TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care)
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Professional Prep | Grade A+
• TCCC Phases -✓✓Care Under Fire (CUF), Tactical Field Care (TFC), and
Tactical Evacuation Care (TACEVAC).
• CUF Main Priority -✓✓Fire Superiority.
• Hasty Tourniquet -✓✓Applied during Care Under Fire (CUF) over the clothing.
• Deliberate Tourniquet -✓✓2-3 inches above the wound, directly on the skin (not
on a joint).
• Improvised Tourniquet -✓✓Must be at least 2 inches wide.
• TFC Blood Sweep Order -✓✓NAPILA
• SJT (Junctional Tourniquet) -✓✓Used when the wound is above the level where
a standard tourniquet can be placed.
• Urgent Evacuation Criteria -✓✓Tactical situation, casualty's condition, and
advice of the senior medical person.
• TXA (Tranexamic Acid) -✓✓Administered within 3 hours of injury; 2g dose.
• Ertapenem -✓✓1g given for penetrating trauma or burns >20% BSA if
evacuation is delayed >4 hours.
• Moxifloxacin -✓✓400mg PO (oral) antibiotic included in the 'pill pack.'
• Zofran (Ondansetron) -✓✓4-8mg used for nausea after administering Ketamine.
• Lactated Ringers (LR) -✓✓Fluid of choice for casualties with burns >20% BSA
without penetrating trauma.
Latest Questions and Answers |
Professional Prep | Grade A+
• TCCC Phases -✓✓Care Under Fire (CUF), Tactical Field Care (TFC), and
Tactical Evacuation Care (TACEVAC).
• CUF Main Priority -✓✓Fire Superiority.
• Hasty Tourniquet -✓✓Applied during Care Under Fire (CUF) over the clothing.
• Deliberate Tourniquet -✓✓2-3 inches above the wound, directly on the skin (not
on a joint).
• Improvised Tourniquet -✓✓Must be at least 2 inches wide.
• TFC Blood Sweep Order -✓✓NAPILA
• SJT (Junctional Tourniquet) -✓✓Used when the wound is above the level where
a standard tourniquet can be placed.
• Urgent Evacuation Criteria -✓✓Tactical situation, casualty's condition, and
advice of the senior medical person.
• TXA (Tranexamic Acid) -✓✓Administered within 3 hours of injury; 2g dose.
• Ertapenem -✓✓1g given for penetrating trauma or burns >20% BSA if
evacuation is delayed >4 hours.
• Moxifloxacin -✓✓400mg PO (oral) antibiotic included in the 'pill pack.'
• Zofran (Ondansetron) -✓✓4-8mg used for nausea after administering Ketamine.
• Lactated Ringers (LR) -✓✓Fluid of choice for casualties with burns >20% BSA
without penetrating trauma.
