TC 4-02.1 ⛑ Flashcards
What is the regulation for First Aid?
TC 4-02.1
What is TCCC?
Tactical Combat Causality Care
What are the steps in TCCC?
- Care under fire
- Tactical Field care
- Combat causality evacuation care
What is CCP?
Causality Collection Point
What is a CASEVAC?
Causality Evacuation in Non- Medical Vehicle or Aircraft
When would you not render first aid to a casualty?
If doing so puts your life in danger or the casualty shows no sign of life
In combat, what’s the biggest threat to a casualty’s life?
Bleeding
How do you determine a casualty’s level of responsiveness?
A- Alert
V- Responds to voice
P- Responds to pain
U- Unconscious
What is a FMC
Field Medical Card
When would you not loosen clothing?
Chemical environment or clothing is stuck in the wound
What are the 4 types of burns?
C- Chemical
E- Electric
L- Laser
T- Thermal
What are the three categories of heat injuries?
- Heat cramps
- Heat exhaustion
- Heat stroke
What are two methods of opening an airway?
- Jaw thrust
- Head tilt method
When would you not use the head tilt method?
Suspected neck/ spinal cord injury
What is self aid?
Emergency treatment applied to ones self
What is the object of first aid?
- To control bleeding
- Overcome shock
- Relieve pain
- Prevent infection
What is first aid?
Care rendered to a casualty prior to the arrival of medical personnel
What type of blood is the universal donor?
O
How high do you place a tourniquet above an injury?
2-4 inches
What are the 2 types of fractures?
Open- compound
Closed- simple
What are the 3 types of bleeding?
A- Arterial
V- Venous
C- Capillary
What are the 8 steps to evaluate a casualty?
- Responsiveness
- Breathing
- Pulse
- Bleeding
- Shock
- Fractures
- Burns
- Head injury
Describe 9 line medevac
- Location
- radio freq, call sign, suffix
- Number of patients by precedence
- Special equipment required
- Number of patients
- Security
- Method of marking pick up site
- Patient nationality and status
- NCB contamination
What does COLD stand for?
- Clean
- Overdressed
- Loose clothing
- Dry
