(Combat Life Saver) “CLS” Advanced Both these CLS medical courses are focused on teaching the extended emergency ‘first aid in combat conditions’ standard. They are equivalent to official NATO standard CLS courses.

(Tactical Emergency Casualty Care) & “TECC” Advanced The Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Basic and advanced courses teach EMS practitioners and other pre-hospital providers how to respond to, and care for patients in a civilian tactical environment. It is designed to decrease preventable deaths in a tactical situation.

This program provides training in combat trauma management and tactical combat casualty care so medics have the skills and confidence to effectively treat multi-system trauma patients who are combat wounded in austere environments. The training covers the entire continuum of care, starting at the point of injury until evacuation to a surgical facility.