The Soteria Group’s Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) course is a two-day, NAEMT-certified programme designed for responders operating in hostile, high-threat, and tactically complex civilian environments.

This course is built and delivered by instructors with extensive experience across tactical medicine, remote operations, and austere rescue settings. Training reflects the realities of operating under threat, limited resources, degraded communications, and high cognitive load, not idealised classroom conditions.

TECC provides evidence-based, life-saving interventions aimed squarely at reducing preventable deaths in incidents such as active threats, marauding attacks, and complex multi-casualty events. Care is structured around three operational phases: Direct Threat (Hot Zone), Indirect Threat (Warm Zone), and Evacuation (Cold Zone).

Core Clinical Framework

Participants are trained using algorithms, adapted for dynamic tactical environments where movement, cover, and threat mitigation directly influence clinical decision-making. Key skills include catastrophic haemorrhage control (tourniquets and pressure systems), airway and breathing management, chest seal application and needle decompression, casualty movement, and safe extraction techniques.

Who It’s For

This course is suitable for paramedics, EMTs, police officers, firefighters, specialist response teams, and other professionals who may be required to deliver medical care while a threat is ongoing or only partially controlled.

Tactical Reality, Not Theory

True to The Soteria Group’s philosophy, TECC is delivered through high-fidelity, scenario-based training grounded in real tactical experience. Scenarios are deliberately stressful and problem-focused, mirroring the uncertainty, time pressure, and coordination challenges faced during real incidents. Instruction places heavy emphasis on communication, casualty prioritisation, threat awareness, and operating safely within multidisciplinary teams.

Course Phases

• Direct Threat Care (Hot Zone): Immediate, life-saving interventions while under active threat

• Indirect Threat Care (Warm Zone): Continued treatment once the threat is reduced but not eliminated

• Evacuation Care (Cold Zone): Ongoing care during movement to definitive medical support

Recognition & Certification

TECC certification is valid for four years and is widely recognised internationally. In some contexts, the course is acknowledged or aligned with standards associated with bodies such as the Royal College of Surgeons, reflecting its clinical credibility and evidence base.

This programme reflects The Soteria Group’s depth of experience in tactical environments and its commitment to preparing responders for the realities of violence, complexity, and consequence — when medicine and tactics must work together seamlessly.