Combat Life Saver

Combat Life Saver (CLS)

The Combat Life Saver course prepares non-medical military and tactical personnel to provide immediate buddy aid. Built on current TCCC guidelines, the course focuses on the three preventable causes of combat death: massive hemorrhage, tension pneumothorax, and airway obstruction.

This is not a lecture course. Skills are practiced on high-fidelity trainers and tested under scenario conditions.

What You'll Learn

• Tourniquet application and assessment: limb and junctional
• Wound packing with hemostatic agents
• Needle chest decompression: indications and technique
• Nasopharyngeal airway insertion
• Rapid casualty assessment under stress
• Patient movement and extraction

All skills are practiced on high-fidelity bleed trainers and chest decompression simulators. The course culminates in scenario-based exercises where students manage casualties under simulated operational stress.

Who Should Take This Course

Military units, law enforcement tactical teams, private security, and civilian professionals operating in high-risk environments. CLS is designed for people who are not medical personnel but may be the first — or only — person available to provide care.