Our Training

As you may know, Tactical Medicine is a new and fast-growing field in South African Emergency Medical environment. Chris Marlow and I have been conducting research and have been developing TEMS for the South African Emergency Care Practitioner in the last 4 years. With our own extensive combat medical experience as a starting point, we took some time to investigate and attend various International courses to see how the international market attains their goals in the training of their medical professionals.
In November 2006 we ran our first South African TEMS pilot course which proved to be a huge success. The course was developed to specifically cater for the needs of the South African Emergency care worker. We shaved off some of the more American ideas and added/ adapted more important subject matter that would suit the African Market.

You may be wondering: Who should attend this course?

Our ideal is to see every emergency care worker with this qualification. At this stage we cater for all ILS and ALS personnel (including doctors). The course is structured to equip the emergency care provider with the knowledge, skills and insight to work safely in a high-risk, high-threat environment, something that we face regularly in South Africa.

About the course

The TEMS course is a highly energetic fun filled practical experience. During the 7 days we will be imparting knowledge on the following subjects:

Introduction to TEMS

Tactical Equipment / Medical equipment

Wound Ballistics

Recognition of I.E.D’s

Concealed Weapons

Medical Reconnaissance and Planning

Approach to Criminal Scenes

K9 Emergencies

Transport

Disarming and Suspect Apprehension

Tactical Primary Health Care / De-briefing

Tactical Team Movement and Survival (Rural and Urban)

Team Considerations when Deploying Distractive Devices

Chemical Agents and Less Lethal Measures

Breeching Techniques

Team Weapons and their application

Tactical Combat Casualty Care (care under fire)

Who are our lectures?

We are privileged to have some of South Africans best subjects specialists presenting the lectures, among which are ex-Special Force Operations (Military), ex-Special Task Force (SAPS) members, and even a veterinarian specialist in emergency veterinarian care and anesthesiology with a deep knowledge of managing K9 emergencies

Our lectures are committed to give you their best, and to enable you to learn and experience the ultimate in TACTICAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE.

And the benefits?

With TEMS there are medical professionals immediately on scene in a conflict situation and able to render immediate emergency medical care. The facts speak for themselves: when Civilian Paramedics are trained in military as well as policing tactics in order to support their local law enforcement agencies, more lives are saved than through the normal and conventional ways of EMS.

Most of South Africa can be considered a high risk environment, especially in the realm of emergency medical care. I do believe that this course would make an immerse difference in your day –to-day lifestyle, the way you deal with emergencies, as well as your every day work on the South African streets.