Tactical Combat Casualty Care

Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) is developed by the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency (DHA) Joint Trauma System (JTS) to teach evidence-based, life-saving techniques and strategies for providing the best trauma care on the battlefield. NAEMT conducts TCCC courses as specified by the DHA-JTS. NAEMT currently offers three types of TCCC courses.

  • TCCC-ASM (TCCC All Service Members – Tier 1) is a 7-hour course for all service members.
  • TCCC-CLS (TCCC Combat Lifesaver – Tier 2) is a 40-hour course for non-medical military personnel deploying in support of combat operations.
  • TCCC-CMC (TCCC Combat Medic/Corpsman – Tier 3)* is a 63-hour course for military medical personnel including medics, corpsmen and pararescue personnel deploying in support of combat operations.

The foundational medical science upon which TCCC is based is published in NAEMT’s PHTLS Military textbook in which the military chapters are written by members of the JTS Committee on TCCC. TCCC courses offered by NAEMT are endorsed by the Joint Trauma System and the American College of Surgeons. NAEMT’s TCCC-CMC and TCCC-CLS courses are accredited by CAPCE and recognized by NREMT.

NAEMT’s TCCC courses are taught by a global network of experienced, well-trained instructors. To support training centers, instructors and students, NAEMT maintains a network of affiliate faculty both in the U.S. and internationally, and staff at its Headquarters Office.

TCCC All Service Members

TCCC All Service Members (TCCC ASM) is a 7-hour course for all service members that teaches TCCC concepts and lifesaving skills to render basic medical aid to a trauma casualty. All NAEMT TCCC Instructors are eligible to teach TCCC-ASM.

TCCC Combat Lifesaver

TCCC Combat Lifesaver (TCCC CLS) is a 40-hour course for non-medical military personnel being deployed into combat. Download TCCC CLS course materials. All NAEMT TCCC Instructors are eligible to teach TCCC-CLS.

The TCCC CLS course replaces the TCCC for All Combatants (TCCC-AC) course. As of January 1, 2021, NAEMT no longer offers the TCCC-AC course.

TCCC Combat Medic Corpsman

TCCC Combat Medic/Corpsman (TCCC CMC) is a 63-hour course for combat medics, corpsmen, pararescue personnel and other military medical personnel being deployed into combat. This course is intended to train participants to provide more advanced prehospital casualty care than is taught in the ASM or CLS courses. Instruction includes the use of advanced medical equipment and knowledge in the management of life-threatening injuries commonly encountered on the battlefield.