Brief Overview of Tactical Combat Casualty Care

George Manos is presently the president and co-owner of THOR Executive Security Teams in New York City. Over the course of his career, George Manos has completed courses in both tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) and advanced combat medic (ACM) services.

Through the tactical combat casualty care course offered by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, medical specialists and soldiers can receive evidence-based education on life-saving techniques to be used during live battle scenarios. A TCCC course is a comprehensive training program, although the course can be broken down into the various phases: treating casualties, preventing further casualties, and carrying out the mission at hand.

Similarly, the scenarios under which TCCC training can be carried out fall under three categories. Care under fire describes the provision of life-saving medical services while under the threat of hostile enemy fire. In these situations, TCCC training accounts for the fact that medical equipment is limited to whatever materials soldiers and medics have on their persons. Tactical field care occurs following the end of enemy fire, although care is still administered on the battlefield and medical support remains limited. Finally, tactical evaluation care begins as the casualty is evacuated from the field to a place where more advanced medical care can be provided.