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Certified Tactical Combat Casualty Care 1^st Responder (TCCC-1^st R)

This 28-Day/4-Week Program prepares combat zone Contractors, civilian EMT’s, Paramedics, Nurses and physicians, Close Protection Medical Specialist, SWAT Paramedics or First Responders in a natural or manmade disaster to operate in the austere, hostile world of tactical operations. Whether the situation is a convoy under assault in the Third World, Forced Entry in an inner city or Close Protection Specialist faced with sudden medical emergency, this program is designed to meet the highest standards of protection and response to medical emergencies. The Program exemplifies the “unity of purpose of the Protector and Medical 1^st Responder. The four-week Program can be taken in Stand-Alone Blocks of study.

The Tactical 1^st Responder Program is designed for YOU to take control and responsibility in the absence of a medic on scene. The course is best suited for law enforcement officers, security contractors and other health care providers. The concepts and techniques taught at ESI are the most current methods practiced in the military and is often referred to by other names, including Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Law Enforcement Life Saver, Save Yourself, Save Your Partner, Self-Aid, Buddy-Aid, Combat Life Saver, and First Responder.

In addition, this program provides instruction in a world-class defensive shooting program in handgun and carbine tactical operations. The training is intended for those students who range from little or no formal firearms competence to proficient shooter. The first day of the shooting course is a “Skill Inventory” evaluation of the student in order to segregate according to gun safety handling and proficiency. The shooting program is organized according to a “building block concept”, which allows the student to build on each “Skill Set” that fits to his or her ability. The student progresses from the fundamentals to a practical understanding of modern Tactical Gunfighting as they demonstrate individual mastery of the designated skill.

BASIC & TACTICAL HANDGUN
5-DAYS

ESI's Basic, Tactical and CQB Shooting Courses are designed with the objective of preparing First Responders with the special skills and use of deadly force judgments in high risk operations. ESI has long advocated realistic training that emphasizes Stress Induced Shooting, Force on Force, Move and Shoot, Movement with Client while shooting Reactive Steel Targets.

Senior Shooting Staff:

TONY PAGNI	RICH KLUCK	JOE BANNON	JOEL HODGES	TODD HALLER

The course of instruction includes the following:

TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE 1^ST RESPONDER
5-DAYS

• Senior Combat Casualty Care Staff: David Dick & Christian Holybee

The Tactical First Responder student will be trained to meet the most current medical practices for military, law enforcement or close protection teams. These are standards established by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care and the protocols set by Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS). In addition, the student will be tested on their understanding of non-emergency wounds, self-treatment techniques for burns, heat related illnesses and musculoskeletal injuries. The course incorporates lectures, discussions, hands-on skill stations, and individual instructor feedback. The course is built around realistic field training that culminates is high-speed, stress induced, tactical drills and a Field Training Exercises (FTX). First Aid / CPR / AED Certifications.

Senior Medical Staff:

David Dick	Christian Holybee	Bruce Carleton

The Course of study includes:

CARBINE & HANDGUN IN PROTECTIVE OPERATIONS
5-Days

BASIC CARBINE & HANDGUN

Senior Staff: Tony Pagni, Todd Haller

The Basic Carbine & Handgun course begins with an active inventory of shooting skills necessary to qualify with a carbine and handgun. The student must be a Level 1 graduate of ESI EP Shooting Course, recent Military or current Law Enforcement service. The skill base will achieve the following:

At the end of the Basic course there is a Staff evaluation of student’s basic gun safety and weapon handling for primary & secondary tactics. The student must pass the Staff personal evaluation to qualify to enter the Tactical course. If the student fails to pass the minimum shooting qualifications and staff evaluation, he will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. The student will have the option of returning for remedial training or terminate the Program.

TACTICAL CARBINE & HANDGUN

Senior Staff: Brandon Delcamp, Rich Kluck, Joe Bannon, Joel Hodges, Glen Boodry

The Tactical Carbine & Handgun course builds on the basics and quickly moves on to higher skill sets. This course will stress the critical importance of immediate and aggressive reaction to assaults or ambushes. Teams will perform Immediate Action Drills (IAD) repeatedly until a coherent response of each team member can be predicted in actual convoy ambushes or protective formations. Once the student is able to demonstrate safe and accurate carbine fire in the basic building blocks of the Course of Fire, the student will advance towards tactical maneuvers in Vehicle Convoys, Assaults on Formations and Assault of Principle, Multiple Threat Response and tactical awareness skills. The IAD drills will focus on reaction to 360 degrees of assault, shooting positions, clearing of the weapon stoppages, re-engagement, accuracy under stress and movement.

*Students without recent military or law enforcement experience (within the last three years) will be required to complete ESI’s 5-Day Basic & Tactical Handgun Course with an 80% or better in order to participate in the Tactical Carbine & Handgun class. In addition, there will be a qualifying FTX that must be passed in order to progress to Tactical Maneuvers.

TACTICAL 1st RESPONDER
SWAT Forced Entry Operations
5-DAYS

Senior Weapons Staff: Tony Pagni, Todd Haller, Joel Hodges, Joe Bannon, Rich Kluck

Senior 1^st Responder Staff: Bruce Carleton, David Dick, Christian Holybee

ESI’s SWAT tactical medicine program is a challenging, dynamic course of instruction that prepares EMTs, Paramedics, RNs, PAs or physicians to operate as armed tactical medical backup to SWAT Team forced entry operations. The course uses lectures, skill labs, reality based scenario role playing evolutions and field training exercises to prepare the EMS provider to operate in the tactical environment. Students will not only learn state of the art tactical field medicine, but they will be introduced to basic tactical team movement and tactics. These skills will be reinforced with integrative Force on Force scenarios, seamlessly combining tactical medicine and tactical operations. Students must pass both the Basic & Tactical Handgun and the Carbine/Handgun Protective Operations FTX in order to participate in SWAT Forced Entry Operations Course.

SWAT Tactical Response Course Outline:

CLOSE PROTECTION COMBATIVES
EMPTY HAND CLOSE QUARTER COMBAT
5-Days

Senior Instructor: Bruce Carleton

A three time Gold Medal winner in International Brazilian Grappling, Bruce Carleton has evolved a simplified CQC system for non-martial artists. Bruce is a Guest Instructor at the East Coast S.E.R.E. training base in Rangeley, Maine where he teaches the system to special combat military units and SWAT-EMT-T teams for police departments. The underlying concept of Bruce’s system is to blitz the opponent, suddenly and forcefully. The principle is to keep the techniques simple and aggressive, maintain control and stay on the offensive. Bruce’s system stresses the need to develop power up close while in the clinch as a form of Stand-Up Grappling. It is an ideal Close Protection Combative system that engages the opponent with the objective of Restraint, Incapacitation and Disengagement explosively.

The Lessons Include: