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Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course Materials

The PreHospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) educational program is pleased to host the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care’s (CoTCCC) updated curriculum for the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course. The TCCC course is the companion course to PHTLS for the military and for the warriors who are preparing to be deployed in support of combat operations.    

Introduction to Tactical Combat Casualty Care   

Powerpoint Presentations:

Intro to TCCC

Care Under Fire

Tactical Field Care

Tactical Evacuation Care

TCCC Scenarios

Training Videos:

Femoral Bleeding (Intro Slide 13; CUF Slide 36)

Two-Man Drag (CUF Slide 28)

CAT One-Handed Application (CUF Slide 36)

CAT Two-Handed Application (CUF Slide 53)

Surgical Airway (TFC Slide 37)

Sucking Chest Wound 1 (TFC Slide 54)

Sucking Chest Wound 2 (TFC Slide 55)

Combat Gauze (TFC Slide 79)

Pyng FAST IO Device (TFC Slide 110)

Litter Daytime carry (TFC Slide 204)

Note: Video files must be downloaded to same folder as the powerpoint files they appear in for them to play when the instructor clicks on them.

Instructor Guides:

Introduction to TCCC

Care Under Fire

Tactical Field Care

Tactical Evacuation Care

TCCC Scenarios

Skill Sheets:

Skill Sheet 1 Casualty Drags and Carries

Skill Sheet 2 Combat Application Tourniquet

Skill Sheet 3 Nasopharyngeal Airway

Skill Sheet 4 Surgical Airway

Skill Sheet 5 Needle Decompression

Skill Sheet 6 Combat Gauze

Skill Sheet 7 Ruggedized Field IV

Skill Sheet 8 Intraosseous Infusion (F A S T 1)

Practical Exercise:

Practical Excercise Care Under Fire

Practical Excercise Tactical Field Care