First aid

Question 1

What is first aid?

Answer 1

The first treatment given to casualties before treatment by medical personnel

Question 2

What is the objective of first aid?

Answer 2

1. Stop bleeding
2. Overcome shock
3. Relieve pain
4. Prevent infection

Question 3

What is TCCC?

Answer 3

Tactical combat casualty care.

Question 4

What are the phases of care in TCCC?

Answer 4

1. Care under fire
2. Tactical field care
3. Tactical evacuation care

Question 5

What are the life savings steps?

Answer 5

1. Open airway restore breathings
2. Stop bleeding
3. Prevent shock

Question 6

What are the steps in evaluating the casualty??

Answer 6

1. Responsiveness
2. Breathing
3. Pulse
4. Bleeding
5. Shock
6. Fractures
7. Burns

Question 7

Why should you dress and bandage a wound as soon as possible?

Answer 7

To prevent further contaminations and to control the bleeding.

Question 8

When applying first aid dressing, whose dressing should be used?

Answer 8

The casualty

Question 9

What are the different types of bleeding?s?

Answer 9

1. Arterial
2. Venous
3. Capillary