HCB TCCC Exam Questions With 100%
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Combat medical training historically was modeled on what civilian courses? - Emergency Medical
Technician, Advanced Trauma Life Support
What two groups are needed to optimize battlefield trauma care strategies? - Trauma docs and
combat medical personnel
How is military prehospital trauma care different from civilian trauma care? - -hostile fire
-darkness
-environmental extremes
-different wounding epidemiology
-limited equipment
-need for tactical maneuver
-long delays to hospital care
-different medic training and experience
What type of wounds are often caused by IEDs? - Junctional hemorrhage
What is the SECOND LEADING cause of preventable death on the battlefield? - Tension
pneumothorax
What is the FIRST LEADING cause of preventable death on the battlefield? - Hemorrhage
What are the three objectives of TCCC? - -treat the casualty
-prevent additional casualties
-complete the mission
, The prehospital arm of the Joint Trauma System include: - -42 members from all services in the DoD
and civilian sector
-trauma surgeons, emergency medicine, critical care physicians, combatant unit physicians; medical
educators; combat medics, corpsmen, and PJs
-100% deployed experience as of 2017
-meet and update TCCC as needed
What was utilized before TCCC? - Military Medicine Supplement, 1996
Increased use of TCCC by Special Operations and conventional units began in what year? - 2005
Up to ___% of combat deaths are potentially preventable. - 24
Three phases of care in TCCC - -Care Under Fire
-Tactical Field Care
-TACEVAC Care
In 2017, everyone deploys with at least ___ tourniquets. - 2
What is the placement of a tourniquet over the uniform? - High and tight
(True/False) Airway management is generally best deferred until the Tactical Field Care phase. -
True
What are the major concerns for Care Under Fire? - Suppression of enemy fire, moving casualties to
cover
What is the best medicine on the battlefield? - Fire superiority
Where should you NOT treat the patient if the firefight is ongoing? - Kill zone (The "X")
Correct Verified Answers
Combat medical training historically was modeled on what civilian courses? - Emergency Medical
Technician, Advanced Trauma Life Support
What two groups are needed to optimize battlefield trauma care strategies? - Trauma docs and
combat medical personnel
How is military prehospital trauma care different from civilian trauma care? - -hostile fire
-darkness
-environmental extremes
-different wounding epidemiology
-limited equipment
-need for tactical maneuver
-long delays to hospital care
-different medic training and experience
What type of wounds are often caused by IEDs? - Junctional hemorrhage
What is the SECOND LEADING cause of preventable death on the battlefield? - Tension
pneumothorax
What is the FIRST LEADING cause of preventable death on the battlefield? - Hemorrhage
What are the three objectives of TCCC? - -treat the casualty
-prevent additional casualties
-complete the mission
, The prehospital arm of the Joint Trauma System include: - -42 members from all services in the DoD
and civilian sector
-trauma surgeons, emergency medicine, critical care physicians, combatant unit physicians; medical
educators; combat medics, corpsmen, and PJs
-100% deployed experience as of 2017
-meet and update TCCC as needed
What was utilized before TCCC? - Military Medicine Supplement, 1996
Increased use of TCCC by Special Operations and conventional units began in what year? - 2005
Up to ___% of combat deaths are potentially preventable. - 24
Three phases of care in TCCC - -Care Under Fire
-Tactical Field Care
-TACEVAC Care
In 2017, everyone deploys with at least ___ tourniquets. - 2
What is the placement of a tourniquet over the uniform? - High and tight
(True/False) Airway management is generally best deferred until the Tactical Field Care phase. -
True
What are the major concerns for Care Under Fire? - Suppression of enemy fire, moving casualties to
cover
What is the best medicine on the battlefield? - Fire superiority
Where should you NOT treat the patient if the firefight is ongoing? - Kill zone (The "X")
