Advanced Tactical Casualty Care

This thirty-hour course covers the evaluation and treatment of the tactical casualty during the Care Under Fire / Direct Threat and Tactical Field Care / Indirect Threat phases. This standalone course covers all the materials presented in the ten-hour Tactical Casualty Care Course and builds upon that with additional hemorrhage control skills, recognition and management of tension pneumothorax, practical airway devices, and much more extensive practical exercises.

The entire third day of class is scenario-based with students conducting multiple casualty evaluations in a tactical environment. This class is completely consistent with current Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines as well as the guidelines for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care.

Subjects Covered:

The true nature and myths of civilian gunshot wounds and realities of their medical management
How to rapidly determine the relative seriousness of an injury and how that will affect your tactical treatment plan
Choosing appropriate medical care for each treatment phase
Assessment and management of penetrating, blunt, as well as blast injuries
The safe and efficient use of improvised and Commercially available tourniquets
Extensive practical exercises managing all types of hemorrhage, including junctional hemorrhage, effectively packing wound, and hemostatic agents
The power of the Nasal Pharyngeal Airway
Thoracic trauma, recognition of tension pneumothorax and its decompression
Casualty hypothermia prevention
Detailed training and practice moving casualties efficiently
Triage of multiple casualties and setting up a Casualty Collection Point
Appropriate treatment of casualties with abdominal or head injuries

If you carry a firearm and an Individual First Aid Kit this course will show you what should be in your kit, what you should take out, and how to most efficiently use everything around you for casualty care.

You may also register by calling [425] 827.2552 or by email
to info@insightstraining.com

Prerequisites:

No prior medical knowledge or training is necessary to attend

Dates & Locations

There are currently no scheduled dates for this course. Please contact us if you would like to schedule or host a class.

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