Which is one phase of Tactical Combat Casualty Care?

Which is one phase of Tactical Combat Casualty Care?

• A. Care Under Fire
• B. Tactical Field Care
• C. Tactical Evacuation Care
• D. Care Under Fire, Tactical Field Care, & Tactical Evacuation Care

Answer: (A)

Care Under Fire is a phase of Tactical Combat Casualty Care, the period when you and the casualty are still under direct hostile fire. The priority here is safety and rapid lifesaving actions that can be done with minimal exposure: control life-threatening bleeding, apply a tourniquet or other hemorrhage control, address immediate life threats, and move to cover or get the casualty to safety as quickly as possible. This phase is different from the next phase, where the threat has been reduced and you can provide more definitive care in a safer environment, and from the evacuation phase, which occurs during movement to higher care while continuing treatment. The option that groups all three phases together isn’t a single phase, so naming Care Under Fire correctly identifies one distinct phase of the framework.

Care Under Fire is a phase of Tactical Combat Casualty Care, the period when you and the casualty are still under direct hostile fire. The priority here is safety and rapid lifesaving actions that can be done with minimal exposure: control life-threatening bleeding, apply a tourniquet or other hemorrhage control, address immediate life threats, and move to cover or get the casualty to safety as quickly as possible. This phase is different from the next phase, where the threat has been reduced and you can provide more definitive care in a safer environment, and from the evacuation phase, which occurs during movement to higher care while continuing treatment. The option that groups all three phases together isn’t a single phase, so naming Care Under Fire correctly identifies one distinct phase of the framework.