Tactical Medical for First Responders

The Tactical Medical for First Responders program is designed to define a Medical Threat Assessment, to include a medical plan for a tactical operation. Students will learn how to apply techniques to control life-threatening bleeding during Care under Fire in a (HOT ZONE). Additionally, they will perform techniques to treat life-threatening and non-life-threatening injuries during Tactical Field Care in a (WARM ZONE). During the program, students will demonstrate lifting, moving, and extricating victims from a tactical or hostile environment during Tactical Evacuation Care. 

Core Competencies:

• Participants will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to decrease the preventable loss of one's own life (self-aid) or the life of another (buddy-aid) while in an active threat environment. 
• Participants will demonstrate lifting, moving, and extricating victims during scenario-based exercises. 

Course Objectives:

• Identify, prioritize and treat life-threatening injuries
• Identify necessary items to include in first aid kits
• Perform proper hemorrhage control
• Demonstrate how to open an airway
• Demonstrate how to treat chest wounds

Instructional Methods:

• Lecture
• Group Discussion
• Practical Exercises and Scenarios

Who Should Attend:

• All Law Enforcement Personnel
• Emergency Management Services Personnel
• Fire Services Personnel 

Course Requirements:

• 100% Attendance
• Participate in all exercises and scenarios