Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) – 5-day course

The suggested schedule of Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course. Training schedule can be changed accordingly to Customer’s request.

The course is compliant with the latest TCCC Guidelines.

5 days – 40 hours

Introduction to the theory of TCCC:

• military vs. civilian trauma care
• most common causes of death and wound patterns on the battlefield
• detailed description of wounds patterns during tactical operations
• phases of tactical trauma care
• modern battlefield medical devices and equipment

Care Under Fire Phase

Theory

Worshops:

• Direct pressure & bleeding control
• Evacuation under fire (buddy extraction, straps)
• CAT & SOFTT-W tourniquets application (self-aid, low visibility and no visibility)
• Extraction from vehicle methods (rescue grip, BOA grip), bleeding control (hemostats, wound packing, pressure dressings)
• Junctional hemorrhage control (Croc, Jett, Sam Tourniquet, AAJT)

Theory:

• MARCHE protocol
• Protection of airway patency, breathing

Workshops:

• Airway management (with equipment and without equipment, NPA, Emergency CRIC)
• Respiratory pathology
• Respiratory and Circulatory Support, AVPU and Circulatory Shock
• Head Trauma & Hypothermia Prevention
• Monitoring
• Trauma examination in tactical environment
• Fractures stabilizing
• Burns treatment

Tactical Field Care training scenarios

Hotwash + Q&A

Theory:

• 9 Line MEDEVAC Request
• MIST Report
• Documentation of Care

Complex TCCC training scenarios (according to unit’s profile)

Complex TCCC training scenarios including all TCCC phases and MARCHE protocol assessment and management.

Hotwash + Q&A

Assaulter self-aid

• Wound treatment in a firefight
• Wound treatment with no visibility
• Wound treatment of a wounded operator in a firefight in limited visibility conditions
• Evacuation of operator wounded during forced entry
• Evacuation of operator from far distance
• Evacuation plan of wounded in the vehicle on battlefield
• Evacuation of wounded from immobilized vehicle
• Evacuation of wounded from vehicle with covering firefight
• Evacuation of wounded from vehicle to support vehicle

Hotwash + Q&A

Final exam of skills.