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==Background==
*One of the three phases of care within the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines.
*Defined as care rendered to a casualty while still under active fire.

==Principles of Care<ref>Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines; 2 June 2014; http://www.usaisr.amedd.army.mil/pdfs/TCCC_Guidelines_140602.pdf</ref>==
#Return fire and take cover.
#Direct or expect casualty to remain engaged as a combatant if appropriate.
#Direct casualty to move to cover and apply self-aid if able.
#Try to keep the casualty from sustaining additional wounds.
#Casualties should be extricated from burning vehicles or buildings and moved to places of relative safety. Do what is necessary to stop the burning process.
#Airway management is generally best deferred until the Tactical Field Care phase.
#Stop life-threatening external hemorrhage if tactically feasible:
#*Direct casualty to control hemorrhage by self-aid if able.
#*Use a CoTCCC-recommended [[tourniquet]] for hemorrhage that is anatomically amenable to [[tourniquet]] application.
#*Apply the [[tourniquet]] proximal to the bleeding site, over the uniform, tighten, and move the casualty to cover.

==See Also==
*[[Tactical combat casualty care]]

==References==
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