ADVANCED TACTICAL MEDICINE – MODULE A 

Advanced Tactical Medicine is a 5-day, 40-hour, scenario-based training program designed for Law enforcement, Fire, EMS, and Military Personnel. This course focuses on advanced trauma care, casualty management, and team-based tactical response under realistic conditions.

 

This course integrates tactical operations with advanced medical care to prepare students to operate effectively in dynamic and potentially hostile environments. Instruction combines classroom learning with hands-on skill stations and scenario-based learning designed to reinforce decision making under stress. Training includes practical scenarios, force on force scenarios, and the use of firearms and tactics.

 

Graduates of the course will qualify as either a First Responder Operator (FRO) or as a Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) Technician.

 

All instructors have backgrounds in Law Enforcement Tactics, First Aid, Tactical Medicine, and Firearms Instruction. All instructors are POST approved in their respective areas of expertise.

 

Topics Include:

• Elements of team tactics and response
• Tactical Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) integration
• Concepts of Rescue Task Force (RTF) deployment
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) medical care
• Weapon safety and use during close-quarter battle (CQB) operations
• Elements of mass casualty care and evacuation

Course Certifications & Approvals:

• The California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (40 Hours – CPT)
• California Emergency Medical Services Authority (20 hours – CEU’s)
• California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal-OES)
• US Department of Homeland Security