FMF Tactical Combat Casualty Care 2

Question 1

Which phase of TCCC allows the most thorough medical assessment because the casualty is no longer under direct fire?

Accepted Answer

Tactical Field Care

Answer

Care Under Fire

Answer

Tactical Evacuation Care

Answer

Combat Lifesaver Care

Question 2

When applying a tourniquet, it should be placed how many inches above the wound?

Accepted Answer

2-3 inches

Answer

1 inch

Answer

4-5 inches

Answer

6 inches or more

Question 3

What is the MARCH acronym used for in TCCC?

Accepted Answer

Massive hemorrhage, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, Hypothermia/Head

Answer

Movement, Assessment, Rescue, Care, Helicopter

Answer

Medical, Airway, Response, Circulation, Hydration

Answer

Monitor, Assess, Resuscitate, Communicate, Handoff

Question 4

In TCCC, what is the preferred method to open an airway in an unconscious casualty when trauma is suspected?

Accepted Answer

Jaw thrust maneuver

Answer

Head-tilt chin-lift

Answer

Nasopharyngeal airway insertion only

Answer

Oropharyngeal airway insertion

Question 5

Needle decompression for tension pneumothorax should be performed at which anatomical landmark?

Accepted Answer

2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line

Answer

5th intercostal space, midaxillary line

Answer

3rd intercostal space, anterior axillary line

Answer

4th intercostal space, midclavicular line

Question 6

What is the primary indicator that a tourniquet has been applied correctly?

Accepted Answer

Bleeding stops and distal pulse is absent

Answer

The casualty reports numbness in the limb

Answer

The tourniquet causes visible skin indentation

Answer

The casualty loses consciousness

Question 7

Which dressing is specifically designed for junctional wounds (groin, axilla, neck) not amenable to tourniquet use?

Accepted Answer

Junctional Emergency Treatment Tool (JETT) or SAM Junctional Tourniquet

Answer

Israeli bandage

Answer

Combat gauze only

Answer

Elastic bandage wrap