TECC Program questions with complete solutions

The goal of this course is to provide evidence based, well proven, basic medical and first aid skills in caser you or another officer are seriously injured in the line of duty. correct answer: True In the video from the shooting in Tucson Arizona, the first Deputies on the scene used what materials to save lives in the first five minutes after the Senator Gifford shooting? correct answer: Items from the Emergency Aid kits which they had recently been trained on. There are essentially how many systems in your body that performs all of the major functions of the body? correct answer: 7 Which two systems of the body are the most important to understand in an officer down situation? correct answer: Circulatory and respiratory systems What is the largest artery in the body that takes the blood from the heart and delivers it throughout the body? correct answer: Aorta Arterial bleeding can be recognized by its bright red color which is due to its oxygenated state and may pulse. correct answer: True Capillary bleeding is extremely life threating and should always be treated immediately. correct answer: False You should assess the level of consciousness of an injured officer by using the A.V.P.U. System? correct answer: Alert, Verbal Stimuli, Painful stimuli, Unresponsive When you see a massive injury that looks non-survivable at first glance, the person probably will not survive? correct answer: False An exit wound from a bullet is always bigger that the entrance wound. correct answer: False It is almost impossible to assess an injure to the body based on the location of the entrance and exit wounds? correct answer: True A handgun bullet is more likely to change shape on impact, increase its surface area and cause more damage? correct answer: True When treating victims from a bas , the three basic mechanisms that does damage to the body are: the overpressure wave wind and thermal. correct answer: True A type of injury from a blast that causes damage to the lungs, ears and brain. correct answer: Primary blast injury