In Tactical Combat Casualty Care, which phase is described as 'Tactical Field Care' — no longer under effective fire?

• A. Care under fire - under effective hostile fire
• B. Tactical Evacuation care - care given en route
• C. Tactical Field Care - no longer under effective fire
• D. TCCC Stabilization

Answer: (C)

In Tactical Combat Casualty Care, the sequence of care follows how danger changes on the ground. When you’ve reached a safe position and are no longer under effective enemy fire, you switch to providing more thorough, deliberate care in Tactical Field Care. This phase is about moving from the urgent actions you take under fire to a fuller assessment and treatment plan, while still preparing for evacuation.

During Tactical Field Care you can conduct a careful head-to-toe assessment, continue hemorrhage control as needed, address the airway with appropriate adjuncts, monitor breathing, manage circulation, treat for shock, and start arranging for evacuation to higher care. It’s the point where you can perform more definitive field procedures in a safer environment and without the immediate pressure of ongoing fire.

The other options aren’t describing that moment of safety. Care under fire happens while threats are active, so it isn’t Tactical Field Care. Tactical Evacuation Care refers to care during transport to higher care, which can occur after you’ve already begun moving the casualty, and isn’t defined by being free from fire. The term Stabilization isn’t a distinct phase name in the standard sequence. So the phase that corresponds to no longer being under effective fire is Tactical Field Care.