106 TACTICAL MEDICINE AND FIELD SANITATION FUNDAMENTALS Flashcards
What ranger regiment was the first to adopt TCCC guidlines?
75th
The tri-service Committee on TCCC (CoTCCC) was begun in what year?
2001
CoTCCC monitors medical developments in what concepts?
Hemorrhage control, airway management, fluid resuscitation, analgesia, antibiotics and other lifesaving techniques.
Triage is a French word that means what?
To sort
Where is tactical triage primarily used?
BAS
Tactical class I patients require what treatment?
Minor professional treatment
Tactical class II patients require what treatment?
Immediate life-sustaining measures or of a moderate nature. Initially require a minimum amount of time, personnel and supplies.
Tactical class III patients require what treatment?
Definitive treatment can be delayed w/out jeopardy to life or loss of limb.
Tactical class IV patients require what treatment?
Extensive treatment beyond immediate medical capabilities.
Non-tactical priority I patients have what type of injuries?
Correctable life-threatening illnesses/injuries
Non-tactical priority II patients have what type of injuries?
Serious but not life threatening
Non-tactical priority III patients have what type of injuries?
Minor
Non-tactical priority IV patients have what type of injuries?
Dead or fatally injured
What are the three phases of TCCC?
- Care Under Fire
- Tactical Field Care
- Tactical Evacuation (TACEVAC)
Explain the treatment plan for Tactical Field Care
- Establish a security perimeter
- Triage casualties as required
- Massive Hemorrhage
