TCCCBlakey said:TCCCS "Tactical Command and Control Communications System" I hope I got that in the right order.
PPCLI MCpl said:I believe it is the Tactical Casualty Care Course
Laps said:Can you guys let me know where the course's devolpment is at, and when should we expect to see people taking the course at large? From what you guys seem to talk about (yes, I did read the whole thing), the course appears more geared towards the already Med-A qualified guy. Asside from the PHTLS / BTLS dillema and issue (BTW, we are having a hard time getting a medical director for a PHTLS course, so they DO require medical direction), will there be a difference between a course taught to combat or CS / CSS guy than for a medic?
Just remember, the course is not meant to replace medics, but to supplement them
JANES said:You see, this is where you're wrong. The whole problem that TCCC was designed to solve was to get out of the BTLS mentality casualty approach. The BTLS instructor (alone) has no tactical background, and if they do then is it standardized TCCC? It seems to me like it is the delicate balance between tactics and medicine, not civi medicine in a fancy green uniform. To teach someone to stop bleeding and crack a chest is not enough, you need to teach them how and when to do these skills in a tactical and combat environment, hence its name. You can read all the slideshows and books you want, but to truely understand it you need the experience. So I'll ask again, who will develope the standards and who will teach it?
Newest versions of BTLS is not as rigid. Its the instructors who are too rigid. In my BTLS courses, we give example in military medicine, and actually look at options when you don't have the perfect 3:1 ratio of providers to casualties.The problem with BTLS is that it is too rigid and why we are now looking and liking the TCCC guide to amend the course for military use.