Recently, the Fayette County Emergency Medical Services, in conjunction with the Flatonia Police Department, sponsored a Tactical Emergency Casualty Care-Law Enforcement Offi - cer (TECC-LEO) Course. This course focuses on responders working to treat the injured during an active major event while the event is still ongoing. There are courses specifical - ly designed for EMS and re - sponders with medical training, but this course is designed for law enforcement to provide the knowledge and skills they need to provide immediate lifesaving care during an active threat event. It provides training in bleeding (hemorrhage) control and airway maintenance and focuses on im - mediate steps that can be taken to aid seriously injured victims and responders, as well as how to per -
form self-aid and treatment.
Fayette County EMS provid -
ed instructors, who are certified instructors in the National As - sociation of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) TECCLEO curriculum. The Flatonia Police Department is a TCOLE Contract Training Provider and entered law enforcement training hours for all who participated in the course (TCOLE credit).
This was an excellent oppor - tunity for law enforcement and EMS to train together to enhance skills and ensure that different disciplines are working togeth - er toward the same goals and objectives in a major event. The course was posted on the NAE - MT website for open registration from any interested agency or officer, and all Fayette County agencies were invited to attend. Officers from the Flatonia and Schulenburg Police Departments attended. All who attended would like to thank Fayette County EMS for hosting the course and the out -
standing instructors provided. This was an excellent coop -
erative effort with valuable team building across disciplines.
