ALARNG: Advanced Tactical Medical Care Course – Nursing

Opelika, AL US
January 8, 2025 to January 11, 2025

Program Description: 

Breakout Session 2: Advanced Tactical Medical Care Course

Medical providers often find themselves faced with the daunting task of providing prolonged field care in austere environments during LSCO. This session will explore innovative approaches to managing critical injuries and illnesses for extended periods. Attendees will gain insights into advanced wound care techniques, pain management strategies, and the utilization of telemedicine and remote consultations to bridge the gap between the field and more advanced medical facilities. Additionally, mental health considerations and strategies for maintaining provider resilience will be addressed.

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for nurses.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system.
  2. Describe interventions of advanced airway procedures.
  3. Identify immediate field considerations for a hemorrhaging patient.
  4. Describe the major characteristics of blood products and pharmacologic considerations for blood management.
  5. Describe the equipment included/needed with the fluid warmer.
  6. Understand how to use the fluid warmer (recommended focus on the Thermal Angel).
  7. Describe what constitutes a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) environment that would lead to needing to decontaminate casualties.
  8. Describe to process of decontaminating casualties and treatment considerations.
  9. Identify environmental factors in areas of operation that influence military operations (i.e. weather, insects, wildlife).
  10. Describe points of contact that can be helpful in facilitation/support of field sanitation efforts.
  11. Describe how to build a Medical Threat Assessment (to include information about how some theaters are specific regionally).
  12. Apply the Principles of Tourniquet Application.
  13. Describe the process of triage and the levels of patient triage categories.
  14. Describe the principles, advantages, and disadvantages of various standard operating litters.
  15. Describe how to use collapsable and non-collapsable standard litters.
  16. Describe how to use standard sled type litters.
  17. Describe adverse patient reactions to blood transfusion.
  18. Operate a fluid warmer in accordance with manufacture operating procedures, Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines.
  19. Describe ways to mitigate environmental factors that affect military operations.
  20. Identify the importance of disarming and securing the communications equipment of a casualty with altered mental status.
  21. Demonstrate a Tactical Trauma Assessment using the MARCH PAWS sequence to render aid and interventions to a casualty in Tactical Field Care IAW CoTCCC Guidelines.
  22. Identify the importance of early application of limb tourniquets to control life-threatening bleeding.
  23. Describe injuries/sicknesses/ method of injury (MOI) that make up each triage level, preform casualty triage operations.
  24. Describe the process of triage and the levels of patient triage categories.
  25. Describe the principles, advantages, and disadvantages of various drags and carries in various stages of casualty care.
  26. Identify and describe considerations and precautions required for evacuating casualties with suspected spinal injuries.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 37.00 Nurses (ANCC)
    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/ Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 37.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 37.00 Certificate of Attendance
Course opens: 
01/01/2025
Course expires: 
01/27/2025
Event starts: 
01/08/2025 - 2:00pm EST
Event ends: 
01/11/2025 - 11:00pm EST
Part of: 
Advancing Army Health Care Standards in Large Scale Combat Operations
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Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort and Spa at Grand National
3700 Robert Trent Jones Trail
Opelika, AL 36801
United States

SGT Reid Galyon, MSN, FNP-BC, RN, EMT. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, Planning Committee Members and reviewers have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose. All faculty members have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose.

Speaker(s)

Army Sergeant Reid Galyon, MSN, FNP-BC, RN, EMT

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Available Credit

  • 37.00 Nurses (ANCC)
    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/ Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 37.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 37.00 Certificate of Attendance
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Accommodations: CEPO provides captions and transcripts to hearing-impaired learners upon request. For real-time closed captioning, contact CEPO at least three (3) business days before the event. If we cannot arrange for live captioning, a video recording and audio transcript will be provided after the event, typically within ten business days. For events delivered by CEPO’s partners, please contact the course instructor to inquire about accommodations.

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