Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Card - DD Form 1380
Under what conditions would you consider spinal precautions possibly necessary? - Motor vehicle
crashes, Falls from greater than 15ft, IED blast involving an MRAP vehicle
The leading cause of preventable battlefield death is? - Hemorrhage
Where on the body are the majority of combat wounds suffered? - Extremities
What is the single biggest obstacle you will face when providing battlefield care? - Enemy fire
Who decides if casualties will be evacuated? - The tactical commander/leader.
What treatments will you provide during Care Under Fire (CUF) phase? - The only treatment you will
provide is a hasty tourniquet.
The distance a casualty can be transported by manual carry depends upon what? - 1. Strength and
endurance of the bearers 2. Weight of the casualty 3. Nature of the injuries 4. Obstacles encountered
durning transport
What is line four of a nine line medevac? - Special equipment.
What are the brevity codes for line four special equipment? - A= none B= Hoist C= Extraction equipment
D= Ventilator
What is line three of the nine line Medevac? - Number of patients by precedence.
, What are the brevity codes for line three number of patients by precedence? - A= Urgent B= Urgent
Surgical C= Priority D= Routine E = Convenience
Loading sequence for 4 litter casualties - Upper right, lower right, upper left, lower left
The _________ are loaded last so that they can be the first to be off loaded - The most seriously injured
The three most common devices used by the hoist to extract casualties are? - The stokes basket, the
jungle penetrator, the SKED litter
How many casualties can a HAGA MRAP evacuate? - 3 litter and 6 ambulatory
How many casualties can a STRYKER evacuate? - 4 little and 6 ambulatory.
How many casualties can an M997 evacuate? - 4 litter or 8 ambulatory of 2 litter and 4 ambulatory
All tourniquets placed during Care Under Fire must be - Hasty Tourniquets
What are the 4 "P's" of wound packing? - Peel, push, pile, pressure
Pile the gauze above the love of the skin _____ inches - 1-2 inches
Capillaries - Where O2 and CO2 exchange occurs. Bleeding oozes.
veins and venules - Carry blood back to the heart, have lower pressure compared to arteries and have
darker, burgundy colored blood, bleeding tends to flow.
arteries and arterioles - Carry blood away from the heart to the tissues, typically have higher pressure
and bright red blood, bleeding tends to be pulsating, but may flow from deeper artery.
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