Tactical Emergency Casualty Care

[RRivas2004]

Just finished taking this course with a great group of guys in Orlando, FL. For those of you involved in pre-hospital medicine I HIGHLY recommend taking this course from a reputable provider with real world knowledge on the subject. ( I'm not going to market any one course instructor or school, do your research)

 

After the Pulse night club shooting the PD and EMS/Fire departments in Central and North Florida are starting to push to get all the first responders trained in tactical EMS to help stop the bleed and improve patient and officer survival.

 

This is now becoming a trend away from having only a small group of SWAT Medics responsible for rendering care to officers and civilian casualties.

 

Medics trained in TECC will learn to function in concert with the PD to stage closer to the hot zone and function in the warm zone, extracting patients to a casaulty collection point while facing an indirect threat.

 

PD will also learn life saving trauma care to keep themselves alive and in the fight.

 

If your'e medical director has not looked into this type of cross training, the time is now.

 

http://www.naemt.org/education/tecc/what-is-tecc

[medic25]

I took TCCC (similar course) a couple of years ago; I'd second having folks take this kind of course. It's a great emphasis on the interventions that will be immediately lifesaving in this type of a scenario.

[SCHW9076]

I took TCCC last summer and found it very valuable also.

[JDayBFL]

Yeah I was TECC trained as a medic and went out with SO on warrants and such. It's a quality course and may give you some street cred with the trauma junkies.