TCCC TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What are the three objectives of TCCC? - Answer- the casualty nt additional casualties ete the mission How many members are there in the Committee on TCCC? - Answer- 42 members from all services in the DoD and civilian sector What are the three phases of TCCC? - Answer- 1.Care Under Fire (CUF) 2.Tactical Field Care (TFC) 3.TACEVAC Care What is the best medicine on the battlefield? - Answer- Fire superiority Where should a tourniquet be placed? - Answer- "High and Tight" What are the 3 types of tourniquets? - Answer- 1. Combat Application Tourniquet (C.A.T.) 2.Special Operations Forces Tourniquet-Tactical (SOFT-T) 3.Emergency and Military Tourniquet (EMT) What distinguishes Tactical Field Care from Care Under Fire? - Answer- ed level of hazard from hostile fire time available to provide care based on the tactical situation What does MARCH stand for? - Answer- M-Massive hemorrhage A-Airway R-Respiration C-Circulation H-Head injury/Hypothermia True or False: A training tourniquets should never be used as mission tourniquets? - Answer- TRUE Should you ever loosen a tourniquet intermittently after it has been applied? - Answer- NO Alternative Hemostatic adjuncts - Answer- -Celox Gauze -ChitoGauze -XStat (best for deep, narrow-tract junctional wounds) What is the first choice hemostatic dressing? - Answer- Combat Gauze