Which of the following is a principle of TCCC?
a. Treat the casualty
b. Prevent additional casualties
c. Complete the mission
d. All of the above
d
Which of the following is NOT one of the three phases of care in TCCC?
a. Care Under Fire
b. Tactical Field Care
c. Tactical Evacuation ...
Which of the following is a principle of TCCC?
a. Treat the casualty
b. Prevent additional casualties
c. Complete the mission
d. All of the above - ANSWER- d
Which of the following is NOT one of the three phases of care in TCCC?
a. Care Under Fire
b. Tactical Field Care
c. Tactical Evacuation Care
d. Combat Life Saving Care - ANSWER- d
The preferred analgesia regimen for someone who has wounds that are
moderately painful but not life threatening and that do not keep him from
functioning effectively as a combatant is:
a. Morphine IV
b. Morphine IM
c. Mobic and Tylenol ER
d. Aspirin - ANSWER- c
The most common cause of preventable death on the battlefield is the failure to
use a tourniquet to control severe extremity bleeding. - ANSWER- T
The best battlefield indicators of shock during Tactical Field Care are:
a. Heart rate and face color
b. State of consciousness and quality of the radial pulse
c. Rapid heart rate
d. None of the above - ANSWER- b
All combat casualties should have an IV started as soon as possible. - ANSWER-
F
,A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. He/she should be
allowed to take fluids by mouth if able to. - ANSWER- T
Administering large quantities of fluids to a casualty who has bleeding sites
inside the chest or abdomen may worsen his or her hemorrhage by diluting
clotting factors or by interfering with clot formation at the bleeding site. -
ANSWER- T
Antibiotics are recommended for all combat casualties who sustain open
wounds. - ANSWER- T
Which of the following is NOT appropriate to the Care Under Fire phase?
a. Starting an IV
b. Controlling life-threatening extremity bleeding with a tourniquet
c. Returning fire as necessary
d. All of the above - ANSWER- a
To be most effective at preventing infections, moxifloxacin should be given when
after wounding?
a. As soon as possible
b. Whenever
c. Within 4 hours
d. None of the above - ANSWER- a
What is the next step in airway management for a corpsman who has just used
the chin-lift/jaw-thrust method to successfully open the airway of a casualty who
is unconscious from a blast injury during the Tactical Field Care phase?
a. Nasopharyngeal airway
b. Surgical airway
c. Tracheal intubation
d. None of the above - ANSWER- a
As a corpsman you are confronted with the following three casualties. Which one
should be cared for first?
a. Casualty A - shot in the head and unconscious
b. Casualty B - shot in the abdomen - awake and alert
c. Casualty C - heavy bleeding from a thigh wound - ANSWER- c
The ideal management of a casualty in a combat setting is not necessarily the
same as for the identical injury in a civilian setting. - ANSWER- T
, The Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines presented in this course should
not be modified no matter what the tactical context in which the casualties occur
is. - ANSWER- F
A casualty has suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. As you watch him, he is
having more and more trouble with his breathing. What is the best next step?
a. Tracheal intubation
b. Put in a chest tube
c. Needle decompression for a suspected tension pneumothorax - ANSWER- c
A casualty has sustained a gunshot wound to the face. He is conscious and
maintaining his airway by sitting up and leaning forward. A corpsman arrives on
the scene. How should the casualty's airway be managed?
a. Place him in the supine position and intubate him
b. Allow him to continue to sit up and lean forward as care is rendered
c. Perform a surgical airway
d. None of the above - ANSWER- b
What is the best quick check for an adequate airway?
a. Ask a question that requires a response from the casualty
b. Check for a bluish color of the nail beds
c. Determine the casualty's respiratory rate
d. Auscultate the chest - ANSWER- a
The minimum amount of time in which a casualty could bleed to death from a
femoral (thigh) wound with heavy bleeding is approximately:
a. 3 minutes
b. 10 minutes
c. 15 minutes
d. 30 minutes - ANSWER- a
A casualty who has lost a liter of blood is in danger of dying from hemorrhagic
shock. - ANSWER- F
What level of blood loss is likely to be associated with death from hemorrhagic
shock?
a. 0.5 liters
b. 1.0 liter
c. 1.5 liters
d. 2.5 liters
e. None of the above - ANSWER- d
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