Tactical First Aid (TFA) - Train-the-Trainer

Tactical First Aid (TFA) – Train-the-Trainer (5-Day)

ST/OPS Tactical Training Canada develops and delivers world class medical programmes. All our courses adhere to the recommended guidelines laid out by the Committee on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (Co-TECC) and the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (Co-TCCC). In addition, your members will benefit from lessons learned from our instructors’ operational military experience and how to apply them to the civilian world of tactical medicine.

This is a 40-hour course designed for organizations that are looking to institute their own medical training programmes and deliver it to their members independently. It consists of the 2-day TFA course followed by a 3rd day of instructor development. Finally, your members will deliver the 2-day TFA to themselves under the guidance of ST/OPS Canada instructors. All programmes developed for your organization to deliver are individualized to suit your respective requirements.

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Pre-requisites:

Standard First Aid and CPR

The course will cover the following topics:

Introduction to Tactical Medicine
Direct Threat Care, use of tourniquets
Indirect Threat Care and introduction to the MARCHE algorithm
A didactic lecture and skill station for:

Massive haemorrhage, wound packing and dressing
Airway management, recovery position and manual methods
Respirations, chest injuries, seals and burping
Circulation, shock recognition, pelvis and femur stabilization
Hypothermia prevention strategies, adjuncts and Head injuries
Everything else, a head to toe secondary examination
Patient packaging and evacuation prepping
Lifts drags and carries
Medical mission analysis and planning
Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI)

Training scenarios will put the student is realistic situations pertinent to their daily duties using our patented human-worn training devices.

Additionally, your members will receive instructor development in all the skills required for TFA delivery, and strategies to deal with common errors made by new students.

We will aid in scenario development for your programme(s) and teach how to coach role players to portray realistic medical scenarios to include the second and third order effects of responders action or inaction to enhance the learning environment.