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Program Description:
Breakout Session 3: Tactical Combat Casualty Care Combat Provider
Role 1 and 2 medical facilities play a vital role in the continuum of care during LSCO. This session will focus on enhancing the capabilities of medical providers at these levels by exploring innovative strategies for rapid and accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and efficient patient evacuation. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from experienced practitioners and discuss best practices in areas such as advanced trauma life support, resuscitation techniques, and infectious disease management. The Alabama Army National Guard Office of the State Surgeon ALARNG Medical Conference 2025 is dedicated to equipping medical providers with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the demanding environment of LSCO. Join us in Orange Beach, AL, to network with colleagues, engage in stimulating discussions, and gain valuable insights that will enhance your ability to achieve Army Health Care standards. Together, we can elevate the quality of care provided to our brave service members in the face of adversity.
Target Audience
This activity provides continuing education for physicians, physician assistants and dental professions.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the mission and purpose of the Joint Trauma System and its role in combat casualty care at the unit level.
- Perform Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Describe the use of individual medical equipment components in accordance with Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) Guidelines.
- Perform Care Under Fire in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Describe the principles, advantages, and disadvantages of one-person drag/carry or two-person drag/carry in Care Under Fire.
- Describe the principles, roles, responsibilities, planning considerations, and management of a casualty collection point.
- Demonstrate wound packing and pressure dressing application.
- Identify any evidence-based medicine, best practices, casualty data, and Subject Matter Expert consensus on the aggressive use of tourniquets and hemorrhage control devices.
- Describe shock assessment in Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines.
- Identify the importance of level of consciousness and radial pulse as indicators of shock in Tactical Field Care.
- Identify the signs, symptoms, and external forces that cause head injuries in Tactical Field Care.
- Identify the indications for performing a Military Acute Concussive Evaluation 2 (MACE 2) for a casualty with a suspected head injury.
- Describe cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in Tactical Field Care within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Identify the leading causes of preventable death due to traumatic injuries and the corresponding interventions to help increase chances of survival.
- Perform a Tactical Trauma Assessment in accordance with Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform massive hemorrhage control during Tactical Field Care (TFC) in accordance with Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform airway management during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform assessment and management of respiration and chest trauma during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines
- Perform hemorrhage control during Tactical Field Care in accordance with Co TCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform intravenous or intraosseous access on a trauma casualty during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform tranexamic acid administration on a bleeding trauma casualty in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform fluid resuscitation as part of the management of hemorrhagic shock on a trauma casualty during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform hypothermia prevention measures on a trauma casualty during Tactical Field Care and Tactical Evacuation Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform assessment and initial treatment of penetrating eye trauma during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform analgesia administration during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform antibiotic administration during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform assessment and initial management of wounds during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform assessment and initial treatment of burns during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform assessment and initial treatment of fractures during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform monitoring of a trauma casualty during Tactical Field Care in combat in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform communication during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
- Perform documentation of care during Tactical Field Care in accordance with CoTCCC Guidelines within a given combat or noncombat scenario.
COL Donald McArthur, PA-C. 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.
Army Colonel Donald McArthur, PA-C
Available Credit
- 37.00 Physician Assistants (AAPA)DHA J-7 CEPO has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 37.00 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until Monday, January 27, 2025 - 11:59pm ET. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
- 37.00 ACCME Non-Physician CME CreditDHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers will be provided a certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers may receive a maximum of 37.00 hours for completing this Course activity.
- 37.00 Dentists and Allied Dental Staff (ADA CERP)
DHA, J-7, CEPO is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education (CDE). ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
DHA, J-7, CEPO designates this activity for 37.00 continuing education credits
- 37.00 Physicians (ACCME)
DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this Course for a maximum of 37.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 37.00 Certificate of Attendance
- 37.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
In support of improving patient care, DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 37.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Access Codes: Some courses require an access code to register. Please reach out to the point of contact at the organization providing the activity for the registration code. The Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO) does not provide access codes.
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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