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🔷 Foundations & TECC Overview
1. In Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC), what is the primary focus during
the Direct Threat Care phase?
A. Airway management
B. Hemorrhage control
C. Scene safety and threat suppression
D. IV fluid administration
Answer: C
Rationale: During Direct Threat Care, the priority is minimizing exposure to
threats and ensuring scene safety before medical interventions .
2. What is the leading cause of preventable death in trauma patients?
A. Airway obstruction
B. Tension pneumothorax
C. Hemorrhage
D. Head injury
,Answer: C
Rationale: Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the most common preventable cause of
death in trauma .
3. What is the primary goal of Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC)?
A. Provide rapid evacuation
B. Ensure scene security
C. Reduce preventable deaths in tactical environments
D. Treat only life-threatening wounds
Answer: C
Rationale: TECC focuses on preventing avoidable deaths through evidence-based
trauma care in high-threat settings .
4. The first priority in a high-threat environment is:
A. Bleeding control
B. Scene safety
C. Airway management
D. Evacuation
,Answer: B
Rationale: You cannot treat casualties if the scene is unsafe — safety first .
5. During the Direct Threat (Hot Zone) phase, the most appropriate action is to:
A. Apply a tourniquet if feasible
B. Start IV fluids
C. Insert an airway
D. Perform CPR
Answer: A
Rationale: Only life-saving interventions like tourniquet application are performed
under direct fire .
6. Which phase of TECC allows for more advanced medical interventions?
A. Direct Threat Care
B. Indirect Threat Care
C. Evacuation Care
D. Recovery Care
, Answer: B
Rationale: Indirect Threat Care allows more comprehensive assessment and
treatment once the threat is reduced .
7. Which of the following is a key factor of remote assessment methodology?
A. The caregiver is unable to touch the patient
B. The patient is in cardiac arrest
C. The caregiver has full access to the patient
D. The patient is conscious
Answer: A
Rationale: Remote medical assessment is the process of assessing and rendering
aid to those who are out of direct physical and visual contact of the provider .
8. What does "good medicine" sometimes become in a tactical situation?
A. Bad tactics
B. The primary objective
C. The only priority
D. Required for mission success