Tactical Combat Casualty Care

TC-15-1095-03

This course provides the first responder in a 16-hour block of instruction focusing providing emergency medical care in a hostile environments. The emphasis is on educating each team member on the diagnosis, treatment and reassessment of the most common life threatening injuries seen in the combat environment in an effective and timely manner.

Topics Include:

• Capabilities and limitations
• IFAK/Medical Aid bag configuration
• Three phases of casualty care
• Care Under Fire
• Emergency Carries/Drags
  • One-person carry
  • Two-person carry
  • Three-person carry
• Initial assessment
• Life threatening bleeding
• Tactical Field Care
• Triage
• Chest injuries
• Impalements/Burns
• Common fractures
• CPR/CPR in a tactical environment
• Preventative medicine

*All required materials will be provided for this course