Prolonged Casualty Care (PCC) is a course designed for
medical personnel of security and armed forces, including physicians,
nurses, and paramedics, deployed in operations and direct service duties
or supporting such activities, with knowledge at least at the level of
TCCC – CMC or TCCC – CPP. The duration of the course is non-stop 7 days /
168 hours.
COURSE CONTENT:
- Airway management
- Analgesia and sedation
- Burn care
- Crush syndrome
- Fluid resuscitation and damage control resuscitation / damage control surgery (DCR/DCS)
- Prehospital blood transfusion
- Nursing interventions
- Ocular injuries and vision-threatening conditions
- Sepsis and septic conditions
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Acute traumatic wound management
- Documentation
- Telemedicine
COURSE DETAILS:
Target group: Medical personnel of security and armed forces and hospital medical personnel on TCCC-CMC/CPP or TECC-MP level.
Course duration: 7days/168hours
Course location: Training center DRAPLIAK, Kameňolom, Čachtice, 916 21, Slovak Republic
Course date: See options below. The course starts at 09:00 on the first day of the selected date
Accommodation and meals: accommodation provided at the course venue; meals individually arranged
Required
equipment: notebook + writing supplies, tactical clothing/older clothing/work uniform and weather-appropriate footwear, tactical equipment (helmet, plate carrier, duty/combat belt), sleeping bag, sleeping mat, headlamp, multitool/scissors/knife, etc.
Material and technical support of the course: medical consumables, tactical accessories, equipment, training aids, and others
Course staffing: AEM instructors with extensive experience in tactical and combat medicine and austere/remote medicine
Certification: upon successful completion, all participants will receive a
Prolonged Casualty Care (PCC) and Trauma
Hemostatis and Oxygenation research (THOR) certificate
SAFETY CONDITIONS AND PARTICIPANT DECLARATION:
The
Provider reserves the right to refuse participation in the course to
individuals under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating
substances, as well as to individuals who are members or supporters of
organizations or movements promoting extremism, terrorism, violence, or
any form of racial, religious, or other intolerance.
The
Provider further reserves the right to refuse participation or to
exclude, without refund, any individual whose behavior, communication,
or conduct involves hate speech, incitement to discrimination,
degradation of other persons or institutions, disruption of a
professional environment, or conduct incompatible with the principles of
a safe, respectful, and professional educational setting. In such
cases, the participant shall not be entitled to a refund of the course
fee.
The Participant
acknowledges that the course may include physically and psychologically
demanding activities, stress-based scenarios, realistic injury
simulations, handling of medical or tactical equipment, movement in
outdoor terrain, training under limited or night-time lighting
conditions, and other activities associated with an increased level of
risk.
Participation in the
course is voluntary and undertaken at the Participant's own
responsibility. The Participant declares that they are physically and
mentally fit to attend the course and acknowledge the potential risk of
injury or other harm arising in connection with participation, unless
such harm is demonstrably caused by the intentional misconduct of the
Provider.
The Provider shall
not be liable for damage or injury resulting from the Participant's
failure to follow safety rules or instructor instructions, improper or
unauthorized use of equipment, or circumstances constituting force
majeure. The Participant will be informed without undue delay of any
force majeure circumstances.
The
Participant is obliged to comply with the instructions stated in the
course description on the website and with all instructions given by
instructors and organizational staff throughout the duration of the
course.
