When you have casualties on the battlefield, you must determine the sequence in which the casualties are to be treated and how to treat their injuries.
This course discusses the procedures for performing tactical combat casualty care; treating injuries to the extremities, chest, abdominal, and head; and controlling shock.
Course Components: This course consists of eight lessons. The lessons are:
Lesson 1. TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE
Lesson 2. CONTROLLING BLEEDING FROM AN EXTREMITY
Lesson 3. TREATING CHEST INJURIES
Lesson 4. TREATING ABDOMINAL INJURIES
Lesson 5. TREATING HEAD INJURIES
Lesson 7. TREATING HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
Lesson 8. TREATING SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
Here are some suggestions that may be helpful to you in completing this course:
–Read and study each lesson carefully.
–Complete the course lesson by lesson. After completing each lesson, work the exercises at the end of the lesson.
–After completing each set of lesson exercises, compare your answers with those at the bottom of the page. If you have answered an exercise incorrectly, check the reference cited after the answer on the solution sheet to determine why your response was not the correct one.
- Welcome
- Lessons
- Lesson 1. TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE
- Lesson 2. CONTROLLING BLEEDING FROM AN EXTREMITY
- Section I. General
- Section II. Controlling External Bleeding From a Wound on an Extremity
- 2-06. LOCATE THE WOUND
- 2-07. EXPOSE THE WOUND
- 2-08. CHECK THE CIRCULATION BELOW THE WOUND
- 2-09. APPLY AND SECURE THE FIELD DRESSING
- 2-10. CHECK THE CIRCULATION BELOW THE FIELD DRESSING
- 2-11. ELEVATE THE INJURED LIMB, IF APPROPRIATE
- 2-12. RE-EVALUATE THE BLEEDING
- 2-13. APPLY DIGITAL PRESSURE, IF NEEDED
- 2-14. APPLY A PRESSURE DRESSING
- 2-15. CHECK THE CIRCULATION BELOW THE PRESSURE DRESSING
- 2-16. LOOSEN AND RETIE THE PRESSURE DRESSING BANDAGE, IF NEEDED
- 2-17. EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRESSURE DRESSING
- 2-18. APPLY A TOURNIQUET
- 2-19. MARK THE CASUALTY
- 2-20. CONTINUE YOUR SURVEY AND TREATMENT
- 2-21. DOCUMENT TREATMENT AND EVACUATE THE CASUALTY
- Section III. APPLYING AN IMPROVISED TOURNIQUET
- Section IV. CONTROLLING BLEEDING FROM AN AMPUTATION
- Section V. TREATING INTERNAL BLEEDING IN AN EXTREMITY
- Lesson 3. TREATING CHEST INJURIES
- Section I. GENERAL
- Section II. TREATING OPEN CHEST WOUNDS
- 3-04. IDENTIFY A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN CHEST WOUND
- 3-05. EXPOSE THE OPEN CHEST WOUND
- 3-06. CHECK FOR OTHER OPEN CHEST WOUNDS
- 3-07. SEAL THE OPEN CHEST WOUND
- 3-08. DRESS THE OPEN CHEST WOUND
- 3-09. DRESS AND SEAL THE OTHER OPEN CHEST WOUNDS, IF ANY
- 3-10. COMPLETE SURVEY
- 3-11. POSITION THE CASUALTY
- 3-12. MONITOR THE CASUALTY
- 3-13. TREAT TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX, IF NEEDED
- Section III. TREATING CLOSED CHEST INJURIES
- 3-14. IDENTIFY A CASUALTY WITH A CLOSED CHEST INJURY
- 3-15. CHECK FOR A FRACTURED RIB
- 3-16. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A FRACTURED RIB
- 3-17. CHECK FOR A FLAIL CHEST
- 3-18. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A FLAIL CHEST
- 3-19. CHECK FOR A COMPRESSION INJURY
- 3-20. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A COMPRESSION INJURY
- 3-21. CHECK FOR A BACK INJURY
- 3-22. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A BACK INJURY
- 3-23. CHECK FOR TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX AND HEMOTHORAX
