“Immediate Care. Real-World Application. Saving Lives Before EMS Arrives.”

Course Overview

This 2-day course provides civilians with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond effectively to traumatic injuries in high-stress environments. Built on principles from Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care(TCCC) and National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (TECC), this course adapts life-saving techniques for everyday citizens.

Focus is placed on rapid hemorrhage control, airway management, and evacuation in situations where immediate medical response is delayed.

 

Target Audience

  • Civilians / Prepared citizens

  • Church security teams

  • School staff / teachers

  • Corporate safety teams

  • Families and community members

 

Course Terminal Objectives

  • Rapidly identify life-threatening bleeding

  • Apply a tourniquet correctly in under 60 seconds

  • Pack and bandage wounds effectively

  • Manage basic airway and breathing issues

  • Move casualties to safety

  • Operate under stress using a structured approach

 

Equipment Provided

  • Training tourniquets
  • Wound packing trainers
  • Chest seal trainers
  • Scenario props

 

Certification

  • Certificate of completion (VAMS Civilian Casualty Care)
  • Optional alignment with Stop the Bleed® principles

 

Course Duration

  • 16 Hours Total (2 Days)
  • 50% Hands-On Training Minimum

 

Course Cost

            $350.00

Day 1: Foundations of Civilian Trauma Care

Module 1: Introduction to Civilian Casualty Care

  • Threat environment overview (active violence, accidents, disasters)
  • Role of the immediate responder
  • Legal considerations (Good Samaritan laws)

 

Module 2: MARCH-E Algorithm (Civilian Adaptation)

  • Massive Hemorrhage
  • Airway
  • Respiration
  • Circulation
  • Hypothermia / Head Injury
  • Everything Else

 

 

Module 3: Hemorrhage Control

  • Tourniquet application (1-hand / 2-hand / improvised)
  • Wound packing with hemostatic agents
  • Pressure bandages
  • Junctional bleeding control

Module 4: Airway Management

  • Recognizing airway compromise
  • Recovery position
  • Basic airway adjuncts (if applicable)

Module 5: Practical Skill Stations

  • Hands-on repetition
  • Stress inoculation drills
  • Timed interventions

 

Day 2: Applied Skills & Scenario-Based Training

Module 6: Respiratory Trauma

  • Chest wounds recognition
  • Chest seal application
  • Basic breathing interventions

Module 7: Casualty Movement & Evacuation

  • Drags and carries
  • Use of improvised litters
  • Moving to safety (“off the X”)

Module 8: Scenario-Based Training

  • Single casualty scenarios
  • Multiple casualty incidents (MCI)
  • Integration of MARCH-E under stress

Module 9: Medical Gear & Preparedness

  • Building a civilian trauma kit
  • Everyday carry (EDC) medical considerations
  • Home / vehicle / workplace kits 

Module 10: Final Evaluation

  • Skills validation
  • Scenario performance assessment
  • Instructor feedback