HCB TCCC EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK
What are the three objectives of TCCC? - ANSWER: 1. Treat casualty
2. Prevent additional casualties
3. Complete mission
How are the changes in TCCC made? - ANSWER: The Committee on Tactical Combat
Casualty Care (CoTCCC)
What is care under fire? - ANSWER: Care rendered by the first responder or
combatant at the scene of the injury while they're STILL UNDER effective hostile fire.
What is tactical field care? - ANSWER: Care rendered by the first responder or
combatant once he and the casualty are no longer under effective hostile fire.
Injury has occurred, but there has been no hostile fire.
3 phases of care in TCCC? - ANSWER: 1. Care Under Fire
2. Tactical Field Care
3. TACEVAC Care
What makes P-MARCH-P so special? - ANSWER: It can be tailored to any
environment and casualty.
First P: - ANSWER: Patient/Provider Safety
M - ANSWER: Massive Hemorrhage
A - ANSWER: Airway
R - ANSWER: Respirations
C - ANSWER: Circulation
H: - ANSWER: Head Trauma/Hypothermia
Second P: - ANSWER: Pain Medications
What happens in the first P? - ANSWER: Move PT from site, to safety.
What interventions can occur in M? - ANSWER: Tourniquets
What interventions can occur in A? - ANSWER: • Circkey
• NPA
What interventions can occur in R? - ANSWER: • Occlusive Dressing
, • NeedleD
What interventions can occur in C? - ANSWER: • Combat Gauze
What interventions can occur in H? - ANSWER: • Blankets
• Fluid Resuscitation
What interventions can occur in the SECOND P? - ANSWER: • Pain Meds
Where do you apply a TQ if its over a uniform? - ANSWER: Proximal to the bleeding
site(s). Place high and tight
Best "medicine" on the battlefield? - ANSWER: Fire Superiority
** Its not actually considered medicine, but in order to get your PT out you must
protect them and yourself first.
What is the MOST FREQ. cause of PREVENTABLE battlefield deaths? - ANSWER:
Extremity hemorrhage
Only what warrants intervention during care under fire? What do you do to treat
this? - ANSWER: Life-Threatening bleeding
TQ
How long does it take to bleed to death from an arterial bleed? - ANSWER: 3 minutes
What do you do if a distal pulse is present and the bleeding hasn't stopped after
applying a TQ? - ANSWER: • Consider more tightening
• Apply a second TQ above and side-by-side to the first
When there are no other tactical considerations, what can you then do? - ANSWER:
C-Spine stabilization
ONLY APPLY if the danger of hostile fire does not constitute a greater threat.
AKA, you aren't getting shot at. Tactical Field Care vs Care Under Fire.
DO NOT PROVIDE C SPINE IF CARE UNDER FIRE.
What is limited to that carried by the medic/corpsman? - ANSWER: Medical Gear
What happens if you're treating a casualty with an altered mental status? - ANSWER:
DISARM THEM IMMEDIATELY
What are possible causes of an altered mental status? - ANSWER: • TBI
• Shock
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