Attachment A Summary of Medic Courses (Posted Feb 6th).pdf

Annual Recertification Training Summary.

Annually, the contractor will provide instruction for up to two annual recertification training events, in accordance with National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) and Medic Program requirements. Each training event will be five days in length and provide 40 hours of recertification and continuing education instruction per event. There will be joint discussions between the contractor and SOD regarding the content each year. The content will reflect the needs of the medic cadre. Due to the changing nature of medical science, the content will be different each year to reflect these changes.

Because the content changes each year, the medical supplies needed each year is impossible to predict from year to year.

Tactical Medical Officers Courses (TMOC) Summary

TMOC consists of medical and tactical instruction and provides 40 hours of continuing education credit applicable to the NREMT. Each training event will be five days in length. The content is divided into two (2) broad categories. First – medical lectures. The contractor will provide medical lectures related to the students related to Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC). The contractor and SOD will discuss the needs of the medic cadre each year. This discussion will dictate the number of lectures needed for TMOC. The second category – tactical medical scenarios. SOD will take the lead developing the tactical medical scenarios for TMOC.

The contractor will ensure the scenarios are correct medically. The contractor will also provide oversight of the ATF medics who will function as medical instructors during TMOC.

Advanced Sick Call Course (ASC) Summary

ASC will provide 40 hours of continuing education credit applicable to the NREMT. The course consists of 50% classroom instruction and 50% clinical instruction at a hospital-based setting.

The classroom instruction will focus on topics that include injuries and illnesses of the head, eyes, ears, nose, throat, musculoskeletal system, respiratory system, cardiac system, as well as other body systems including athletic injuries. Classroom instruction will also include static skill stations using otoscopes, stethoscopes, eye examinations, and general physical exams.

Classroom instruction will also cover topics related to splinting, and taping of athletic injuries.

Clinical instruction will be in small groups to ensure students have the opportunity to interact with patients. This will necessitate several clinical groups of students each day. The class size will not exceed 12 students. The location for these courses will be determined by both the contractor and SOD. The contractor needs to have the capability of providing a hospital-based emergency room site for this course. The contractor will be responsible for all costs associated with securing classroom space. The contractor will be responsible for all medical supply costs. Adequate medical supplies are necessary to ensure proper hands-on practice is afforded all students. SOD will provide otoscopes and student training materials as needed to conduct the course. The contractor will be responsible for the content of the student manual. COR will fund travel for instructors in accordance with FAR 31.205-46.

Wilderness Tactical Medical Course Summary

The Wilderness Tactical Medicine Course will be five days in length and provide 40 hours of continuing education credit applicable to the NREMT. The course consists of both classroom and scenario-based training. The contractor and SOD will discuss the needs of the medic cadre.

Some wilderness medicine content will take place in the classroom with the balance provided in the field environment. Content includes a variety of medical illnesses and traumatic injuries with a focus on treating these issues in the resource poor environment a medic encounters in a wilderness setting.

SRT Candidate and SRT Forward Observer Schools are not courses per say. These are events where the contractor provides medical oversight and support.

Medical Training for SRT Summary

The contractor and SOD will meet to determine which of the content contained in current Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines are applicable to SRT members. The contractor will then develop a two-hour lecture and provide same to SRT members on Day 1.

With the assistance of assigned ATF Medics, tabletop skills practice will be incorporated in the lecture. On Day 2, tactical medical scenarios will be conducted with SRT members. The contractor will be responsible to provide medical instruction during these scenarios.

Emergency Medical Technician Training – this follows standardized curricula set forth by the United States Department of Transportation.