Care Under Fire Flashcards
What are the main goals of CUF?
Return fire and take cover, Direct casualty to move to cover and apply self-aid if able, Keep casualty from sustaining further wounds, stop life threatening hemorrhaging
What is the best medicine on the battlefield?
Fire superiority
Where should you place the tourniquet if the site of the life threatening injury is not readily apparent?
High and tight on the casualty’s limb
When is airway management generally best deferred until?
Tactical Field Care
What are things you consider during the Casualty Movement Rescue Plan?
Location of nearest cover, how best to move the casualty, risk to rescuers, weight of casualty, distance to cover, use of suppression fire and smoke to best advantage, recover casualty’s weapon
What injuries do not require C-spine stabilization?
Head, neck injuries,penetrating trauma, GSW, and shrapnel
What are the types of carries for CUF?
One-Person drag with/without a line
Two-Person drag with/without a line
SEAL Team Three Carry (shoulder-belt carry)
Hawes Carry ( Modified Fireman’s Carry or Pack Strap Carry)
What are signs of life threatening bleeding?
Pulsing or steady bleeding from the wound, blood pooling on the ground, overlying clothes soaked in blood, bandages covering the wound are becoming saturated in blood, traumatic amputation, prior bleeding and the pt is now in shock
What are some tourniquet mistakes to avoid?
Waiting too long/not using one, not pulling back the slack, using tq for minimal bleeding, putting it too proximally if the the bleeding site is clearly visible, removing the tq when the pt is in shock, not making it tight enough, not using a second tq when needed, periodically loosening the tq to allow blood flow
Tourniquet Pain
They’re supposed to hurt, pain doesn’t mean there’s a mistake, pain doesn’t mean you take it off, manage pain per TCCC guidelines
How do you control bleeding for Non-Extremities?
Use of a hemostatic agent (combat gauze) BUT NOT FEASIBLE in CUF due to holding pressure for 3 min
Do you assess the airway in CUF?
Airway is not established under fire, it’s handled in TFC
