TC 4-02.1 First Aid source: soldiers comprehensive study
manual 15th edition
What FM was superceded by TC 4-02.1?
FM 4-25.11
What is meant by "first aid" or "first aid measures"?
Urgent and immediate lifesaving and other measures, which can be performed for
casualties (or by the casualty) by non-medical personnel when medical personnel are
not immediately available.
What is the difference between a "casualty" and a "patient"?
The individual being provided first aid (either self-aid, buddy-aid, or combat lifesaver) is
considered a "casualty". Once medically trained personnel (combat medic, paramedic,
or other healthcare provider) initiates care, the casualty is then considered a "patient"
What is a "Combat lifesaver"?
Nonmedical soldiers selected by their unit commander for additional training beyond
basic first aid procedures and having the ability to provide enhanced first aid for injuries"
What is the difference between a CASEVAC and a MEDEVAC?
CASEVAC is a term used by nonmedical units to refer to the movement of casualties
aboard nonmedical vehicles or aircraft without enroute medical care.
MEDEVAC is the process of moving any person who is wounded, injured, or ill to and/or
between medical treatment facilities while providing enroute medical care.
What does "TCCC/TC3/T triple C" stand for? what is it?
Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Prehospital care provided in a tactical combat setting.
What should be used for recording all first aid measures provided to a casualty?
Where should it be located?
A TC3 card (DD form 1380); in the soldiers individual first aid kit.
TC3 is divided into what three stages?
Care under fire, tactical field care, and tactical evacuation
In order for soldiers to perform first aid effectively they must have a basic
understanding of the structure and function of what three vital body systems?
Respiratory, circulatory, and musculoskeletal systems.
What are the three components of the respiratory system?
Airway, Lungs, and Rib Cage
What are the three main components of the circulatory system?
The heart, blood, and blood vessels.
Simply stated, what organ is the engine that drives the body?
The heart
What is considered to be the first major indicator of the general physiological
state of a casualty when performing an assessment?
Pulse
Name the four points of the body where pulse can be readily felt.
Carotid - at the neck, adjacent to the adams apple
Femoral - in the thigh
manual 15th edition
What FM was superceded by TC 4-02.1?
FM 4-25.11
What is meant by "first aid" or "first aid measures"?
Urgent and immediate lifesaving and other measures, which can be performed for
casualties (or by the casualty) by non-medical personnel when medical personnel are
not immediately available.
What is the difference between a "casualty" and a "patient"?
The individual being provided first aid (either self-aid, buddy-aid, or combat lifesaver) is
considered a "casualty". Once medically trained personnel (combat medic, paramedic,
or other healthcare provider) initiates care, the casualty is then considered a "patient"
What is a "Combat lifesaver"?
Nonmedical soldiers selected by their unit commander for additional training beyond
basic first aid procedures and having the ability to provide enhanced first aid for injuries"
What is the difference between a CASEVAC and a MEDEVAC?
CASEVAC is a term used by nonmedical units to refer to the movement of casualties
aboard nonmedical vehicles or aircraft without enroute medical care.
MEDEVAC is the process of moving any person who is wounded, injured, or ill to and/or
between medical treatment facilities while providing enroute medical care.
What does "TCCC/TC3/T triple C" stand for? what is it?
Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Prehospital care provided in a tactical combat setting.
What should be used for recording all first aid measures provided to a casualty?
Where should it be located?
A TC3 card (DD form 1380); in the soldiers individual first aid kit.
TC3 is divided into what three stages?
Care under fire, tactical field care, and tactical evacuation
In order for soldiers to perform first aid effectively they must have a basic
understanding of the structure and function of what three vital body systems?
Respiratory, circulatory, and musculoskeletal systems.
What are the three components of the respiratory system?
Airway, Lungs, and Rib Cage
What are the three main components of the circulatory system?
The heart, blood, and blood vessels.
Simply stated, what organ is the engine that drives the body?
The heart
What is considered to be the first major indicator of the general physiological
state of a casualty when performing an assessment?
Pulse
Name the four points of the body where pulse can be readily felt.
Carotid - at the neck, adjacent to the adams apple
Femoral - in the thigh
