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III Corps Surgeon
Perspective Points of Emphasis
• COL Jim Geracci phonecon 1 May 2015 • After PHTLS establishes training sites at military
• Agrees with NAEMT standardized TCCC commands, it will be UNIT personnel doing the
TCCC training. They will be certified as NAEMT
courses – need a recognized card TCCC Instructors.
• Emphasizes the need for a DoD funding stream • The TCCC for All Combatants curriculum can be
for units to sponsor that course used as the foundation for Combat Lifesaver
• Just like ACLS, ATLS courses.
• Emphasizes the need for unit surgeons to be • The NAEMT TCCC courses are the baseline. Live
priviliged and credentialled to do TCCC tissue training and field exercises may be added by
• Emphasizes the need for commander-imposed the military unit as desired to enhance the training.
requirement to be current in TCCC training • Commercial vendors can also provide NAEMT
TCCC courses if certified to do that.
USFOR-A FRAGO 14-067 Recommendation to
21 March 2014 Army FORSCOM Surgeon:
LTC Bob Mabry 14 Jan 15
• All physicians, physician assistants, nurse
practitioners, medics, corpsmen, parajumpers
(PJs) and nurses in CJOA-A (Afghanistan) will FORSCOM Commander Directs
be trained in TCCC
• Training will be done in accordance with current
TCCC Guidelines (found on the Joint Trauma 1. All physicians, physician assistants, nurse
System website) practitioners, and medics, assigned to
• Curriculum to support this training is found on FORSCOM will be trained in TCCC
the Military Health System website
• Training is reportable to the chain of command 2. Training will be done in accordance with current
TCCC Guidelines (found on the Joint Trauma
• Units will field the equipment to perform TCCC System website)
Questions?
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