Phases Of Care

Question 1

What does the term phases of care refer to?

Answer 1

The enviroment you are operating in and the medical treatments that are available during different tactical situations.

Question 2

What are the threats that you may face?

Answer 2

Threats to yourself, to the casualty and threats that may hinder treatment to the casualty.

Question 3

What are the the phases of care and where are the provided?

Answer 3

Care under fire- Non-permisive environment.
Tactical field care- Semi-permisive environment.
Field resuscitation- Permissive environment.
Advanced Recusitation- Role 2 Enhanced, Role 3, Role 4

Question 4

What would indicate a non-permisive environment?

Answer 4

An immediate risk to life to either casualty or others. (Enemy fire, UXO, Fire, Live electrical cables)

Question 5

What interventions can be made in a non-permissive environment?

Answer 5

Catastorhic Hemorage- Combat Application Torniquet. (CAT)

Airway- Postural drainage. (3 1/4 prone)

Question 6

What would indicate a semi-permisive environment?

Answer 6

No immediate risk to life bit still a significant risk. (Enemy in area but not in contact or you and casualty are in cover)

Question 7

What can be done in a semi-permissive environment?

Answer 7

TRAPS assement and more skilled medical interventions to be employed but concentrating on life threatening.

Question 8

What would indicate is a permissive environment?

Answer 8

No risk to life and situation unlikely to change.

Question 9

What can be interventions and considerations can be made in a permissive environment?

Answer 9

Detailed survey and medical procedures.
Potential to work as a team.
Prolonged field care.

Question 10

What is the goal of a BATLS practitioner?

Answer 10

Keep casualty alive from point of wounding till hand over to next medical role.

Question 11

What are the potential threats?

Answer 11

Hostile activity
Poor visibility
Communication restrictions
Equipment factors
Poor preparation
Time limitations

Question 12

What is the SAFE approach?

Answer 12

Shout, send, signal for help
Assess threats
Find/free
Evaluate (Triage, C and A)

Question 13

What is low priority in CUF?

Answer 13

C-spine consideration.

Question 14

What should the BATLS paradigme not limit?

Answer 14

Passing on to further care.

Question 15

What is TRAPS?

Answer 15

CABCDE
C- Reassess and firm up interventions.
A- Check, clear, maintain.
B- RISE’N’FALL.
C- Manage hemorrhage (Blood on floor and 4 more.)
D- AVPU, pupils, analgesia.
E- Enviromental concerns. Document, generate ATMIST. Secure on stetcher.

Question 16

What are the necessary lines in a 9 liner to initiate med evac?

Answer 16

3, 4, 5