HCB 103: (TCCC) Tactical Combat
Casualty Care
Extremity Hemorrhage - correct answer ✔casualty will die quickly if not
controlled
military environment - correct answer ✔-hostile environment
-darkness
-environmental extremes
-different wounding epidemiology
-limited equipment
-need for tactical maneuver
-long delays to hospital care
-different medic training and experiences
TCCC - correct answer ✔used by all services in the U.S military and many
allied nation as well for combat wounded care.
junctional hemorrhage - correct answer ✔often caused by IEDs and many
result in junctional hemorrhages; junctional tourniquets needed
Tension Pneumothorax - correct answer ✔-air escapes from injured lung,
pressure builds up in chest
-air pressure collapses lung and pushes on heart
-heart compressed, not able to pump as well
*SECOND LEADING causes of preventable death on the battlefield after
hemorrhage.
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