--Tactical
Field Care (TFC)
What pneumonic is used to prioritize care during the TTA? -
ANSWERS--MARCH PAWS
Combat Lifesaver (CLS) and Tactical Field Care: Military
Trauma Management Exam Newest Actual Exam With Complete
Questions And Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
|Already Graded A+
What factors influence TCCC? - ANSWERS--- Hostile fire
- Wounding patterns
- Equipment constraints
- Delays in reaching higher levels of care
- Level of first responders training and experience
What are the phases of care in TCCC? - ANSWERS--- Care under Fire
(CUF)
- Tactical Field Care (TFC)
- Tactical Evacuation Care (TACEVAC)
What is the most essential treatment task in CUF? - ANSWERS--
Tourniquet (TQ) application to stop massive bleeding
What is every first responder's role in CUF? - ANSWERS--To treat the
most immediate life-threatening injuries with TQ application on the
battlefield
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What does MARCH PAWS stand for? - ANSWERS--- Massive Bleeding
(Hemorrhage)
- Airway
- Respiration
- Circulation
- Hypothermia/Head Injuries
- Pain
- Antibiotics
- Wounds
- Splints
When providing "buddy aid," should you use your JFAK or the
casualty's JFAK? - ANSWERS--The casualty's JFAK
What is the most important lifesaving item in the JFAK? - ANSWERS--
Tourniquet (TQ)
When should medications and medical-grade equipment be replaced
in the JFAK? - ANSWERS--All medication and medical-garde items
should be replaced if expired or the expiration date is before your
expected deployment timeframe
What is Care Under Fire? - ANSWERS--Care Under Fire is the 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.
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Available medical equipment is limited to that carried in the
individual Service member's JFAK
What are the signs of life-threatening bleeding? - ANSWERS--Bright
red blood is pooling on the ground
The overlying clothes are soaked with blood
There is a traumatic AMPUTATION of the arm or leg
There is a 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? - ANSWERS--3 minutes
What are the advantages and disadvantages of one-person drags? -
ANSWERS--Advantages:
No equipment required and only one rescuer is exposed to enemy
fire
Disadvantages:
Relatively slow to move the casualty; does not allow optimal body
position for dragging the casualty; can be tiring for the first
responder if the patient is heavy or wearing a lot of gear
What are the advantages and disadvantages of two-person drags? -
ANSWERS--Advantages:
May be useful in situations where drags do not work well; less
painful for the casualty than dragging; quicker than most one-person
carries
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Disadvantages:
Causes the rescuers to have a higher silhouette than most drags,
exposing them to possible hostile fire; hard to accomplish with the
rescuer's and/or the casualty's equipment being worn
What is the difference between the TFC and CUF phases? -
ANSWERS--TFC is distinguished from CUF by a reduced level of threat
from hostile fire (the shooting has stopped - or enemy fire is
ineffective), and relatively more time available to provide care,
depending on the tactical situation and available medical equipment
True or False: During TFC, the tactical situation could change back to
CUF again at any time. - ANSWERS--True
What is MARCH PAWS? - ANSWERS--The MARCH PAWS sequence is
the pneumonic for TCCC assessment and treatment of casualties,
which enables systematic identification and intervention of life-
threatening injuries that could result in preventable combat deaths
During what phase of care is TTA preformed? - ANSWERS--Tactical
Field Care (TFC)
What pneumonic is used to prioritize care during the TTA? -
ANSWERS--MARCH PAWS
