TCCC Flashcards
First Aid
TC 4-02.1
TCCC
Tactical Combat Casualty Care
Three stages Of TC3
Care under fire
Tactical Field Care
Tactical Evacuation
What is the done before care under fire
Return Fire
Neutralize the threat
Determine if casualty is alive or dead
Big pipes sever bleeding
Apply tourniquet(s)
Where should you apply tourniquet
2-3” above the wound
When do you stop tightening the windless
When the bleeding stops
Do you evaluate casualties for injuries during care under fire
No
You or the casualty control life threatening blood loss and get to safety
Level of casualty’s responsiveness
AVPU
Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
When do you recheck bleeding control measures
When behind cover and out of danger
After every time you move the casualty
Describe mood sweep
Sweep behind the neck
Shoulders to finger tips
Waist to ankles
Tiger claw back and chest
What do you do during tactical evacuation
Monitor patient for shock and reassess interventions
Two methods for opening airways
Head tilt chin lift
Jaw thrust
What materials should be used when sealing a chest wound
Nonporous (plastic, cellophane) commercial seals
When do you apply chest seal on an open chest wound
When the patient exhales