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TC 4-02.1 First Aid Flashcards

1
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What publication covers First Aid?

A

TC 4-02.1

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What does TC 4-02.1 cover?

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First Aid

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What does the acronym TCCC stand for?

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Tactical Combat Casualty Care

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4
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How many phases are there for TCCC? What are they?

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3 phases:
Care Under Fire
Tactical Field Care
Combat Casualty Evacuation Care

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What is care under fire?

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You are currently in danger from hostile fire and are limited in the care you can provide

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What is Tactical Field Care?

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You and casualty are not in immediate danger and are able to provide care to the best of your ability

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What is Combat Casualty Evacuation Care?

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The care rendered during casualty evacuation

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What is the difference between CASEVAC and MEDEVAC?

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MEDEVAC is with a medical vehicle, while a CASEVAC is with any other vehicle/aircraft

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When would you not provide first aid to a casualty?

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When it puts your life in danger or if there are no signs of life

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In combat, what is the most likely threat to the casualty’s life?

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Bleeding

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What is a CCP?

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Casualty Collection Point

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How do you determine a casualty’s level of consciousness?

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AVPU

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

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What is CPR?

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to restore the heart beat

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14
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What is an FMC?

A

Field Medical Card

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When would you not loosen a casualty’s clothing?

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Chemical environment or stuck to the skin

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16
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What are the 4 types of burns?

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Chemical
Electrical
Laser
Thermal

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What are the 3 categories of heat injuries?

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Heat cramps
Heat exhaustion
Heat stroke

18
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What are the two methods for opening the airway?

A

Head tilt / Chin lift

Jaw thrust

19
Q

What is the objective of first aid?

A

Control bleeding
Overcome shock
Relieve pain
Prevent infection

20
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What is first aid?

A

Care rendered to a casualty prior to the arrival of medical personnel

21
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Where should you place a tourniquet?

A

Care under fire–high and tight over the clothing.

Tactical field care–2-4 inches above the wound.

22
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What are the two types of fractures?

A

Open (compound)

Closed (simple)

23
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What are the three types of bleeding?

A

Arterial–bright red, spurts
Venous–dark, steady
Capillary–oozes

24
Q

Name 4 common points for checking pulse.

A

Neck, ankle, wrist, groin

25
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What is the treatment for shock?

A 
PELCRN
Position casualty on their back
elevate the legs
loosen clothing
climatize
reassure
notify medical personnel

keep calm

26
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What are the 8 steps to evaluating a casualty?

A

Responsiveness, breathing, pulse, bleeding, shock, fractures, burns, head injuries

27
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What does the acronym COLD stand for?

A

keep it clean
avoid overheating
loose clothing/layers
keep clothes dry

28
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What are the ABCs of medical treatment?

A

Open airway and restore breathing.
Stop the bleeding.
Dress and bandage wounds.
Prevent shock.

29
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What is the treatment for heat cramps?

A

Move to the shade, loosen/remove clothing, give cool water

30
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How do you stop bleeding?

A

Field dressing, manual pressure, elevate limb, pressure dressing, tourniquet

31
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What is the single most common cause of airway blockage?

A

The tongue

32
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What are the signs of heat cramps?

A

Muscle cramps, excessive sweating

33
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Signs of heat exhaustion?

A

Clammy skin, headache, muscle cramps, sweating, weakness, nausea, dizziness, chills, rapid breathing, confusion, tingling hands

34
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Signs of heat stroke?

A

Stops sweating, hot dry skin, fast pulse, headache, dizziness, nausea, weakness, seizures

35
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How should heat stroke be treated?

A

Immerse in cold water, transport to medical facility

36
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What is shock and why is it dangerous?

A

Inadequate blood flow to vital organs; can result in death even with less fatal injuries

37
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What is the basic principle when splinting fractures?

A

Splint them where they lie

38
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Name 5 cold and wet weather injuries.

A 
Frostbite--freezing part of body
Hypothermia--low body temp
Immersion/trench foot
Chillblain--mild frostbite
Snow blindness--pain in eyes
39
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Signs of frostbite?

A

Numbness, white/red skin, blisters, swollen area, feels solid or wooden

40
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Treatment for frostbite?

A

Skin to skin contact; cover skin; cover with blanket; don’t warm too fast, don’t rub, don’t soak

41
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How do you treat a sucking chest wound?

A

Cover the area with plastic to stop airflow. Lay casualty injured side down

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