Three categories of hemorrhage and percent of occurrence Extremity 13.5% Junctional 19.2% Truncal 67.3%
Percent of combat fatalities survivable by early intervention and rapid evacuation 24%
The majority of combat related wounds are due to what? Penetrating trauma
What are the tactical indicatio...
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Three categories of hemorrhage and percent of occurrence ✅Extremity 13.5%
Junctional 19.2%
Truncal 67.3%
Percent of combat fatalities survivable by early intervention and rapid evacuation
✅24%
The majority of combat related wounds are due to what? ✅Penetrating trauma
What are the tactical indications for spinal immobilization? ✅Motor vehicle crashes,
Falls from greater than 15ft, and IED blast involving a MRAP vehicle.
In a combat environment, CPR should be considered for what non-traumatic disorders?
✅Hypothermia, near-drowning, or electrocution.
This injury is caused by the blast overpressure (or wave) from an explosion. ✅Primary
Blast Injury
This injury is caused by debris or shrapnel from an explosion. ✅Secondary Blast Injury
This injury is caused by a casualty being thrown into a solid object by an explosion. A
form of blunt trauma. ✅Tertiary Blast Injury
Most significant obstacle to the Combat Medic's ability to provide care. ✅Enemy Fire
What are the Warrior Tasks? ✅Open airway by positioning, insertion of an NPA, and
hemorrhage control.
Medications given to casualties in mild to moderate pain ✅Tylenol and Meloxicam
(Mobic)
Medications and dosages given to casualties in moderate to severe pain who ARE NOT
in, or at risk of developing, shock or respiratory distress ✅Fentanyl 800-micrograms
orally
Morphine- 5mg IV/IO
,Medications administered for casualties in moderate to severe pain who are in or at risk
of developing hemorrhagic shock, respiratory distress ✅Ketamine- 50mg IM/IN or
20mg slow IV or IO
This medication should always be available when using opioid analgesics ✅Naloxone
(Narcan)
Medication given for nausea or vomiting ✅Zofran (Ondansetron)
These medications are recommended for all penetrating combat wounds ✅Antobiotics
In what situation would a burn causality receive antibiotics? ✅If they also have
penetrating trauma.
TC3 goals ✅Complete the mission, prevent additional casualties, and treat the
casualty
Phases of TC3 ✅Care Under Fire, Tactical field care, and tactical evacuation care.
Tactical Evacuation includes these types of evacuation ✅CASEVAC and MEDIVAC
These evacuations have no organic capabilities for defense ✅MEDIVAC
This is the system that links the Levels of Care ✅MEDIVAC
What are the Roles of Care? ✅Role 1- the first medical care a soldier receives
Role 2- organizations operated by the area support squad, medical treatment platoon of
medical companies
Role 3- casualty treated in a MTF
Role 4- medical care is found in CONUS-based hospitals and other safe havens
True or False: battlefield documentation is part of a soldiers official and permanent
medical record ✅True
What is a DD Form 1380? ✅TC3 Card
Where is a DD form 1380 placed after being filled out? ✅On the casualty
Where on a soldier would one find a DD Form 1380? ✅IFAK
, When does MEDEVAC begin and end? ✅Begins when medical personnel receive the
casualty and continue as far as the casualty's condition requires.
What casualties are treated first? ✅Casualties in the greatest need.
Precedence categories of a MEDIVAC. ✅Urgent, Urgent-Surgical, Priority, Routine,
and Convenience
Casualties with this/these level(s) of precedence are required to be evacuated within 1
hour. ✅Urgent and Urgent-Surgical
Casualties with this/these level(s) of precedence are required to be evacuated within 4
hours. ✅Priority
Casualties with this/these level(s) of precedence are required to be evacuated within 24
hours. ✅Routine
What are the first 5 lines of a 9 line MEDIVAC? ✅Line 1- location of pickup site ,
Line 2- Radio Frequency, call sign and suffix ,
Line 3- Number of casualties by precedence ,
Line 4- Special Equipment,
Line 5- Number of casualties by type
Line 6-9 of a 9 line MEDIVAC ✅Line 6- security of pickup site or number and type of
wound, injury, or illness
Line 7- method of marking pickup site
Line 8- casualty nationality and status
Line 8- NBC contamination or Terrain
Brevity Codes for line 3 of a 9 Line MEDIVAC ✅A: Urgent
B: Urgent-Surgical
C: Priority
D: Routine
E: Convenience
Brevity codes for Line 4 of a 9 Line MEDIVAC. ✅A: None
B: Hoist
C: Extraction equipment
D: Ventilator
Brevity codes for line 5 of a 9 line MEDIVAC ✅L: Litter
A: Ambulatory
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