INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that best answers the question or best completes the sentence or by writing the answer in the space provided.
After you have answered all of the exercises, scroll to the bottom of the page and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly, reread the lesson material referenced with the solution.
1. List the three phases in tactical combat casualty care.
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2. What is the primary source of hemorrhage control during the care under fire phase?
a. Direct pressure.
b. Elevation.
c. Pressure points.
d. Tourniquet.
3. You have moved your casualty to a collection point where the casualty has been loaded into a ground ambulance. What stage of TC3 are you in?
a. Care under fire.
b. Tactical field care.
c. CASEVAC care.
4. What is your first concern during care under fire?
a. Providing care for a wounded soldier.
b. Continue the mission.
c. Recovering non-essential equipment.
d. Gaining fire superiority.
5. You have multiple casualties. Casualty A has minor wounds; Casualty B has major injuries; and Casualty C is in cardiopulmonary arrest due to massive blood loss. You are the only medic available. What is your best course of action?
a. Begin CPR on casualty C.
b. Triage your supplies and casualties; treat casualty B.
c. Wait until more help arrives.
6. Intravenous access should be gained during which phase of TC3?
a. Care under fire.
b. Tactical field care.
c. CASEVAC care.
7. Two large bore IVs wide open should be started for all casualties.
a. True.
b. False.
8. The fluid of choice for hypovolemic fluid resuscitation is:
a. Normal saline.
b. Five percent dextrose in water.
c. Ringer’s lactate.
d. Hextend®.
9. If unable to obtain a patent peripheral IV what is the next option?
a. Package the patient for transport.
b. F.A.S.T.1 intra-osseous
c. Intravenous cut down
10. Which of the following is NOT additional medical equipment that can be brought in during the CASEVAC phase of care?
a. Electronic monitoring equipment capable of measuring a casualty’s blood pressure, pulse and pulse oximetry.
b. Oxygen
c. Field surgical table to perform needed surgeries at the point of injury.
d. Thermal Angel fluid warmers to warm IV fluids.
Check Your Answers
1. Care under fire
Tactical field care
CASEVAC care (paras 1-1; 1-2a, b, c)
2. d (para 1-3h)
3. c (para1-2c)
4. d (para 1-3a)
5. b (para 1-4b)
6. c (para 1-4g)
7. b (para 1-4g(1))
8. d (para 1-4h(2))
9. b (para 1-4g(4))
10. c (para 1-5b(2))