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Tactical Combat Casualty Care Updates

Harold R. Montgomery, ATP; Frank K. Butler, MD

actical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and the Committee Users can now access TCCC material and messaging through
Ton TCCC has entered the social media space of the Internet a variety of Web-based and mobile platforms. The primary
and mobile world. Social media have become a critical con- TCCC education material source of www.cotccc.com will mi-
duit between business, organizations, and governments with grate to the Defense Health Agency–sponsored www.Deployed
the connected people of the world. This is especially true of medicine.com as well as the downloadable mobile app called
the military ranks. Social media have been a significant part of Deployed Medicine. TCCC will be the foundation of this new
their lives for the past several years and have become a criti- learning system sponsored by the Defense Health Agency.
cal means of informative communication. In the same manner
that TCCC changes based on medical evidence, best practices, Follow TCCC on:
and lessons learned, TCCC must adapt to the best means to
stay connected to the communities of interest. ❑ Facebook: @CoTCCC or
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Medics, corpsman, PJs—all Servicemembers and everyone in- ❑ Twitter: @CommitteeonTCCC or
terested in TCCC can follow us on a number of social media https://twitter.com/CommitteeonTCCC
platforms. Simply “Like” or “Subscribe” or “Follow” us on ❑ Instagram: rc3committee or
your preferred platform and we will push the latest on guide- https://www.instagram.com/tc3committee/
lines changes, curricula updates, best practices, and training ❑ LinkedIn: Joint Trauma System or
notes. Tune in to the TCCC podcasts or watch the newest pro- https://www.linkedin.com/company/jointtraumasystem
cedural videos. We are attempting to provide a medium for ❑ YouTube: CoTCCC Committee-on-TCCC or
each of the major types of social platform that best reaches https://www.youtube.com/channel/
the community. UCFe5bJzSbI5Kf3ua44AKvMA

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