RAPID CASUALTY

ASSESSMENT
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RAPID CASUALTY ASSESSMENT

01 02 03
Are you
okay?

ASSESS scene safety ASSESS the casualty RETRIEVE first aid kit
including sources of burning, for responsiveness
electrocution, or enemy threat

04
M ASSIVE BLEEDING
STOP life-threatening bleeding

A IRWAY
MAINTAIN an open airway

R ESPIRATION
ASSESS respiration and breathing LOOK, LISTEN AND FEEL!

C IRCULATION
MONITOR casualty’s blood circulation and prevent shock

H YPOTHERMIA
PREVENT hypothermia by keeping the casualty warm and dry

05 06 07

CHECK for other injuries DOCUMENT medical aid on COMMUNICATE with

including eye trauma, head injury, a DD1380 TCCC Card medical personnel any aid
burns, or fractures provided

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 COMBAT APPLICATION
TOURNIQUET (CAT)
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COMBAT APPLICATION TOURNIQUET (CAT)

01 02 03

REMOVE CAT tourniquet SLIDE the injured arm or leg POSITION self-adhering
from the first aid kit or through the loop of the band at least 2-3 inches
carrying pouch self-adhering band above the wound site

04 05

PULL the free end of the TWIST the windlass rod to tighten the self-adhering band
band as tightly as possible until the bleeding has stopped
around the extremity

06 07

APPLY tourniquet to stop LOCK the windlass rod ROUTE the self-adhering
bleeding within 1 minute inside either clip to secure it band between the clips and
around the rod

08 09 10

SECURE windlass rod and WRITE the time of tourniquet COMMUNICATE with
self-adhering band under application on the safety medical personnel any aid
the windlass safety strap strap and on a DD1380 provided
TCCC Card or forehead

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 HEMOSTATIC DRESSING/
WOUND PACKING
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HEMOSTATIC DRESSING/WOUND PACKING

01 02 03a

KEEP
PRESSURE

IDENTIFY the wound and Attempt to LOCATE the REMOVE the dressing from
EXPOSE the injury active bleed and apply sterile package
direct pressure

03b 04

KEEP KEEP
PRESSURE PRESSURE

PACK the most active APPLY DIRECT, FIRM

bleeding wound first PRESSURE for at least 3 mins
or until the bleeding stops

05 06

REASSESS to ensure APPLY a pressure bandage

bleeding has stopped to secure the dressing over
the wound

07 08

DOCUMENT medical aid on COMMUNICATE with

a DD1380 TCCC Card medical personnel any aid
provided

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 PRESSURE BANDAGE
APPLICATION
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PRESSURE BANDAGE APPLICATION

01 02 03

REMOVE the bandage from PLACE the pad directly on WRAP the elastic bandage
the pouch and packaging the wound and maintain around injured extremity
pressure and maintain pressure

01
04 01
05 01
06

INSERT the elastic bandage REVERSE WRAP the elastic WRAP bandage tightly over
into the pressure bar bandage back over the top the pressure bar until pad
of the pressure bar edges are covered

07
01 08
01 09

SECURE the hooking end ASSESS circulation below DOCUMENT medical aid on
of the pressure bar into the bandage to ensure a pulse; a DD1380 TCCC Card
elastic bandage loosen, if needed

10

COMMUNICATE with
medical personnel any aid
provided

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 AIRWAY MANEUVERS
AND RECOVERY POSITION
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AIRWAY MANEUVERS AND RECOVERY POSITION

01 02 03

POSITION casualty on their POSITION yourself on the OPEN the mouth and remove
back on a hard, flat surface side of the casualty visible objects. DO NOT
perform a blind finger sweep

04a 04b

OR

Use HEAD TILT-CHIN LIFT maneuver,
if no suspicion of neck or spine injury
Tilt head back, gently place finger tips
under the bony part of the chin
Bring chin forward until the teeth are
almost together (mouth is open)
Use JAW THRUST maneuver, if you suspect a
neck or spine injury
Place yourself at the head with your elbows on the floor
Use your forearms to stabilize the head and place
fingers under the curve of the jaw
Use your index fingers to pull the jaw up while using
your thumb to push the casualty’s chin forward

05 06
OR

REASSESS for breathing, If the casualty is CONSCIOUS Roll an UNCONSCIOUS

LOOK, LISTEN AND FEEL! place into the SEATED or casualty in the RECOVERY
RECOVERY POSITION POSITION

07 08

DOCUMENT medical aid on COMMUNICATE with

a DD1380 TCCC Card medical personnel any aid
provided
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