TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE: A VISUAL SUPPLEMENT TO TCCC TC3 AND WOUND TREATMENT

What is TCCC and Why Do I Need to Learn about it??

• Coalition forces presently have the best casualty
treatment and evacuation system in history.

• TCCC is what will keep you alive long enough to
benefit from it.

Why Are We Doing Better?

1. Improved Personal Protective Equipment

2. Tactical Combat Casualty Care

3. Faster evacuation time

4. Better trained medics


Objectives:

EXPLAIN the differences between military and civilian pre-hospital trauma care

DESCRIBE the key factors influencing combat casualty care

UNDERSTAND how TCCC developed

DESCRIBE the phases of care in TCCC