- 3-24. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
- 3-25. CHECK FOR OTHER CONDITIONS
- Lesson 4. TREATING ABDOMINAL INJURIES
- Section I. GENERAL
- Section II. TREATING OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUNDS
- 4-03. LOCATE OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND(S)
- 4-04. POSITION A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND
- 4-05. TREAT FOR SHOCK
- 4-06. EXPOSE THE OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND
- 4-07. APPLY A DRESSING
- 4-08. SECURE THE DRESSING
- 4-09. DRESS OTHER OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUNDS, IF ANY
- 4-10. REINFORCE DRESSING, IF NEEDED
- 4-11. MONITOR A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND
- Section III. TREATING AN ACUTE ABDOMEN
- Lesson 5. TREATING HEAD INJURIES
- Section I. OPEN AND CLOSED HEAD INJURIES
- Section II. TREATING OPEN HEAD WOUNDS
- 5-05. POSITION A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN HEAD WOUND
- 5-06. TREAT AN OPEN HEAD WOUND
- 5-07. APPLY A DRESSING TO A WOUND ON THE FOREHEAD OR BACK OF THE HEAD
- 5-08. APPLY A DRESSING TO A WOUND ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD
- 5-09. APPLY A DRESSING TO A WOUND ON THE CHEEK OR SIDE OF THE HEAD
- 5-10. MONITOR A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN HEAD WOUND
- Section III. TREATING OTHER INJURIES
- Lesson 6. TREATING BURNS
- Section I. GENERAL
- Section II. TREATING THERMAL BURNS
- 6-04. IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF A THERMAL BURN
- 6-05. REMOVE SOURCE OF THE BURN, IF PRESENT
- 6-06. CHECK FOR INHALATION INJURY
- 6-07. CHECK FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
- 6-08. EXPOSE THE BURNED AREA
- 6-09. ESTIMATE THE PERCENT OF BODY SURFACE AREA BURNED
- 6-10. INITIATE AN INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, IF NEEDED
- 6-11. APPLY COLD SOAKS, IF APPROPRIATE
- 6-12. DRESS THE BURN WOUNDS
- 6-13. MONITOR AND EVACUATE THE CASUALTY
- Section III. TREATING ELECTRICAL BURNS
- Section IV. TREATING CHEMICAL BURNS
- Section V. TREATING RADIANT ENERGY BURNS
- Lesson 7. TREATING HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
- 7-01. IDENTIFY THE CAUSES OF SHOCK
- 7-02. IDENTIFY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
- 7-03. TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT OR TREAT HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
- 7-04. MONITOR A CASUALTY FOR HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
- 7-05. DETERMINE IF MEDICAL ANTI-SHOCK TROUSERS SHOULD BE USED
- 7-06. PLACE THE MEDICAL ANTI-SHOCK TROUSERS ON THE CASUALTY
- 7-07. INFLATE THE MEDICAL ANTI-SHOCK TROUSERS
- 7-8. MONITOR A CASUALTY WEARING MEDICAL ANTI-SHOCK TROUSERS
- Lesson 8. TREATING SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
- Self Tests
- Print Version
- Images
- Videos
- Basic Shock and Resuscitation
- Burns of the Hands
- Burns: Thermal, Dry Chemical, Electrical, and Inhalation
- Chemical Burns of the Eye
- Dry Chemical Burns
- Electrical Burns
- Extremity Hemorrhage Control
- Inhalation Burns
- Initiate an Intravenous Infusion
- Manage a Traumatic Amputation
- Management and Initial Treatment of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Degree Burns
- Needle Thoracentesis to Treat a Tension Pneumothorax
- PASG (Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment)
- Starting an IV in a Field Environment
- Thermal Burns
- Treat an Open Chest Wound
- Treat Eye Injuries
- About
- Index