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Giving Tuesday 2023

Help C-TECC refresh its website, newsletter, and social media channels with member organization photos! Would you like to see your organization highlighted on C-TECC communication channels?

Submit up to 5 photos from your organization, displaying appropriate and approved TECC tactics for a chance to be featured by the Committee. If a photo(s) from your organization is selected, your organization will receive photo credit.

We kindly request high-quality photos (JPEG and PNG) in order to ensure photo(s) can be enlarged and appear graphically pleasing on various platforms.

CALL FOR PHOTOS

Please mark your calendars for the December 2023 C-TECC Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 5 in Fort Worth, TX.


Due to the potential for limited space and for those wishing to virtually attend, we ask that everyone RSVP. The Committee will follow-up with those attending (either in-person or virtually) with logistical and access information closer to the meeting date. If you are unsure about your attendance at this time, please visit our website to RSVP in the future.

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An agenda for this meeting is in the works and will be distributed once finalized. We are currently soliciting for presentation topics, literature reviews, and speakers. Please complete the form below to submit your ideas.

CALL FOR SPEAKERS

Preamble


The Committee recently voted on and approved a new publication entitled the TECC Preamble. This document outlines the purpose of the TECC guidelines and should be utilized at the front of any training or reference materials.


TECC for Pediatric Care


The Committee also recently voted and approved an updated version of the TECC for Pediatric Care document. These pediatric guidelines were developed because children under 18 years old comprise about 25% of the population and are at a disproportionate disadvantage when they become injured in the prehospital environment. The document follows the same conceptual format as the C-TECC Guidelines, which emphasize three phases of the tactical/operational environment to include direct threat, indirect threat, and evacuation care.



The TECC guidelines will continue to be updated using evidence-based medical best practices and will remain under the custodianship of the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care. To access all of the most up-to-date versions of our guidelines, please visit our Guidance page.

Today, June 1, marks the start of the 2023 Recognized Educational Partner cycle of the Committee of Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC). If you are a current partner and interested in retaining your status, please click the option that applies to your organization below and follow the steps by Monday, July 31.

Current Partner
Approved Waiver Partner

Thank you for your support to the Committee and for continuously teaching TECC according to the Principles of Guidelines Education. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the Committee.

If you are not a current partner but interested in becoming one, please visit our How to Apply webpage and follow the guidance there. New partners have different submission requirements than current ones.

Executive Committee
As of May 2023, Dr. Richard Kamin (UConn Health OEMS, Connecticut Department of Public Health) has transitioned to the Past Chair position and Michael Marino (Director of Response and Recovery, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) has become the new C-TECC Co-Chair.

The C-TECC Board of Directors recently approved the following membership updates that were announced at the May 2023 C-TECC Meeting.

Board of Directors
  • Vice Chair: Dr. Allen Yee (Chesterfield County VA Fire and EMS)
  • Member: Dr. David Tan (Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis)

Board of Advisors
  • Member: Andrew Rowley (Bakers SC Fire/Rescue-SOT, SOARescue)

Guidelines Committee
  • Member: Timothy Curtis (Prednisone News Com, University of Chicago Medicine)
  • Member: Jason Jones (University of Florida Department of Emergency Medicine)
  • Member: Joshua Knapp (Special Agent, ATF Tactical Medic Program)
  • Member: Ryan McGovern (Captain, Boston MA Fire Department)
  • Member: Brian Walters (Medical Director, Cattaraugus County NY Sheriff's Department)

May 2023 C-TECC Meeting

The May 2023 C-TECC Meeting is being held in conjunction with the Special Operations Medical Association Scientific Assembly (SOMA) on  Monday, May 15 from 9am to 5pm (EDT) in Ballroom A of the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. An agenda is available below.

AGENDA

Virtual Participation

If you are interested in participating virtually, but have not yet provided your details, please click on the link below to provide your name and email address by Sunday, May 14. Virtual participation details will be distributed on the morning of Monday, May 15 prior to the start of the meeting. Note: This information will not be posted publicly, therefore you must submit your details in order to receive the virtual information.

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SOMA 2023

Please mark your calendars for the May 2023 C-TECC Meeting which will be held in conjunction with the in conjunction with SOMA (Special Operations Medical Association®) 2023 Scientific Assembly at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The C-TECC Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 15 from 8:00am to 5:00pm (ET).

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More information available here.
Today is Giving Tuesday 2022! Every donation counts, please consider donating to our mission of reducing preventable causes of death in both our first responders and civilian population.

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C-TECC is a non-profit committee of pre-hospital and emergency medicine experts convened to speed the transition of military medical lessons learned from the battlefield to civilian crisis response in order to reduce preventable causes of death in both our first responders and civilian population.

Thank you in advance for your consideration as well as your support throughout the years!

December 2022 C-TECC Meeting

The December 2022 C-TECC Meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 5 and Tuesday, December 6 in the Exploration Hall Room 101 at the George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Virginia. An agenda is available below.

AGENDA

This meeting is intended to be a working meeting where the Committee will review all Guidelines documents and propose and discuss possible updates and changes. In preparation for this discussion, please review the following documents and utilize the Review Matrix to submit your feedback to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Friday, December 2.

Each Guideline document has a separate tab within the Review Matrix for collecting feedback. Please ensure your feedback is submitted in the appropriate tab with the appropriate line number that corresponds with the feedback and that each comment is entered on a separate row. By following this guidance, the discussion will be more organized and efficient.

Virtual Participation

If you are interested in participating virtually, but have not yet provided your details, please click on the link below to provide your name and email address by Sunday, December 4. Virtual participation details will be distributed on the morning of Monday, December 5 prior to the start of the meeting. Note: This information will not be posted publicly, therefore you must submit your details in order to receive the virtual information.

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