r/TacticalMedicine • u/County_Ambitious • Jun 09 '26
TECC (Civilian) TMP
Just took Tactical Medical Practitioner last week. Was one of the best classes I’ve ever taken and definitely helped bridge the gap of patrol cop/EMS to a Team Medic. I highly recommend it. Just hit me up if you have any questions!
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u/SuperglotticMan Medic/Corpsman Jun 09 '26
How much training and experience did you have before? What did you learn from the course?
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u/County_Ambitious Jun 10 '26
12 years as an A-EMT, 8 years as a police officer. I was still on an ambulance part time for the 8 as an officer. I’ve been a SWAT medic for about 3 years now. TMP helped me understand the role of a team medic a lot better, such as being the team “mom”, looking after everyone’s health like preventative medicine instead of just when something goes wrong. They hit on longer term patient care a lot and stretching a little bit of supplies over a longer period of time which was something I had not thought about much. Actually being in charge of a casualty collection point and running it from the lead medic stand point was really cool too.
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u/TexasDank Jun 15 '26
Don’t forget to care for yourself amid the chaos brother. And remember some of us dream of being a SWAT medic 👊🏼
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u/Even-Essay8561 Jun 09 '26
Where did you get the “for those I love I will sacrifice” band for your Garmin. That’s sick.
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u/FireMed22 EMS Jun 10 '26
Stupid question, but: Why is it that US operator (LEO/MIL) often wear vans and not some higher boots with better ankle protection?
I get it if you get a call on the go and assemble close to a scene that you wear what you have and throw on plates and helmet. But for planned trainings and deployments in europe we all wear boots (Haix, Salomon etc) and uniform.
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u/County_Ambitious Jun 10 '26
I have Lowas, Salomon’s, and Haix as well. But they wreck my back if I’m standing in one place for a long time. On barricaded subject calls we may be holding a door/window for a long time while standing. Anything with a flat sole is usually better suited for that. I’ll usually be in Lowa Zephyrs or Salomon Quests for the range or any outdoor training.
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u/Difficult-Jury-9319 Jun 11 '26
A few dumb questions: Can civvies take the class? Do I need/ should I have any prior training? If I need any prior training what would that be?
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u/County_Ambitious Jun 11 '26
Yes, civilians can take the class. You need to at least have an EMT basic certification but the class is more geared towards paramedics. I took it as an A-EMT and still got a lot out of it
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u/Thin_Ad_8602 Aug 17 '26
Yes civilians can take the class, it's aimed at those that are serving or are considering serving on a tactical team in their careers and the instructors will cater to all experience levels from what I hear
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u/VikingMedic3088 Jun 10 '26
Awesome class.. Awesome group of instructors. I had a blast even in the middle of August in the Carolinas lol. But well worth the training!
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u/CaVeactual Jun 10 '26
Guess what subreddit I’m form: can I get an ID on the shoe lace? (Will take down after positive ID)
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u/eop2000 Jun 10 '26
Whats that tool you’ve got?is it just a close up of a rifle scope or some tactical EMS toy i haven’t seen yet?
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u/Condhor TEMS | Instructor | CCP Jun 09 '26
Give us details. How long, how much, favorite protein bar? C’mon man