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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) is a set of evidence-based guidelines for trauma care in a tactical or combat environment. | |||
*Developed and updated by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC), a division of the US Department of Defense Joint Trauma System (JTS). | |||
*Goal is to reduce preventable combat deaths. | |||
*Guidelines are divided into three "phases of care". | |||
==Phases of Care== | |||
*[[Care under fire]] | *[[Care under fire]] | ||
*[[Tactical field care]] | *[[Tactical field care]] | ||
*[[Tactical evacuation care]] | *[[Tactical evacuation care]] | ||
==Assessment and Triage== | |||
*Rather than typical "ABC" approach to trauma assessment, TCCC prioritizes massive hemorrhage | |||
*MARCH acronym is used to prioritize treatment: | |||
**'''M''' - Massive hemorrhage | |||
**'''A''' - Airway | |||
**'''R''' - Respiration | |||
**'''C''' - Circulation | |||
**'''H''' - Head/Hypothermia | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[[Nine line CASEVAC]] | *[[Nine line CASEVAC]] | ||
*[[Military emergency medicine]] | *[[Military emergency medicine]] | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://cotccc.com/ Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC)] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:20, 27 May 2017
Background
- Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) is a set of evidence-based guidelines for trauma care in a tactical or combat environment.
- Developed and updated by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC), a division of the US Department of Defense Joint Trauma System (JTS).
- Goal is to reduce preventable combat deaths.
- Guidelines are divided into three "phases of care".
Phases of Care
Assessment and Triage
- Rather than typical "ABC" approach to trauma assessment, TCCC prioritizes massive hemorrhage
- MARCH acronym is used to prioritize treatment:
- M - Massive hemorrhage
- A - Airway
- R - Respiration
- C - Circulation
- H - Head/Hypothermia