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TCCC TEST 1Which of the following is a principle of TCCC? - answer Treat the casualty
Prevent additional casualties
Complete the mission
Which of the following is NOT one of the three phases of care in TCCC? - answer Combat Life Saving Care
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: - answer Meloxicam and Tylenol ER
The most common cause of potentially preventable death on the battlefield is blood loss
from non-compressible hemorrhage. - answer True
The best battlefield indicators of shock during Tactical Field Care are: - answer State
of consciousness and quality of the radial pulse
All combat casualties should have an IV started as soon as possible. - answer False
A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. She should be allowed to take fluids by mouth if she is conscious and able to swallow. - answer True
Administering large quantities of fluids to a casualty who has bleeding sites inside the chest or abdomen may worsen his or her hemorrhage by diluting clotting factors or by interfering with clot formation at the bleeding site. - answer True
Antibiotics are recommended for all combat casualties who sustain open wounds. - answer True
Which of the following is NOT appropriate to the Care Under Fire phase? - answer Starting an IV
To be most effective at preventing infections, moxifloxacin should be given when after wounding: - answer As soon as possible
What is the next step in airway management for a corpsman who has just used the chin-lift/jaw-thrust method to successfully open the airway of a casualty who is unconscious from a blast injury during the Tactical Field Care phase: - answer Nasopharyngeal airway As a corpsman you are confronted with the following three casualties. Which one should
be cared for first? - answer Casualty C - heavy bleeding from a thigh wound
The ideal management of a casualty in a combat setting is not necessarily the same as for the identical injury in a civilian setting. - answer True
The Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines presented in this course should be followed exactly no matter what the tactical context in which the casualties must be treated. - answer False
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: - answer Needle decompression for a suspected tension pneumothorax
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? - answer Allow him to continue to sit up and lean forward as care is rendered
What is the best quick check for an adequate airway: - answer Ask a question that requires a verbal response from the casualty
The minimum amount of time in which a casualty could bleed to death from a femoral (thigh) wound with heavy bleeding is approximately: - answer 3 minutes
A casualty who has lost a liter of blood is in danger of dying from hemorrhagic shock. - answer False
In an adult male, what level of blood loss is likely to be associated with death from hemorrhagic shock? - answer 2.5 liters
The preferred antibiotic in the Tactical Field Care phase is moxifloxacin. This medicine is preferred because it: - answer Is effective against most bacteria
Has a relatively mild side effect profile Can be taken by mouth
Is inexpensive
Giving a rapid infusion of IV fluids to casualties with uncontrolled bleeding (such as casualties with wounds of the chest or abdomen) was shown to increase the mortality rate in the largest study done to date on this issue. - answer True
Which of the following three casualties has the greatest need for an emergent CASEVAC: - answer A casualty who was shot in the abdomen and who now has an absent
radial pulse.
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