Which is NOT a phase of Tactical Combat Casualty Care?

• A. Care Under Fire
• B. Tactical Field Care
• C. Medical Stabilization Phase
• D. Tactical Evacuation Care

Answer: (C)

Tactical Combat Casualty Care is organized into three field phases: Care Under Fire, Tactical Field Care, and Tactical Evacuation Care. Care Under Fire focuses on stopping life-threatening bleeding while you’re still under threat; Tactical Field Care covers medical treatment in a relatively safer environment after danger has been reduced; and Tactical Evacuation Care involves care during transport and preparation for evacuation.

The option about Medical Stabilization Phase isn’t part of those field phases. It refers more to stabilization that happens at higher levels of care, after evacuation or in a hospital setting, rather than a distinct phase used in the field sequence of TCCC. Therefore, it’s not one of the TCCC phases.