Which item is included in CMC contents?

• A. Tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, pressure bandage
• B. Nasopharyngeal airway, extraglottic airway, cricothyroidotomy kits
• C. Bag valve mask
• D. Hypothermia blanket

Answer: (B)

Focusing on airway management gear in the Combat Medical Chest (CMC) is what this item tests. The CMC contents are built to enable rapid airway control in austere settings, from basic to advanced interventions. Nasopharyngeal airways secure a patent airway in patients who can protect their own airway but need assistance. Extraglottic airway devices provide a quick, intermediate solution to maintain ventilation without full intubation. Cricothyrotomy kits are there for a surgical airway when other methods fail, offering a last-resort path to ventilation. This progression—from basic to surgical airway—fits the CMC’s purpose of ensuring airway control in diverse, field conditions.

The other items don’t align with that focus. A tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, and a pressure bandage address bleeding control rather than airway management. A bag-valve mask is a resuscitation device used for ventilation, but in this context isn’t listed as part of the CMC contents. A hypothermia blanket serves temperature management, not airway care.