TACTICAL EMERGENCY CASUALTY
CARE TEST LATEST UPDATED
MCI is changing from "triage and treat" to "treat and evacuate" in response to
active threats.
T.H.R.E.A.T. care model
T: Suppression of threats
H: Control of haemorrhage
Rapid Extrication to Safety, or RE
A. Evaluation by healthcare professionals
T-Transport to final medical attention
TECC's objectives are to create a framework for civilian medical response that
strikes a balance between risk and benefit.
-to minimise provider risk while optimising patient benefit -to offer direction
for point-of-wounding care
Patterns of treatable wounds -9% Exsanguination from wounds on the
extremities: 1% Airway blockage: -5% -10% tension pneumothorax Potentially
treatable trauma to the torso
TECC stages of treatment
-EVACUATION CARE -DIRECT THREAT CARE -INDIRECT THREAT
CARE
direct threat management
When there is an ongoing direct threat of bodily harm to the patient or rescuers,
or when the situation is unstable, direct threat care is used.
CARE TEST LATEST UPDATED
MCI is changing from "triage and treat" to "treat and evacuate" in response to
active threats.
T.H.R.E.A.T. care model
T: Suppression of threats
H: Control of haemorrhage
Rapid Extrication to Safety, or RE
A. Evaluation by healthcare professionals
T-Transport to final medical attention
TECC's objectives are to create a framework for civilian medical response that
strikes a balance between risk and benefit.
-to minimise provider risk while optimising patient benefit -to offer direction
for point-of-wounding care
Patterns of treatable wounds -9% Exsanguination from wounds on the
extremities: 1% Airway blockage: -5% -10% tension pneumothorax Potentially
treatable trauma to the torso
TECC stages of treatment
-EVACUATION CARE -DIRECT THREAT CARE -INDIRECT THREAT
CARE
direct threat management
When there is an ongoing direct threat of bodily harm to the patient or rescuers,
or when the situation is unstable, direct threat care is used.
