"This collection contains the standardized Tactical Combat Casualty Care All Service Members Course (TCCC ASM) curriculum developed by the Joint Trauma System, part of the Defense Health Agency. These learning assets can be used by both trainers and students."-DEPLOYED MEDICINE
This short, motivational, and instructional video introduces students to TCCC concepts, the three phases of care, and types of medical treatments used for the elimination of preventable deaths on the battlefield. Use this video to capture the attention of learners at the start-up of the TCCC All Service Members Course (TCCC ASM) or independently for promoting TCCC training across the joint force.
Service members from the Army and Navy demonstrate common drags and carries that can be performed alone or with a buddy to effectively move a casualty. Demonstrations are done in real-time, and offer a basic orientation to casualty movements in different settings. More in-depth training on casualty movements is provided in the Combat Lifesaver Course.
An Air Force pararescueman (PJ) teaches how to perform a blood sweep on a trauma casualty to ensure massive bleeding is rapidly identified and treated. This maneuver uses manual inspection of the body to identify sources of life-threatening massive bleeding, during the TCCC Tactical Field Care, Phase of Care. The PJ teaches how to approach a casualty and initiate a blood sweep, and demonstrates a systematic process for locating major bleeding sites on limbs, or in the armpit or groin areas which are treatable by the application of a tourniquet, wound packing and/or use of a pressure dressing.
An Army combat medic introduces massive bleeding as a common cause of preventable death in military and civilian trauma casualties, and emphasizes that life-threatening bleeding should be addressed as the first step, as part of the MARCH sequence (M stands for Massive Bleeding). The medic describes the three primary bleeding control techniques and medical supplies used in TCCC: tourniquet application, wound packing and pressure bandage application. The medic also discusses what to do if bleeding control materials are not available, and the risks of using improvised tourniquets.
An Army combat medic introduces the Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT), which is the most common limb tourniquet used by the U.S. military to control massive bleeding. The medic reviews packaging, the components of the tourniquet and functions of each, and offers step-by-step instructions on “how to” apply the CAT, and properly document application time and location.
An Army combat medic demonstrates “how-to” pack a wound with a hemostatic dressing. The video covers the three types of CoTCCC-approved hemostatic dressings, determining when and how to use wound packing as a massive bleeding control measure, the importance of maintaining constant pressure and holding firm pressure for three minutes, and securing the dressing using a pressure bandage, as well as proper documentation on a DD1380 Tactical Combat Casualty Care Card.
Deployed Medicine is an innovative learning service developed to supplement the medical education and training of U.S. military personnel, although some of the medical content could be broadly applied for use by civilian medical providers. The information contained in this app is designed to serve as a supplementary resource to reinforce prior training, and to help you deliver high quality trauma care in deployed settings.