Tactical Combat Casualty Care exam
questions with answers
Medical Assessment - ANSWER: ➡ have you been trained to save yourself, how long would it
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take EMS to get to your location, how many ambulances in your area, where is your first aid kit
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and what is in it, what do you have to stop any major bleeding
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What are the three primary goals of TCCC - ANSWER: ➡ continue the mission, prevent
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additional casualties
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What are the three distinct phases of TCCC - ANSWER: ➡ care under fire (Hot zone), tactical
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field care (warm zone), tactical evacuation care (cool zone)
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What is the most preventable cause of combat deaths - ANSWER: ➡ extreme hemorrhage
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What are the three combat issues that we can treat - ANSWER: ➡ hemorrhage, tension
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pneumothorax, airway obstruction
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What are the trauma care considerations of tactical care - ANSWER: ➡ hostile fire, darkness,
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environmental extremes, limited equipment, need for tactical maneuver, long delays to
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hospital care.
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MARCH acronym - ANSWER: ➡ Massive hemorrhage, Airway, Respirations, Circulation,
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Hypothermia
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Which part of MARCH is the hot zone - ANSWER: ➡ M (return fire)- apply tourniquet to
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extremity hemorrhage
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