Tourniquet application Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the three objectives of TCCC? - correct answer the casualty nt additional casualties ete the mission How many members are there in the Committee on TCCC? - correct answer 42 members from all services in the DoD and civilian sector What are the three phases of TCCC? - correct answer 1.Care Under Fire (CUF) 2.Tactical Field Care (TFC) 3.TACEVAC Care What is the best medicine on the battlefield? - correct answer Fire superiority Where should a tourniquet be placed? - corre...

CST - NBSTSA app exams Tympanosplasty - Correct answer-Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles) After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and proceeds to prep the patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at this time? - Correct answer-Regown and reglove the surgeon What position is used for a pneumonectomy? - Correct answer-Lateral What is the kraske posit...

P-MARCH-P - Patient/Provider Safety Massive Hemorrhage Airway Respirations Circulation Head Trauma/Hypothermia Pain Management What is the most frequent cause of preventable battlefield deaths? - Extremity hemorrhage How long does it take to bleed to death from an arterial bleed? - 3 min What is the first thing you do to a casualty with an altered mental status? - Disarm themFailure rate for battlefield cricothyroidotomy? - 33% What size gauge/needle do you use for needle decompression...

SNHD Protocols Study GuideWhat should occur if bleeding cannot be controlled through tourniquet application? (pg 148) - correct answer - apply a second tourniquet - additional tightening of the tourniquet What should happen to or gastric or nasogastric tubes during transfer? (pg 127) - correct answer left in place, closed off, set to suction A psychiatric patient without a potentially life-threatening illness may be transported to a Remote Outpatient Emergency Department. (pg 133) - c...

What are the three objectives of TCCC? - A 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...

When the application of kinetic energy to the body from either a blunt or penetrating mechanism displaces tissue, this is known as - CAVITATION Which of the following is an example of the tertiary phase blast injury? - CRUSHING INJURY DUE TO STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE. The most common threat to life among trauma patients is? - INTERNAL HEMORRHAGE Your patient is an injured construction worker bleeding profusely from a large laceration to the left thigh. He is confused and has pale, moist skin. Di...

CNOR Practice Questions and Answers Latest 2023 Rated A+. When should assistive technology be used when transfering a patient? CORRECT ANSWERS: When one team member is required to lift more than 35lbs of patient Time for surgeon to authenticate verbal orders (federal mandate, not hospital policy) CORRECT ANSWERS: 48 hours Examples of clinical alarms CORRECT ANSWERS: alarms on cardiac monitors anesthesia machines, ventilators (visual, auditory or both) Universal Protocol CORRECT ANSWERS: p...

What factors influence TCCC? CORRECT ANSWER - Hostile fire - Wounding patterns - Equipment constraints - Delays in reaching higher levels of care - Level of first responders training and experience What are the phases of care in TCCC? CORRECT ANSWER - Care under Fire (CUF) - Tactical Field Care (TFC) - Tactical Evacuation Care (TACEVAC) What is the most essential treatment task in CUF? CORRECT ANSWER Tourniquet (TQ) application to stop massive bleeding What is every first responde...

What is the basic management plan for care under fire? CORRECT ANSWER 1. Return fire and take cover. 2. Expect casualty to remain engaged as a combatant. 3. Direct casualty to move to cover and apply self aid. 4. Keep casualty from sustaining additional wounds. 5. Remove casualties from burning vehicles/buildings and move to safety. Stop burning process. 6. Defer airway management to Tactical Field Care. 7. Stop life-threatening external hemorrhaging if tactically feasible. What steps ...

PHLEBOTOMY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT 1. A phlebotomy technician is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for a pre- employment drug test. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - Correct Answer ️️ -verify that the specimen contains at least 45 mL of urine patient extending their arms is an example of which type of consent? - Correct Answer ️️ -implied consent . How frequently should a phlebotomy technician preform a quality control test on a gluco...