Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance."
-Confucius
9/11 illness: A Major LEO Killer
In the past 5 years, there have been 135 LEO deaths linked to 9/11 related illnesses. This has consistently been a main cause of law enforcement duty related deaths over these years. 9/11 illness hits close to home for us. We have seen firsthand the effects in family members who responded to this terrorist act. Information must be available to those exposed, and therefore we will link below to asbestos.net for those seeking information on symptoms and other information relevant to 9/11 illness.
Co-TCCC Guidelines
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines
Current Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines as of 01 AUGUST 2018. The TCCC Guidelines are the standard of care for the modern battlefield.
The guidelines cover: Care Under Fire (CUF), Tactical Field Care (TFC), Tactical Evacuation Care (TACEVAC). These recommendations are intended to be guidelines only and are not a substitute for clinical judgment. The Joint Trauma System (JTS) is focused on the standard of care for prehospital battlefield medicine. The JTS is a Department of Defense, Center of Excellence for Trauma providing clinical practice guidelines and performance improvement for all levels of military trauma care. The Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) is a committee of representatives from across the Army. Navy, Air Force and Marines positioned under the JTS that establishes clinical practice guidelines for the delivery of tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) on the battlefield.
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Current Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines as of 01 AUGUST 2018. The TCCC Guidelines are the standard of care for the modern battlefield.
The guidelines cover: Care Under Fire (CUF), Tactical Field Care (TFC), Tactical Evacuation Care (TACEVAC). These recommendations are intended to be guidelines only and are not a substitute for clinical judgment. The Joint Trauma System (JTS) is focused on the standard of care for prehospital battlefield medicine. The JTS is a Department of Defense, Center of Excellence for Trauma providing clinical practice guidelines and performance improvement for all levels of military trauma care. The Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) is a committee of representatives from across the Army. Navy, Air Force and Marines positioned under the JTS that establishes clinical practice guidelines for the delivery of tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) on the battlefield.
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TCCC Skill Sets by Provider Level by JTS / CoTCCC
A description and table of the TCCC skills expected to be trained and performed by levels of skill providers. Task areas include all TCCC-related procedures and interventions. Skill levels include All Combatants, Combat Lifesavers, Combat Medics/Corpsman, and Paramedics/SOF Medics/Providers.
Last Updated: 22 NOV 2017 Supersedes previous version of: 17 Sep 2012
A description and table of the TCCC skills expected to be trained and performed by levels of skill providers. Task areas include all TCCC-related procedures and interventions. Skill levels include All Combatants, Combat Lifesavers, Combat Medics/Corpsman, and Paramedics/SOF Medics/Providers.
Last Updated: 22 NOV 2017 Supersedes previous version of: 17 Sep 2012
TCCC - Quick Reference Guide
Download an authorized copy of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Quick Reference Guide with current abbreviated guidelines, TCCC algorithm, pharmacology references and planning considerations. Joint Trauma System (JTS) / Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care(CoTCCC). The CoTCCC is the branch of the JTS focused on the standard of care for prehospital battlefield medicine. The JTS is the Department of Defense Center of Excellence for Trauma providing clinical practice guidelines and performance improvement for all levels of military trauma care.
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Download an authorized copy of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Quick Reference Guide with current abbreviated guidelines, TCCC algorithm, pharmacology references and planning considerations. Joint Trauma System (JTS) / Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care(CoTCCC). The CoTCCC is the branch of the JTS focused on the standard of care for prehospital battlefield medicine. The JTS is the Department of Defense Center of Excellence for Trauma providing clinical practice guidelines and performance improvement for all levels of military trauma care.
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TCCC Recommended Devices and Adjuncts.
This document provides an overview of CoTCCC recommended devices and adjuncts.
Specifically this document covers:
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This document provides an overview of CoTCCC recommended devices and adjuncts.
Specifically this document covers:
- Tourniquets
- Hemostatics
- Junctional Tourniquets
- Airway Management Devices
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Co-TECC Guidelines
Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care for First Care Providers:
Empowered and trained community members who can serve a critical role during the initial moments after complex and dynamic disasters. These FCPs oftenhave immediate access to severely injured victims and can provide time-sensitive, life saving interventions; the FCP is the first link in the trauma chain of survival.
Empowered and trained community members who can serve a critical role during the initial moments after complex and dynamic disasters. These FCPs oftenhave immediate access to severely injured victims and can provide time-sensitive, life saving interventions; the FCP is the first link in the trauma chain of survival.
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Guidelines for First Responders with a Duty to Act:
(Law Enforcement, Firefighters not trained as EMS providers)
(Law Enforcement, Firefighters not trained as EMS providers)
Pediatric Tactical Emergency Casualty Care:
Committee on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care pediatric victim guidelines for Direct Threat Care, Indirect Threat Care, & Evacuation Care
Committee on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care pediatric victim guidelines for Direct Threat Care, Indirect Threat Care, & Evacuation Care
Operational K9 Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (K9-TECC) Training and K9 Individual First Aid Kits (K9-IFAK) White Paper:
In June 2015, the Interagency Board (IAB), Health, Medical and Responder Safety Subgroup published a White Paper describing the mission-appropriateness of having tactical emergency casualty care (TECC) and the use of individual first aid kits (IFAK) incorporated into the basic training and equipment issued for all local emergency responders. (ww.iab.gov) The K9-TECC working group advocates the same recommendations for all K9 Handlers and all EMS agencies that support Operational K9 teams.
In June 2015, the Interagency Board (IAB), Health, Medical and Responder Safety Subgroup published a White Paper describing the mission-appropriateness of having tactical emergency casualty care (TECC) and the use of individual first aid kits (IFAK) incorporated into the basic training and equipment issued for all local emergency responders. (ww.iab.gov) The K9-TECC working group advocates the same recommendations for all K9 Handlers and all EMS agencies that support Operational K9 teams.
Track and keep up to date of mass shooting incidents
The Mass Shooting Tracker is a crowd-sourced database of U.S. mass shootings. We define a “mass shooting” as a single outburst of violence in which four or more people are shot. This is not the same as mass murder as defined by the FBI. Learn more here.
The STOP THE BLEED initiative and resources
BleedingControl.org is an initiative of the American College of Surgeons and the Hartford Consensus and contains diagrams, news, videos, and other resources contributed by a variety of other private and nonprofit partners to help prepare you in the event you are witness to one of these unspeakable events.
