FM 4-25.11 First aid

Question 1

What is self aid

Answer 1

Emergency treatment applied to one self

Question 2

What does TCCC stand for

Answer 2

Tactical combat casualty care

Question 3

How many phases are there for TCCC

Answer 3

3

Question 4

What are the 3 phases of TCCC

Answer 4

Care under fire, tactical field care, and combat casualty evacuation care

Question 5

When will first aid not be provided to a casualty

Answer 5

if giving aid will put your life in danger

Question 6

When would a tourniquet be used

Answer 6

When the casualty has severe bleeding from a limb

Question 7

What should you do to indicate that a casualty has received a tourniquet

Answer 7

Mark a T on their head

Question 8

Name 3 categories of heat injuries

Answer 8

Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke

Question 9

What is a heat injury

Answer 9

dehydration of the body

Question 10

What is care under fire

Answer 10

Being under hostile fire and are limited to what care you can give

Question 11

what is tactical care

Answer 11

Being relatively safe and can provide care to the best of your ability

Question 12

What is combat casualty evacuation care

Answer 12

care rendered during casualty evacuation

Question 13

what does CASEVAC stand for

Answer 13

Casualty evacuation in non medical vehicle or aircraft

Question 14

What is the most likely threat to the casualty’s life

Answer 14

bleeding

Question 15

When would you advise a casualty to play dead

Answer 15

When the casualty cannot move or you cannot move and you’re under fire

Question 16

What is the first step for care under fire

Answer 16

return fire as directed

Question 17

when would you perform tactical field care

Answer 17

when no longer under fire

Question 18

What should you do if the casualty is being burned

Answer 18

remove the casualty from the source of the burns

Question 19

Where should a tourniquet be applied

Answer 19

around the limb between the wound and the body trunk

Question 20

Name two types of fractures

Answer 20

Open and closed

Question 21

What are some signs of a closed fracture

Answer 21

swelling, discoloration, deformity

Question 22

What are some signs of an open fracture

Answer 22

bleeding, bones sticking through skin

Question 23

how tight should a tourniquet be

Answer 23

Tight until the red bleeding stops

Question 24

What are the 8 steps to evaluating a casualty

Answer 24

Responsiveness
Breathing
Pulse
Bleeding
Shock
Fractures
Burns
Possible concussions (head injuries)

Question 25

What is the first indication of frost bite

Answer 25

skin becomes numb and white patches form

Question 26

How do you treat frost bite

Answer 26

remove clothing from area, warm with body heat, and dress the area

Question 27

What are two methods for opening an airway

Answer 27

The jaw thrust

The head tilt