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Tactical Combat Casualty Care for Medical Personnel (TCCC-MP)
Recommended Post-Course Metrics
24 July 2018
he recent DoD Instruction 1322.24 has now made TCCC – The CoTCCC staff, upon request, will provide an
Tthe standard for battlefield trauma care in the US Military. updated test question bank to DoD Schoolhouses
and Training Sites that teach TCCCMP courses with
As the DoD seeks to ensure that all TCCC training is con each annual updated curriculum release. These sites
ducted though highquality courses, it becomes imperative to can create tests with randomized question orders as
have assessment metrics that document that TCCCMP stu per NAEMT training centers above.
dents have successfully captured the course concepts.
– Alternatively, if the Schoolhouses or Training Sites
The metrics listed here are available now and should be used that teach TCCCMP courses do not wish to use
to ensure that the requisite information has been effectively MS Access, they can create their own test question
transferred in TCCCMP courses and that military medical in randomization plan/software and use that to select
dividuals taking the course are, indeed, ready to save lives on questions from the updated 2018 TCCCMP Test
the battlefield. Question bank.
– The number of questions and the minimum passing
1. Fund of TCCC Knowledge (Written Post-Course Test) score should be as noted above.
– JTSdeveloped test question bank—updated each year – All of the functions listed above for NAEMT courses
– 60 questions per test to generate and maintain completed TCCCMP post
– Randomized order of questions course tests and test scores should be performed at lo
– 75% is minimum passing score (45 or more correct) cal TCCCMP training sites (until the emerging DHA
a. NAEMT-conducted courses Joint Trauma Education and Training Directorate or
– The CoTCCC staff provides an updated test question the services assume oversight of these functions).
bank to NAEMT headquarters annually. 2. TCCC-MP Critical Decision Case Studies (CDCS) Written
– A TCCC Microsoft (MS) Access–based random test Test
generating program is made available to TCCCMP – All of the TCCCMP CDCS will be presented as part
course coordinators. of the curriculum.
– NAEMT TCCCMP course coordinators will gener – The case studies will also be included as a separate
ate unique tests with randomized selection of ques TCCCMP question bank.
tions from the current test bank for each TCCC – The TCCC CDCS written test will be generated by
course. the random test question–generating program.
– The TCCCMP questions and test generator pro – The 2018 TCCCMP CDCS test will have a total of
gram are also held at NAEMT headquarters. 28 questions.
– If the TCCC training site does not have MS Access, – 75% or higher is the minimum passing score (21 or
NAEMT headquarters will provide a test to the cogni more correct)
zant TCCCMP course coordinator upon request. a. NAEMT-conducted courses
– Course coordinators will maintain completed tests – CDCS testing will be conducted as per section 1(a)
for each TCCCMP student at each training site for above
5 years. These records must be made available to b. Non-NAEMT TCCC courses
NAEMT upon request. – CDCS testing will be conducted as per section 1(a)
– NAEMT compiles all test scores in their database. This above
is a requirement for Commission on Accreditation for 3. Hands-On Skills (TCCC Skill Sheets)
Prehospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) continu – There are currently nine TCCC Skills Sheets for the
ing education credit. TCCCMP course.
– Additional quality assurance steps include regular, – A Skill Sheet will be completed for each student for
independent course evaluations by students. These each specified TCCC practical skill.
evaluations are reviewed and analyzed, and appro – The Skill Sheet will be completed throughout the
priate followup action taken as needed. course after practice on that skill with instructor su
– Test question challenges will be brought to the atten pervision and grading.
tion of the instructor for adjudication. He or she can a. Both NAEMT-conducted TCCC-MP courses and non-
forward the challenge to NAEMT headquarters for NAEMT courses
assistance as needed. – Course coordinators will maintain completed skill
b. For non-NAEMT TCCC courses sheets at the local training site for 5 years.
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