These guides explain the published guidelines in plain English. They are not a substitute for hands-on training, and what any provider may do depends on their training level, local protocols and medical direction.
TECC Guide: Tactical Emergency Casualty Care for Law Enforcement
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) is the civilian framework for treating the wounded while a threat is still present. These guides explain what it is, what each phase asks of an officer, and the skills that matter most, with sources you can check.
Guide 1What Is TECC? A Plain-English Guide to Tactical Emergency Casualty Care
What is TECC? Tactical Emergency Casualty Care is civilian trauma care under threat. Its origin, who uses it, its three phases, and why police need it.
Guide 2TECC vs TCCC: What's the Difference, and Which One Applies to You?TECC vs TCCC: how civilian Tactical Emergency Casualty Care differs from military Tactical Combat Casualty Care in patients, resources, threat and scope.
Guide 3The Three TECC Phases: Direct Threat Care, Indirect Threat Care and Evacuation CareThe TECC phases explained: Direct Threat Care, Indirect Threat Care and Evacuation Care, what care happens in each, and how hot, warm, cold zones fit.
Guide 4MARCHE: How the MARCH Algorithm Works in TECC (and How It Compares to MARCH-PAWS)MARCHE is the TECC assessment order: Major hemorrhage, Airway, Respirations, Circulation, Head/Hypothermia, Everything else. What each means and why.
Guide 5TECC Training for Law Enforcement: What Good Tactical Medical Training Looks LikeTECC training for law enforcement: why patrol officers need tactical medical skills, what good training looks like, vendor questions and funding angles.
Guide 6TECC vs Stop the Bleed: Which Training Do You Actually Need?TECC vs Stop the Bleed: how the public bleeding-control course compares with Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, what TECC adds and who needs which training.
Guide 7Tourniquet Application in TECC: When to Apply a Tourniquet and Where It GoesTourniquet application in TECC: when to apply a tourniquet, placement in Direct vs Indirect Threat Care, self-aid, a second tourniquet and marking time.
Guide 8Wound Packing and Junctional Hemorrhage: What TECC Says When a Tourniquet Won't WorkWound packing for junctional hemorrhage: why tourniquets fail at the groin, armpit and neck, hemostatic vs plain gauze, pressure and junctional devices.
Guide 9Chest Seals and Penetrating Chest Trauma: Vented vs Non-Vented, and What to Watch ForChest seal guide for TECC: treating open chest wounds, vented vs non-vented chest seals per guidelines, and the tension pneumothorax signs to monitor.
Guide 10TECC Certification Explained: What It Means and How to Choose a CourseTECC certification explained: what a TECC course card means, NAEMT course hours and CAPCE credit, C-TECC's role, and how to choose a good TECC course.