TECC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
DIRECT |THREAT |CARE |(DTC) |/ |HOT |ZONE |Guidelines: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mitigate |any |
immediate |threat
Direct |the |injured |first |responder |to |stay |engaged
Move |patient |to |a |safer |position
Stop |life |threatening |external |hemorrhage
Place |patient |in |a |position |to
protect |airway
INDIRECT |THREAT |CARE |(ITC) |/ |WARM |ZONE |Guidelines |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Secure |
weapons
PMARCHP |/ |X-ABCDE
Control |bleeding
Reassess |all |tourniquets
Tourniquets |that |are |determined |to |be |both |necessary |and |effective? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Should |remain |in |place |if |the |patient |can |be |evacuated |within |2 |hours |to |definitive |medical |
care
If |existing |tourniquet |is |necessary |but |ineffective? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Either |tighten |the |
existing |tourniquet |further, |or |apply |a |second |tourniquet, |side-by-side |and, |if |possible, |
proximal |to |the |first |to |eliminate
the |distal |pulse.
, If |a |tourniquet |is |determined |based |on |wound |assessment |to |not |be |necessary? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Use |other |techniques |to |control |bleeding |and |remove |the |tourniquet
Consider |tourniquet |downgrade/conversion |if? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-There |will |be |a |delay |
in |evacuation
more |than |2 |hours.
Tourniquet |downgrade: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Expose |the |wound |fully, |identify |an |
appropriate |location |at |least |2-3
inches |above |the |most |proximal |injury |(not |over |a |joint), |and |apply |a |new
tourniquet |directly |to |the |skin. |Once |properly |applied, |the |prior |tourniquet |can
be |loosened |but |should |be |left |in |place.
Tourniquet |conversion: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Expose |the |wound |fully, |fully |pack |the |wound |
with |hemostatic |or
plain |gauze, |and |properly |apply |a |pressure |dressing. |Once |properly |applied, |the
prior |tourniquet |can |be |loosened |but |should |be |left |in |place.
If |the |patient |is |conscious |and |able |to |follow |commands? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Position |of |
comfort
If |the |patient |is |unconscious |or |conscious |but |unable |to |follow |commands: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Clear |airway
Apply |basic |chin |lift |or |jaw |thrust |
Consider |placing |a |nasopharyngeal |airway.
Place |patient |in |the |recovery |position |to |maintain |the |open |airway.
If |previous |airway |measures |are |unsuccessful |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Supraglottic |Devices |
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
DIRECT |THREAT |CARE |(DTC) |/ |HOT |ZONE |Guidelines: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mitigate |any |
immediate |threat
Direct |the |injured |first |responder |to |stay |engaged
Move |patient |to |a |safer |position
Stop |life |threatening |external |hemorrhage
Place |patient |in |a |position |to
protect |airway
INDIRECT |THREAT |CARE |(ITC) |/ |WARM |ZONE |Guidelines |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Secure |
weapons
PMARCHP |/ |X-ABCDE
Control |bleeding
Reassess |all |tourniquets
Tourniquets |that |are |determined |to |be |both |necessary |and |effective? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Should |remain |in |place |if |the |patient |can |be |evacuated |within |2 |hours |to |definitive |medical |
care
If |existing |tourniquet |is |necessary |but |ineffective? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Either |tighten |the |
existing |tourniquet |further, |or |apply |a |second |tourniquet, |side-by-side |and, |if |possible, |
proximal |to |the |first |to |eliminate
the |distal |pulse.
, If |a |tourniquet |is |determined |based |on |wound |assessment |to |not |be |necessary? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Use |other |techniques |to |control |bleeding |and |remove |the |tourniquet
Consider |tourniquet |downgrade/conversion |if? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-There |will |be |a |delay |
in |evacuation
more |than |2 |hours.
Tourniquet |downgrade: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Expose |the |wound |fully, |identify |an |
appropriate |location |at |least |2-3
inches |above |the |most |proximal |injury |(not |over |a |joint), |and |apply |a |new
tourniquet |directly |to |the |skin. |Once |properly |applied, |the |prior |tourniquet |can
be |loosened |but |should |be |left |in |place.
Tourniquet |conversion: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Expose |the |wound |fully, |fully |pack |the |wound |
with |hemostatic |or
plain |gauze, |and |properly |apply |a |pressure |dressing. |Once |properly |applied, |the
prior |tourniquet |can |be |loosened |but |should |be |left |in |place.
If |the |patient |is |conscious |and |able |to |follow |commands? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Position |of |
comfort
If |the |patient |is |unconscious |or |conscious |but |unable |to |follow |commands: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Clear |airway
Apply |basic |chin |lift |or |jaw |thrust |
Consider |placing |a |nasopharyngeal |airway.
Place |patient |in |the |recovery |position |to |maintain |the |open |airway.
If |previous |airway |measures |are |unsuccessful |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Supraglottic |Devices |
