Tactical combat casualty care
For other uses, see TCCC.
For other uses, see TC3.
TCCC logo.
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC or TC3) is — a standard of care in Prehospital Battlefield Medicine. It was designed in the mid-'90s for the Special Operations medical community. Now it is a DOD course, conducted by NAEMT.[1] TCCC or similar standards are used by most allied countries.[2]
Tactical combat casualty care training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 23, 2016.
Phases of Care
In TCCC prehospital battlefield care is divided into 3 phases:
- Care Under Fire
- Tactical Field Care
- Tactical Evacuation Care
MEDEVAC at Tactical combat casualty care training, Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 23, 2016.
MARCH
TCCC uses MARCH acronym:
- M - Massive Bleeding
- A - Airway
- R - Respirations
- C - Circulation
- H - Head[2]
References
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