TECC-LEFR: Tactical Medicine for the Modern First Responder
Civilian-Specific Tactical Care
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) is the civilian counterpart to the military's TCCC. It is specifically designed for the terminology, legal frameworks, and response dynamics of civilian first responders, focusing on the leading causes of preventable death from trauma.
Dynamic Threat Mitigation
Training goes beyond medical skills. We teach responders how to provide care while navigating active threats—whether that be an armed offender, fire, unstable structures, or environmental hazards. Learn to operate in the "Warm Zone" with confidence.
Professional Baseline Requirement
TECC-LEFR is the penultimate preparation for professional responders, including Police, Corrections Officers, Security Contractors, and Emergency Service Officers (ESOs). No prior medical experience is required—only the drive to protect life under pressure.
Course Details
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) is a globally recognised best practice set of guideline and principles for providing medical trauma care in high threat or dynamic environments. It is a near direct correlation on the proven success of the (military) Tactical Combat Casualty Care addressing the 5 leading causes of death from trauma. With adjustments for relevant terminology, response frameworks and explanations specific to civilian environments.
TECC aims to minimise preventable deaths and reduce morbidity by providing care that is practical, effective, and relevant to the tactical, high risk or dynamic setting.
TECC is divided into 2 levels of skill (responders and providers) suited to their role and environment;
1. TECC- Law Enforcement & First Responder (TECC-LEFR) The essential skills for any responder in a dynamic or high risk environments to address the 5 leading causes of death from trauma. No First aid knowledge is required.
2.TECC (Provider) is the advanced application for medics, paramedics and other clinicians to prepare them to operate forward of the ‘Green/ Evacuation Zone’ typical of where normal Ambulance operations will be positioned
→ Direct Threat, Indirect Threat and Evacuation Care relevant to first responders. Situational training dependant on role such as;
- Neutralise/ Navigate the threat (E.g. Armed offender, Fire, Pressure, Flood, Drops/Unstable structures etc)
→ Rapid Casualty Assessment
- Identifying life-threatening bleeding
→ Correct arterial Tourniquet (TQ) application
→ Lifts, Drags and Carries
→ Nasopharyngeal Airways
→ Chest Seals
→ Wound packing with haemostatic gauze
→Pressure Dressings
→Positional airways & Recovery Position
→Basic head, hypothermia and spinal considerations
→ Relevant ‘limited’ theory, practical hand-on skills stations and a multiple realistic scenarios
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) is a baseline expectation for any person employed, either paid or volunteer, as a professional first responder.
It is the penultimate medical trauma preparation for emergency services, industrial Emergency Response Teams (ERT), Emergency Service Officers (ESOs), Security Officers/Guards, Corrections Officers (COs) or any occupation working in a dynamic or high-risk environment or as professional first responders.
TECC-LEFR $550* Subject to change
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Why These Courses Matter
Interoperability: Standardising the medical response across Police, Fire, and Ambulance ensures a seamless transition of care during multi-agency incidents.
Evidence-Based: All curriculum is based on the latest trauma data and is underwritten by our Australian physician-led governance.
Realistic Stress-Inoculation: We move beyond the classroom, using high-fidelity simulations to ensure these skills are "muscle memory" when the pressure is on.
