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TCCC Tier 3 Certification Examination – Tactical
Combat Casualty Care||Verified Exam!!||Combat
Medic/Corpsman Level – 2026/2027 academic year
complete exam material
When should you inspect your JFAK, CLS bag, CMC bag
and other Service-specific medical kits? - Answer-Before,
during, and after all training events and missions.
What is Care Under Fire? - Answer-care given by the first
responder at the scene of the injury while they and the
casualty are still under effective hostile fire or near the
threat.
What are the signs of life threatening bleeding? - Answer-•
Bright red blood is pooling on the ground
• The overlying clothes are soaked with blood
• There is a traumatic AMPUTATION of an arm or leg
• There is pulsatile (pulsing) or steady bleeding from the
wound
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How long does it take to bleed to death from a complete
femoral artery and vein disruption? - Answer-3 minutes or
less
What are advantages and disadvantages of one-person
drags? - Answer-• Advantages: only one rescuer is
exposed to enemy fire.
• Disadvantages: they are difficult to perform and can
cause the rescuer to tire quickly.
What are advantages and disadvantages of two-person
carries? - Answer-• Advantages: they are useful in
situations where drags do not work well and are quicker
than most one-person carries.
• Disadvantages: they cause the rescuers to have a higher
silhouette than most drags, and are hard to accomplish
with the added weight of rescuer's and/or the casualty's
equipment.
What is the difference between TFC and CUF? - Answer-
care rendered once the combat medic/corpsman and
casualty are no longer under direct threat from effective
enemy fire. This allows for the time and the relative safety
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for a more deliberate approach to casualty assessment
and treatment.
True or False: During TFC, the tactical situation could
change back to CUF again at any time? - Answer-True
What is triage? - Answer-the deliberate sorting of
casualties and allocation of limited treatment resources
according to a system of priorities designed to maximize
the number of survivors on the battlefield.
What is a CCP? - Answer-location on the battlefield for the
triage, treatment and monitoring, and the
packaging/staging of casualties for evacuation. The CCP
should be established reasonably close to the fight where
casualties are likely to occur, be near natural "lines of
drift", provide relative cover and concealment from the
enemy whenever possible, and have access to evacuation
routes.
Which factors influence TCCC? - Answer-Hostile fire,
tactical considerations, wounding patterns, environmental
considerations, level of first-responder training and
experience, equipment constraints and the potential for
significant delays in evacuation.
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What are the phases of care in TCCC? - Answer-Care
Under Fire/Threat, Tactical Field Care, and Tactical
Evacuation Care.
What is the most essential treatment task in CUF? -
Answer-Application of a limb tourniquet to control massive
bleeding.
What is every first responder's role in CUF? - Answer-
Suppress hostile fire and/or establish scene safety, assist
in self-aid, and assist in moving casualties
What does MARCH PAWS stand for? - Answer-Massive
bleeding, airway, respirations (breathing), circulation, and
hypothermia AND head injury, pain, antibiotics, wounds,
and splints.
What type of tourniquet found in the CMC Aid Bag is used
to control massive hemorrhage in the axilla that is too
proximal for effective limb tourniquet application? -
Answer-Junctional Tourniquet
TCCC Tier 3 Certification Examination – Tactical
Combat Casualty Care||Verified Exam!!||Combat
Medic/Corpsman Level – 2026/2027 academic year
complete exam material
When should you inspect your JFAK, CLS bag, CMC bag
and other Service-specific medical kits? - Answer-Before,
during, and after all training events and missions.
What is Care Under Fire? - Answer-care given by the first
responder at the scene of the injury while they and the
casualty are still under effective hostile fire or near the
threat.
What are the signs of life threatening bleeding? - Answer-•
Bright red blood is pooling on the ground
• The overlying clothes are soaked with blood
• There is a traumatic AMPUTATION of an arm or leg
• There is pulsatile (pulsing) or steady bleeding from the
wound
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How long does it take to bleed to death from a complete
femoral artery and vein disruption? - Answer-3 minutes or
less
What are advantages and disadvantages of one-person
drags? - Answer-• Advantages: only one rescuer is
exposed to enemy fire.
• Disadvantages: they are difficult to perform and can
cause the rescuer to tire quickly.
What are advantages and disadvantages of two-person
carries? - Answer-• Advantages: they are useful in
situations where drags do not work well and are quicker
than most one-person carries.
• Disadvantages: they cause the rescuers to have a higher
silhouette than most drags, and are hard to accomplish
with the added weight of rescuer's and/or the casualty's
equipment.
What is the difference between TFC and CUF? - Answer-
care rendered once the combat medic/corpsman and
casualty are no longer under direct threat from effective
enemy fire. This allows for the time and the relative safety
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for a more deliberate approach to casualty assessment
and treatment.
True or False: During TFC, the tactical situation could
change back to CUF again at any time? - Answer-True
What is triage? - Answer-the deliberate sorting of
casualties and allocation of limited treatment resources
according to a system of priorities designed to maximize
the number of survivors on the battlefield.
What is a CCP? - Answer-location on the battlefield for the
triage, treatment and monitoring, and the
packaging/staging of casualties for evacuation. The CCP
should be established reasonably close to the fight where
casualties are likely to occur, be near natural "lines of
drift", provide relative cover and concealment from the
enemy whenever possible, and have access to evacuation
routes.
Which factors influence TCCC? - Answer-Hostile fire,
tactical considerations, wounding patterns, environmental
considerations, level of first-responder training and
experience, equipment constraints and the potential for
significant delays in evacuation.
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What are the phases of care in TCCC? - Answer-Care
Under Fire/Threat, Tactical Field Care, and Tactical
Evacuation Care.
What is the most essential treatment task in CUF? -
Answer-Application of a limb tourniquet to control massive
bleeding.
What is every first responder's role in CUF? - Answer-
Suppress hostile fire and/or establish scene safety, assist
in self-aid, and assist in moving casualties
What does MARCH PAWS stand for? - Answer-Massive
bleeding, airway, respirations (breathing), circulation, and
hypothermia AND head injury, pain, antibiotics, wounds,
and splints.
What type of tourniquet found in the CMC Aid Bag is used
to control massive hemorrhage in the axilla that is too
proximal for effective limb tourniquet application? -
Answer-Junctional Tourniquet
