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Doc, you missed a spot

Instructors and students interact over a ‘wounded’ training mannequin during the Tactical Field Care phase of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. In a continued effort to save lives, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General has mandated that all personnel quickly become TCCC certified. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Simulated Injection during TCCC

A student provides an injection to a ‘wounded’ training mannequin during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. TCCC is designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for wounded to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Care under fire during TCCC

U.S. Air Force students provide cover while pulling a ‘wounded’ training mannequin out of simulated line-of-fire during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. Battlefield simulation drills are vital to provide medics and combat personnel with realistic situations where they provide life-saving care and evacuation of wounded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Move Move Move!

U.S. Air Force students provide cover while pulling a ‘wounded’ training mannequin out of the simulated line-of-fire during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. Battlefield simulation drills are vital to provide medics and combat personnel with realistic situations where they provide life-saving care and evacuation of wounded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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'Live' simulated patient

Students practice endotracheal intubation procedures on a training mannequin during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. In a continued effort to save lives, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General has mandated that all personnel quickly become TCCC certified. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Splint me doc

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jeremy Deep, Air Mobility Command aeromedical operations officer, applies a splint to U.S. Air Force Capt. Amaro Mascarenhas, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron resource management officer, during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. The TCCC is the replacement for the former Self-Aid Buddy Care first aid training and will become the new standard across all U.S. military service branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Stop the bleed, make it tight.

A U.S. Air Force student practices applying a tourniquet to a training mannequin during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. While there is no replacement for real-life experience, medical training mannequins provide the next best substitute in responsive training aids, allowing trainees to hone skills before applying them in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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All patients are equal in care

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lt. Michelle Polgar, RAAF medic, applied a wound-dressing to a hemorrhage simulation training mannequin during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. TCCC is designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for wounded to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Wanna know how to fix a bullet wound?

Students of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course attend their first day of instruction by reviewing Department of Defense guidelines and current practices at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. The TCCC is the replacement for the former Self-Aid Buddy Care training and will become the new standard across all U.S. military service branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Ready to respond

Senior Airman Ashley Cox, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron emergency medical technician, stands beside one of the two base clinic ambulances, Aug. 18, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. EMTs assist clinic staff during the day and operate alongside firefighters at night. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Samuel Fogleman)
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Trainee reporting

Airman 1st Class Shawn Regina McMahan, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron emergency medical technician, displays a crash kit, defibulator and vitals monitor in the rear compartment of an ambulance, Aug. 18, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Fairchild EMTs work 24-hour shifts with two days off in-between. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Training on monitoring equipment

Senior Airman Corey Justice Louis, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron emergency medical technician, trains Airman 1st Class Shawn Regina McMahan, MDOS EMT trainee, on the operation of ambulance lifesaving equipment, Aug. 18, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. EMTs receive constant updates to the basic lifesaving skills training they use every day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Pulse

Airman 1st Class Shawn Regina McMahan, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron emergency medical technician, runs a diagnostic test of a mobile vitals monitor, Aug. 18, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Fairchild EMTs work with local civilian paramedic units to move stable patients to a local hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Testing 1 2 3

Tech. Sgt. Thomas M. Hannes, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron NCO in charge of ambulance services flight, demonstrates how to use the loudspeaker and driver controls of a base ambulance, Aug. 18, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Fairchild EMTs also maintain a precautionary presence at all base events and tenant unit training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Carry-all

Senior Airman Ashley Cox, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron emergency medical technician, shows a spine board used to keep patients with spine and neck injuries stable, Aug. 18, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. EMTs need to be prepared to respond to any kind of injury within minutes of receiving an emergency call. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Samuel Fogleman)
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Mask time

Senior Airman Ashley Cox, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron emergency medical technician, demonstrates how to use an oxygen mask, Aug. 18, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Fairchild ambulances are capable of transporting up to four casualties at one time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Samuel Fogleman)
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Exercise

A Team Fairchild firefighter simulates handling a vehicle incident during an Emergency Management Exercise Sept. 27, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Exercises allow members of the base to see where improvements should be made and build on base capabilities. Continuing to do these exercises ensures the base is prepared to handle any real world situations that may happen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
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Decontamination

Charlie Jansen, a decontamination instructor, walks Fairchild Airmen through what they will be doing for the decontamination training exercise Sept. 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The Air Force contracts instructors to come and teach bases biannually making sure that Airmen have the best training possible. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
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