Which term describes care in a warm zone when the officer is out of imminent danger and not yet in a safer zone?

• A. Indirect Threat Care/Warm Zone/Tactical Field Care
• B. Direct Threat Care
• C. Informed Consent
• D. Hemostatic Gauze

Answer: (A)

Care in the warm zone after direct danger has subsided is Tactical Field Care. In this phase you’re out of imminent danger but haven’t reached a safer location yet, so you can perform more thorough assessment and treatment than you could under direct fire. You might continue bleeding control, wound care, airway support as needed, and prepare for evacuation while remaining vigilant for any renewed threats. Some curricula also use the terms Indirect Threat Care or simply "care in the warm zone," but the standard label for this stage is Tactical Field Care. Direct Threat Care happens while under immediate danger, and Informed Consent or Hemostatic Gauze refer to ethics or a tool, not the care stage.