Battlefield Tactical Casualty Care Fundamentals

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Course Outline

  1. TCCC як основа догоспітальної допомоги
  2. Фаза 1 Care Under Fire та турнікет
  3. Фаза 2 Tactical Field Care алгоритм MARCH
  4. Фаза 3 Tactical Evacuation Care моніторинг
  5. Взаємодія з підрозділом і розподіл ресурсів

1. TCCC як основа догоспітальної допомоги

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • TCCC: TCCC is a battlefield standard for prehospital care that balances treatment with the need to keep the mission going.
  • Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Tactical Combat Casualty Care is the full name of TCCC, focused on saving lives while operating under combat constraints.
  • Three TCCC goals: Three TCCC goals are to treat the wounded, prevent additional casualties, and support completion of the combat task.
  • TCCC phases: TCCC phases are three stages of care chosen based on the medic’s and casualty’s position relative to the enemy.

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1. What is the main purpose of TCCC in battlefield prehospital care?

2. Which set of goals best describes TCCC?

3. What is the defining situation for the Care Under Fire phase?

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TCCC — definition?

Battlefield standard for prehospital care.

Care Under Fire — focus?

Return fire, seek cover, tourniquet only.

Tourniquet placement — method?

High and Tight over clothing.

MARCH — steps?

Massive hemorrhage, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, Head/Hypothermia.

Tactical Evacuation Care — start?

When casualty is loaded into transport.

TACEVAC — priorities?

Monitoring, analgesia, fracture fixation, documentation.

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