HCB TCCC EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DE
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HCB TCCC EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DE
HCB TCCC EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DE
HCB TCCC EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DE
HCB TCCC EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
What was the most frequent cause of preventable battlefield death in the past? -
ANSWER--Extremity hemorrhage
What is the only thing that warrants intervention during CUF? - ANSWER--Life-
threatening bleeding
What is the ONE thing, if anything, you can do for the casualty? - ANSWER--Stop
him/her from bleeding to death
Signs of life threatening bleeding - ANSWER---pulsing or steady bleeding from the
wound
-blood is pooling on the ground
-overlying clothes are soaked with blood
-bandages or makeshift bandages used to cover the wound are ineffective and
steadily becoming soaked with blood
-traumatic amputation of an arm or leg
-prior bleeding and patient is now in shock (unconscious, confused, pale)
What is the first choice to control life-threatening hemorrhage in CUF? - ANSWER-
-Apply a tourniquet
(True/False) If you have severe extremity bleeding in CUF, forget about direct
pressure, pressure dressings, or anything else and directly to tourniquet. -
ANSWER--True
,HCB TCCC EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Don't use a tourniquet for wounds with what? - ANSWER--Minor bleeding
What do you do if the first tourniquet fails to control the bleeding? - ANSWER--
Apply a second tourniquet just above (proximal to) the first
Where should you NOT put a tourniquet directly over? - ANSWER--Knee or elbow,
holster or cargo pocket that contains bulky items
What are common mistakes with tourniquets to avoid? - ANSWER---not using one
when you should, or waiting too long to put it on
-not pulling all the slack out before tightening
-using a tourniquet for minimal bleeding
(True/False) If applied effectively, tourniquets should not hurt. - ANSWER--False
What is generally not tactically feasible in CUF? - ANSWER--Use of a hemostatic
agent (e.g., Combat Gauze)
What does PMARCHP stand for? - ANSWER--Patient safety, massive hemorrhage,
airway, respiration, circulation, head injury/hypothermia, pain management
(True/False) Casualties with an altered mental status should keep their weapons
and communications equipment. - ANSWER--False
,HCB TCCC EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
What are possible causes of altered mental status? - ANSWER--TBI, shock,
hypoxia, pain medications
How should you place a tourniquet during TFC? - ANSWER--Directly to the skin 2-
3 inches above the bleeding site
What may cause a tourniquet to fail? - ANSWER--Repetitive applications
Hemostatic dressing should be applied with at least ___ minutes of direct
pressure. - ANSWER--3
What are the three hemostatic dressings recommended in the TCCC guidelines? -
ANSWER--Combat gauze, Celox gauze, ChitoGauze
What is impregnated into combat gauze that causes blood to clot? - ANSWER--
Kaolin
XSTAT 12 can be used up to ___ hours until surgical care is acquired. - ANSWER--4
When can you use XSTAT 12? - ANSWER--Only for patients at high risk for
immediate life-threatening bleeding for hemodynamically significant, non-
compressible junctional wounds when definitive care at an emergency care
facility cannot be achieved within minutes
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ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
XSTAT 12 should NOT be used in: - ANSWER--The thorax; pleural cavity;
mediastinum; abdomen; retroperitoneal space; sacral space; tissues above
inguinal ligament; tissues above the clavicle
Characteristics of XSTAT 12 - ANSWER---contains approximately 38 compressed
minisponges
-expand to 10-12 times their compressed volume within approximately 20
seconds
-radiopaque market is embedded into each of the minisponges
Who should remove the minisponges after achieving proximal and distal vascular
control? - ANSWER--Surgeon
DD Form 1380 - ANSWER--TCCC Casualty Card
Junctional hemorrhage refers to bleeding from wounds to the: - ANSWER--Groin,
buttocks, perineum, axillae, base of the neck, extremities at sites too proximal
for a limb tourniquet
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