TCCC PRE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
A Combat Gauze dressing is used for? CORRECT ANSWER Control of severe external
bleeding not amendable to tourniquet use
TCCC requires combat personal to: CORRECT ANSWER Combine good medicine with good
tactics on the battlefield
A casualty has suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. As you watch him, he is having more
and more trouble with his breathing. What is the best next step? CORRECT ANSWER Needle
decompression for the suspected tension pneumothorax
In Tactical Field Care, you are treating a casualty with a gunshot wound to his lower jaw
which severely disrupts the oropharyngeal anatomy. He suddenly develops complete airway
obstruction, struggles briefly, and loses consciousness. What is the airway intervention of
choice at this point? CORRECT ANSWER Surgical airway using the Cric-Key technique
Giving casualties with hemorrhagic shock from noncompressible hemorrhage large volumes
of crystalloid fluid (such as normal saline or lactated ringers) is most likely to: CORRECT
ANSWER Cause them to bleed to death
To be MOST effective at preventing infections, moxiflocacin should be given when after
wounding? CORRECT ANSWER As soon as possible
Which of the following four casualties has the greatest need for an emergent CASEVAC?
CORRECT ANSWER A casualty who was shot in the abdomen and who now has an absent
radial pulse
Which of the following does NOT make the TBI worse? CORRECT ANSWER Ketamine
analgesia
, As a corpsman caring for casualties in the TFC phase of care and using the MARCH algorithm,
you are confronted with the following four casualties. Which one should be cared for first?
CORRECT ANSWER Casualty C - heavy bleeding from a thigh wound
A common side effect of ketamine given at the TCCC-recommended analgesic dose is?
CORRECT ANSWER Cardiac function is stimulated
What is the recommended initial dose of fentanyl (OTFC) in TCCC? CORRECT ANSWER 800
ug
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 as a
combatant? CORRECT ANSWER Meloxicam and Tylenol ER
The preferred antibiotic in the Tactical Field Care phase is moxifloxacin. This medicine is
preferred because it: CORRECT ANSWER is effective against most bacteria
Which of the following statements is NOT true? CORRECT ANSWER All combat wounds
produce severe pain
What is the main thing that you do NOT want to do for a casualty with a suspected
penetrating eye energy? CORRECT ANSWER Apply an eye patch to keep gentle pressure on
the injured globe.
The best battlefield indicators of shock during Tactical Field Care are: CORRECT ANSWER
State of consciousness and quality of the radial pulse
A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the face. He is conscious and maintaining his
airway by sitting up and leaning forward. A corpsman arrives on the scene. How should the
casualty's airway be managed? CORRECT ANSWER Allow him to continue to sit up and lean
forward as care is rendered
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
A Combat Gauze dressing is used for? CORRECT ANSWER Control of severe external
bleeding not amendable to tourniquet use
TCCC requires combat personal to: CORRECT ANSWER Combine good medicine with good
tactics on the battlefield
A casualty has suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. As you watch him, he is having more
and more trouble with his breathing. What is the best next step? CORRECT ANSWER Needle
decompression for the suspected tension pneumothorax
In Tactical Field Care, you are treating a casualty with a gunshot wound to his lower jaw
which severely disrupts the oropharyngeal anatomy. He suddenly develops complete airway
obstruction, struggles briefly, and loses consciousness. What is the airway intervention of
choice at this point? CORRECT ANSWER Surgical airway using the Cric-Key technique
Giving casualties with hemorrhagic shock from noncompressible hemorrhage large volumes
of crystalloid fluid (such as normal saline or lactated ringers) is most likely to: CORRECT
ANSWER Cause them to bleed to death
To be MOST effective at preventing infections, moxiflocacin should be given when after
wounding? CORRECT ANSWER As soon as possible
Which of the following four casualties has the greatest need for an emergent CASEVAC?
CORRECT ANSWER A casualty who was shot in the abdomen and who now has an absent
radial pulse
Which of the following does NOT make the TBI worse? CORRECT ANSWER Ketamine
analgesia
, As a corpsman caring for casualties in the TFC phase of care and using the MARCH algorithm,
you are confronted with the following four casualties. Which one should be cared for first?
CORRECT ANSWER Casualty C - heavy bleeding from a thigh wound
A common side effect of ketamine given at the TCCC-recommended analgesic dose is?
CORRECT ANSWER Cardiac function is stimulated
What is the recommended initial dose of fentanyl (OTFC) in TCCC? CORRECT ANSWER 800
ug
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 as a
combatant? CORRECT ANSWER Meloxicam and Tylenol ER
The preferred antibiotic in the Tactical Field Care phase is moxifloxacin. This medicine is
preferred because it: CORRECT ANSWER is effective against most bacteria
Which of the following statements is NOT true? CORRECT ANSWER All combat wounds
produce severe pain
What is the main thing that you do NOT want to do for a casualty with a suspected
penetrating eye energy? CORRECT ANSWER Apply an eye patch to keep gentle pressure on
the injured globe.
The best battlefield indicators of shock during Tactical Field Care are: CORRECT ANSWER
State of consciousness and quality of the radial pulse
A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the face. He is conscious and maintaining his
airway by sitting up and leaning forward. A corpsman arrives on the scene. How should the
casualty's airway be managed? CORRECT ANSWER Allow him to continue to sit up and lean
forward as care is rendered
