
This one-day course is designed to instruct students how to respond to and care for patients in a tactical or hostile environment. Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) has one purpose: Decrease Preventable Combat Death at the point of wounding. Upon completion of the course, student will be prepared to deal with live-threatening emergencies using very little gear in an extreme environment.
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Rapid Patient Assessment
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Trauma care approach to Active Shooters
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Mass Casualty trauma care
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Effectively stopping massive bleeding
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Gunshot wound characteristics and treatment
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Hemostatic Agents (Combat Gauze, Celox)
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Use of Tourniquets (CAT, SOF-T, or other CoTCCC approved tourniquets)
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Proper direct pressure
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Compression bandages, including improvised
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Tactical Priorities – When to treat, when to escape, when to fight
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Airway Management & emergency airways
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Chest Seals (What works, what doesn’t straight from the field)
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Self-care
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Trauma Kit development
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Blast injuries
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Medical Evacuation considerations
Students must have a valid government issued I.D. and be at least 18 years old.
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Note taking material
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Clothing that can be damaged or ruined
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Complete Medical Kit