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.

Course Objectives:

The skills to operate in the tactical environment.

The skills to perform a basic medical intelligence assessment.

The skills to minimize mortality and morbidity of personnel working in the tactical environment.

The skills to maintain operational capabilities of tactical units.