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USMC COMBAT LIFESAVER / TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE TCCC TRAINER COURSE INSTRUCTOR & STUDENT CURRICULUM

BACKGROUND
IN 1996, THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND DEVELOPED A NEW SET OF TACTICALLY APPROPRIATE BATTLEFIELD TRAUMA CARE GUIDELINES NAMED TCCC. THE TCCC GUIDELINES WERE ADOPTED BY THE U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) AND APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACS) AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. THE COMMITTEE ON TCCC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2001 AND WAS DIRECTED TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE TCCC STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES. THE COMMITTEE ON TCCC FUNCTIONS AS A WORKING GROUP OF THE TRAUMA AND INJURY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE DEFENSE HEALTH BOARD (DHB), WHICH HAS A CHARTER TO PROVIDE MEDICAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO ASD (HA) AND THE SERVICE SURGEONS GENERAL.

TCCC CONCEPTS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE 8404 CORPSMAN TRAINING CURRICULUM IN 2005. THE TCCC/CLS TRAINER COURSE WAS DEVELOPED IN 2006 TO PROVIDE CORPSMEN AS TRAINERS TO TEACH AND SUSTAIN TCCC STANDARDS TO CORPSMEN AND CLS SKILLS TO SELECTED MARINES WITHIN THE OPERATING FORCES.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TCCC ACROSS ALL SERVICES HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE HIGHEST COMBAT CASUALTY SURVIVAL RATES IN HISTORY AND IS RECOMMENDED BY ASD (HA) FOR USE WHEN TRAINING COMBAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL, REF B. TCCC INFORMATION IS PUBLISHED IN THE PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT MANUAL (PHTLS), MILITARY EDITION, WHICH IS UPDATED EVERY FOUR YEARS. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) APPROVED TCCC TRAINING CURRICULA ARE UPDATED ON THE DOD WEBSITE MHS.OSD.MIL/EDUCATION AND TRAINING/TCCC.ASPX AS THE TCCC GUIDELINES CHANGE.

GOAL. ELIMINATE PREVENTABLE LOSS OF LIFE ON THE BATTLEFIELD. IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS GOAL, THE MOST RECENT TCCC GUIDELINES APPROVED BY DOD ARE TO BE UTILIZED AS A MEANS OF PROVIDING STANDARDIZED TRAINING TO THE MARINE CORPS AND IMPROVING FIRST RESPONDER CARE AT THE POINT OF INJURY.

HISTORY OF TCCC:
a. It is important to realize that civilian trauma care
in a non-tactical setting is dissimilar to trauma care in
a combat environment. TCCC and CLS are an attempt to
better prepare medical and non-medical personnel for the
unique factors associated with combat trauma casualties.
b. Historical data shows that 90% of combat wound
fatalities die on the battlefield before reaching a
military treatment facility. This fact illustrates the
importance of first responder care at the point of injury.
c. TCCC was originally a US Special Operations research
project which was composed of trauma management guidelines
focusing on casualty care at the point of injury.
d. TCCC guidelines are currently used throughout the US
Military and various allied countries.
e. TCCC guidelines were first introduced in 1996 for use
by Special Operations corpsmen, medics, and pararescue
(PJs).
f. The TCCC guidelines are currently endorsed by the
American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma and the
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.
The guidelines have been incorporated into the Prehospital
Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) text since the 4th edition.

STUDENT CURRICULUM:
Tactical Combat Casualty Care/CLS Overview
Identify Medical Fundamentals
Manage Hemorrhage
Maintain Casualty Airway
Manage Penetrating Chest Injuries
Manage Hemorrhagic Shock
Manage Burn Casualties
Perform Splinting Techniques
Administer Battlefield Medications
Perform Casualty Movement
Perform Combat Lifesaver Triage
Perform Combat Lifesaver Care