Recently the STCI team delivered a 20 hour TacMedic: Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course. A few days after the course we received this email about the training and its usefulness on the next duty shift for one of the participants. His name and agency have been redacted only to protect the identity of the victim however we did obtain permission to print the email. This is why we work so hard in training our nations elite teams. Great job Captain!
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Dear Gentlemen,
I am writing to thank you for coming to XX Fire to provide our
SWAT Medic team the TCCC course and to report that only one day after
attending the course I was able to put the skills I learned in your
course to use in a critical situation.
I thoroughly enjoyed the TCCC course and thought the instructors were
knowledgeable, skilled and experienced. The classroom and skills
stations were excellent, and though I have been involved in EMS for 20
years I picked up tips from your instructors that have already helped me
become more proficient as a medic.
The” hands on” scenario at the conclusion of the course provided for an
extremely valuable experience. It was designed to provide students the
opportunity to pull together all the skills learned in the course and
apply them in a high-stress environment while simultaneously
experiencing sensory overload. Training in this stressful environment to
perform rapid assessments and immediately react to save a life was
extremely beneficial.
Only one day after attending TCCC I was working my normal fire
department shift when my company was called to respond to a person
struck by a train. The call came into our station in the early morning
hours while it was still dark outside. On arrival, we found the patient
unresponsive but still breathing. Instinctively I put my TCCC skills
to use.
On rapid assessment of the patient, I found the patient had a large open
chest wound which required six defib pads to seal (a tip from TCCC
instructors). The patient also required bleeding control, bilateral
chest decompressions, fluids and warming. With treatment the patient
immediately improved with O2 Sats going from the low 70’s up to the high
90’s.
Although this was not a tactical situation, the skills I learned at TCCC
combined with the confidence gained in the course proved to be
invaluable just one day after the course. Having TCCC skills in my tool
box allowed me to rapidly make treatment decisions and perform advanced
life saving skills without hesitation.
I look forward to training with your organization in the future.
On last check our patient was alive, and in the surgical intensive care
unit!
Thank You!
Captain
XX Fire Department
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This is why you should be “Uncomfortable“ in training – Job well done Captain!
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