Tactical Emergency Casualty Care
Training Provided by Texas Police Chiefs Officer Safety Committee’s VINCIBLE and Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP).
Hosted by Blanco Police Department
Training Location: Blanco County ESD2 Station
431 Blanco Ave, Blanco Texas 78606
Friday, March 3, 2023: 1 pm to 5 pm
The Texas Police Chiefs Association's (TPCA) Officer Safety Committee VINCIBLE Program in partnership with the TMLIRP will be providing two (2) Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) courses in Blanco on Friday March 3, 2023. The course fee is $100, which covers the cost of a fully-equipped Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK).
One class will be held from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm and the second from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Each class is limited to 20 officers. Each officer successfully completing the course will be issued a fully outfitted Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) that includes chest seals. Officers will receive 4 hours TCOLE credit for successfully completing the course.
Topics covered during the training include:
- Patient Assessments (BATH)
- Pressure points and direct pressure usage to control hemorrhage
- Tourniquet nomenclature and usage
- Chest seal familiarity and usage
- Junctional injury interventions
- Role of hypothermia in bleeding control
- Lift, drag, and carry techniques to aid extraction
The class will include practical exercises that are rooted in VINCIBLE cornerstones and will be “hands-on.”
Registration is required @ www.texaspolicechiefs.org (use Register Now button at top or bottom of this page)
It is suggested that officers attend in their duty uniforms and bring any currently carried IFAKs or tourniquets with them to class; however, classroom training attire is sufficient. No weapons will be allowed in the training classroom(s).
Instructors:
- Stan Standridge, Texas Police Chiefs Association Officer Safety Committee Chair
- Terry Nichols, Chief of Police (Ret.)
Coby Briehn, Paramedic and law enforcement officer