TACTICAL EMERGENCY CASUALTY CARE (TECC)

NAEMT 3rd Edition Provider Course | 3 Days | Advanced Operational Medicine

When the environment is unpredictable, the threat is evolving and every second counts, clinical excellence alone isn't enough. You need the skills, judgement and confidence to deliver lifesaving care under pressure.

SOTER International's Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Provider Course is an intensive, three-day operational medicine program designed for medical professionals and specialist responders operating in high-risk, dynamic and resource-constrained environments.

Built around the internationally recognised National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) TECC 3rd Edition curriculum, and aligned with the evidence-based guidelines of the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC), this course bridges the gap between conventional prehospital trauma care and the realities of operational medicine.

From active offender incidents and penetrating trauma to complex industrial emergencies, mass casualty events and remote-area response, TECC develops the ability to deliver effective, time-critical interventions while balancing patient survival, responder safety and operational priorities.

THREE DAYS. REALISTIC SCENARIOS. OPERATIONAL READINESS.

What separates SOTER's TECC program is our commitment to practical application.

Rather than simply delivering the standard two-day TECC curriculum, SOTER extends the learning experience across three intensive days, including a dedicated full day of immersive, scenario-based practical training.

Our practical training places participants in simulated high-consequence incidents where conditions change, resources are constrained and clinical priorities must be continually reassessed.

It's about more than knowing what to do. It's about developing the confidence and capability to perform when it matters most.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

The course develops intermediate and advanced operational medical capabilities, including:

• The Three Phases of Tactical Care: Direct Threat, Indirect Threat and Evacuation Care, with treatment priorities adapted to the operational environment.

• Advanced Haemorrhage Control: Tourniquet application and conversion, haemostatic wound packing, junctional bleeding management and life-threatening extremity trauma.

• MARCH-Based Trauma Assessment: Systematic identification and management of preventable causes of traumatic death.

• Advanced Airway and Respiratory Management: Airway interventions, penetrating chest trauma, chest seals and advanced procedures appropriate to clinical scope.

• Resuscitation and Ongoing Casualty Care: Circulatory assessment, shock management, vascular access, fluid therapy, analgesia and extended casualty management where clinically appropriate.

• Tactical Casualty Movement and Extraction: Patient movement, rescue considerations, casualty collection points and evacuation coordination.

• Mass Casualty Incident Management: Dynamic triage, casualty tracking, prioritisation, communication and management of multiple casualties during complex incidents.

• Human Factors and Operational Decision-Making: Situational awareness, cognitive workload, team coordination, psychological considerations and delivering care under pressure.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

From the globally renknown, NAEMT PHTLS family of courses, TECC Provider is the advanced application of pre-hospital knowledge, awareness and skills designed for paramedics, emergency nurses, doctors, tactical medics, ESO's and other suitably qualified prehospital clinicians who may be required to deliver medical care beyond conventional, controlled clinical environments. 

The program is particularly relevant to personnel supporting:

Emergency Services & Public Safety – Ambulance services, police tactical operations, fire and rescue, specialist response teams and multi-agency emergency operations.

High-Risk Industrial Operations – Mining, construction, energy, critical infrastructure and industrial emergency response teams.

Remote & Austere Medicine – Remote-area clinicians, retrieval personnel, expedition medical teams and practitioners operating where definitive care may be delayed.

Specialist & High-Consequence Operations – Tactical medical support, protective operations, high-risk event response and specialist rescue environments.

Medical Students and First Aid trainers - Paramedic, Nursing and Medicine students at relevant milestones within their degree (i.e. Yr 2 / 3) of trauma management. First aid trainers seeking best practice updates and clinical skills experience in more advanced trauma presentations and interventions.

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED TRAINING. PRACTICAL, OPERATIONAL OUTCOMES.

Delivered through SOTER International's specialist medical training capability, this program combines internationally established clinical principles with practical training designed for the demands of Australian emergency services and high-risk industries.

Participants who successfully complete the NAEMT Provider course requirements are eligible to receive the official NAEMT TECC Provider card and certificate.

Clinical interventions are taught and practised in accordance with the participant's qualifications, authorised scope of practice and applicable clinical governance arrangements.

Train beyond the textbook. Develop the skills. Test your decisions. Prove your capability.

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE NEXT HIGH-CONSEQUENCE INCIDENT?

Three days. One full day of immersive scenarios. Lifesaving skills for when conventional medicine meets unconventional environments.

Secure your place in SOTER International's next TECC Provider Course and take your operational medical capability to the next level.

Quality Training. Competent Outcomes.