BASIC PROLONGED CARE
KEY DATA
The Basic Prolonged Care (BPC) Course is an introductory course for personnel who might have to perform and assist with medical tasks in austere, resource-deprived environments.
The main objective of the program is to enable non-medics to work in a prolonged casualty care (PCC) setting, such as in a stabilization point or on their own under telemedical guidance.
This course is designed as an entry point into the area of prolonged casualty care and develops the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully provide basic, evidence-based-based care in such an environment.
TARGET AUDIENCE
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Members of the military
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Law enforcement operatives
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Responsible civilians
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Personnel operating in remote environments (pilots, aircrew members, offshore workers, etc.)
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Civilian medical personnel without prior tactical medical training (doctors, nurses, etc.)
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Personnel seeking a refresher before our TCO course
We recommend registering as a group so you can collaborate during the course with the same people you work with professionally.
PREREQUISITES
This is an OPEN-ACCESS COURSE and does not require previous medical knowledge. It is designed as an introduction to prolonged casualty care in an austere environment.
THE COURSE
The course is held in person over 3 days.
Day 1: Intro to tactical medicine, TCCC
Day 2: Basic Prolonged Care, Stabilization point operations
Day 3: FINEX (deep-immersion simulation), debrief
Multiple skill labs and practical sessions are held throughout the course, and every day ends with an open training session where students can revise the material with their peers or talk with the instructor cadre.
The last day culminates with a multi-hour final exercise (FINEX) where students take care of critical casualties under the realistic environmental circumstances of a deep-immersion simulation scenario.
CONTENTS
Day 1: Basic Trauma Care
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Intro to tactical medicine
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Intro to Medical Support to Irregular Warfare (MSIW)
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Massive bleeding control: Official "Stop-the-Bleed" Course
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Airway Management
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Chest injury management
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Circulation support
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Hypothermia prevention and management
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Head Injuries
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Pain Management
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Antibiotics
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Basic wound care
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Splinting and immobilization
Day 2: Basic Prolonged Care
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Introduction to Prolonged Casualty Care
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Head-to-toe patient assessment
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Vital signs monitoring & interpretation
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Patient nutrition in PCC
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Infection Control & Management
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Long-term wound management
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Fundamentals of Nursing Care
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Telemedicine for non-medics
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Prolonged care documentation
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Medical teamwork in PCC
Day 3: FINEX
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Final exercise (FINEX)
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Final debrief
EVALUATION
The practical skills are evaluated based on the skill labs throughout the course as well as the performance during the final exercise.
After passing the course and completing all skill labs successfully, students will be presented with a BPC Course certificate and an internationally recognized "Stop-the-bleed" certificate.
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Basic Prolonged Care (BPC) Course
WHEN: 31 JULY - 02 AUG 2026
WHERE: Gdansk, Poland
COST: 800 EUR
For group registration: Contact us directly.
DISCLAIMER
This course requires at least 6 participants to take place. In case of an insufficient participant count, the course will be cancelled and the tuition fee will be fully refunded.