Combat Casualty Assessment Sheet Form

Instructions and help about cca sheet

you when you come upon a trauma scenario figure out what to do first can be challenging many trauma scenes can be chaotic if there's an active threat or unsafe environment due to a shooting explosions fire smoke or other hazards you must first make sure that you and the casualty are not in harm's way or that the scene is safe to enter before attempting to provide medical assistance you may need to engage enemy troops or suppress flames to get to the casualty if the casualty is able to move and perform basic self-care such as putting on a tourniquet they may not require your needed help and you could focus on your safety and other potential casualties you need to make decisions quickly as injuries can become life-threatening in just a matter of minutes you may even need to move the casualty before you could begin an assessment of their injuries there are specific types of drags and carries you can use to do this quickly and safely either by yourself or with the buddy you'll learn about