Hemorrhage Control and Hemostasis

Question 1

What is the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield?

Answer 1

Hedmorrahge

Question 2

What is the most common cause of massive external blood loss in combat?

Answer 2

Extremity Injury

Question 3

What are the approved Tourniquets? (3)

Answer 3

1. Combat Application Tourniquet ( C.A.T)
2. Special Operations Forces Touriquest-Tactical (SOFT-T)
3. Emergency and Military Tourniquet (EMT)

Question 4

What are the TCCC Hemostatic Agents? (3)

Answer 4

1. Combat Gauze
2. Celox Gauze or Chito Gauze
3. X-stat ( Best for deep narrow tract Junctional wounds)

Question 5

What Hemostatic Agent is Widely Fielded in the DOD?

Answer 5

Combat Gauze

Question 6

What Hemostatic Agent has an active ingredient is chotosan a mucoadhesive, it functions independently of the coagulation cascade?

Answer 6

Celox Gauze or Chito Gauze

Question 7

WHat Hemostatic Agent is the first expanding wound dressing FDA-cleared for life-threating junctional bleed?

Answer 7

X-Stat

Question 8

Do junctional wounds refer to the following?

Answer 8

1. Groin
2. Buttocks
3. Perineum
4. Axillae
5. Base of the neck
6. Extremities at sites to proximal for limb trouriquets

Question 9

What are CoTCCC Junctional Tourniquets?

Answer 9

1. Combat Ready Clamp (CRoC)
2. Junctional Emergency Treatment Tool (JETT)
3. SAM Junctional Tourniquet

Question 10

What is the proper placement of the Tourniquet placement?

Answer 10

2 to 3 inches above bleeding site.

Question 11

If unable to identify the site the tourniquet can be placed where?

Answer 11

“High and Tight”

Question 12

If the bleeding is still uncontrolled, apply a 2nd tourniquet can be placed were?

Answer 12

Directly Above

Question 13

How long should Hemostatic dressing be applied with at least how many minutes of direct pressure?

Answer 13

3 Minutes