Tactical Paramedic Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Top 3 preventable causes of combat death - ANSWER✔✔-- Extremity Hemorrhage 60%
- Tension pneumothorax 33%
- Airway Compromise 6%
Phases of TCCC/TECC/TEMS - ANSWER✔✔-1- Care Under Fire
- Hot Zone in TEMS
- Direct Threat Care in TECC
2- Tactical Field Care
- Warm Zone in TEMS
- Indirect Threat Care in TECC
3- Tactical Evacuation
- Cold Zone in TEMS
- Evacuate in TECC
Types of IEDs - ANSWER✔✔-Command Detonated
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,House Borne
Vehicle Borne
Suicide Vest
Blast Classifications - ANSWER✔✔-Conventional (Open Space Blast)
Vehicle and Enclosed Space Blast
High Order Explosives
Low Order Explosives
Mechanisms of Blast Injury - ANSWER✔✔-Primary (blast wave)
Secondary (shrapnel, debris)
Tertiary (injuries from being thrown)
Quaternary (misc/infections/crush etc)
Hyperkalemi - ANSWER✔✔-Potassium >5.0meq/L
START Triage - ANSWER✔✔-Able to Walk- Minor
Apnea after positioning airway- Expectant
Respiratory Rate over 30- Immediate
Absent radial or cap refill over 2 seconds- Immediate
Obeys Commands- Delayed
Doesn't obey commands- Immediate
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, Blast lung triad - ANSWER✔✔-apnea, bradycardia, hypotension
Signs that a wound is still bleeding - ANSWER✔✔-1. Blood soaked dressings
2. Pooling of blood around casualty
3. Signs of shock
Measuring an NPA - ANSWER✔✔-Measure from the tip of the ear to the tip of the nose
7 P's of preparing to intubate - ANSWER✔✔-Preparation
Preoxygenate
Pretreatment
Paralysis with induction
Protect abs Position
Placement with proof
Post intubation management
RSI Pretreatment - ANSWER✔✔-LOAD
Lidocaine (head/lung injury)
Opiates
Atropine for infants
Defasiculating dose
Failed airway algorithm. - ANSWER✔✔-Patient requires a secure airway
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Questions and Answers
Top 3 preventable causes of combat death - ANSWER✔✔-- Extremity Hemorrhage 60%
- Tension pneumothorax 33%
- Airway Compromise 6%
Phases of TCCC/TECC/TEMS - ANSWER✔✔-1- Care Under Fire
- Hot Zone in TEMS
- Direct Threat Care in TECC
2- Tactical Field Care
- Warm Zone in TEMS
- Indirect Threat Care in TECC
3- Tactical Evacuation
- Cold Zone in TEMS
- Evacuate in TECC
Types of IEDs - ANSWER✔✔-Command Detonated
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,House Borne
Vehicle Borne
Suicide Vest
Blast Classifications - ANSWER✔✔-Conventional (Open Space Blast)
Vehicle and Enclosed Space Blast
High Order Explosives
Low Order Explosives
Mechanisms of Blast Injury - ANSWER✔✔-Primary (blast wave)
Secondary (shrapnel, debris)
Tertiary (injuries from being thrown)
Quaternary (misc/infections/crush etc)
Hyperkalemi - ANSWER✔✔-Potassium >5.0meq/L
START Triage - ANSWER✔✔-Able to Walk- Minor
Apnea after positioning airway- Expectant
Respiratory Rate over 30- Immediate
Absent radial or cap refill over 2 seconds- Immediate
Obeys Commands- Delayed
Doesn't obey commands- Immediate
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, Blast lung triad - ANSWER✔✔-apnea, bradycardia, hypotension
Signs that a wound is still bleeding - ANSWER✔✔-1. Blood soaked dressings
2. Pooling of blood around casualty
3. Signs of shock
Measuring an NPA - ANSWER✔✔-Measure from the tip of the ear to the tip of the nose
7 P's of preparing to intubate - ANSWER✔✔-Preparation
Preoxygenate
Pretreatment
Paralysis with induction
Protect abs Position
Placement with proof
Post intubation management
RSI Pretreatment - ANSWER✔✔-LOAD
Lidocaine (head/lung injury)
Opiates
Atropine for infants
Defasiculating dose
Failed airway algorithm. - ANSWER✔✔-Patient requires a secure airway
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