Combat Point Of Care Ultrasound
See inside your casualty
Point-of-care ultrasound lets a battlefield provider look inside an injured patient. In minutes, it can detect internal bleeding, pneumothorax, long bone fractures, or cardiac tamponade — invisible killers that are easy to miss under fire. For the less critically ill patient, POCUS can assist peripheral IV insertion, assess for skin infections and musculoskeletal trauma, and identify foreign bodies. When evacuation is delayed and resources are limited, the difference between guessing and knowing saves lives.
Combat POCUS is a focused four-hour program that builds practical scanning skill through hands-on practice. Participants learn the EFAST/O exam — Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma / Orthopedics, which adds femur fracture assessment to the standard EFAST — soft tissue evaluation for infection, abscess, and foreign bodies, and ultrasound-guided peripheral IV access. Participant leaves with the tools to maintain proficiency.
WHO IT’S FOR
Medics, nurses, PAs, NPs, and physicians holding current TCCC certification or equivalent training, operating in tactical or austere environments. Frequently delivered alongside Applied Combat Medic Skills as a combined program.
WHAT YOU’LL PRACTICE
EFAST/O — Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma / Orthopedics, including femur fracture assessment
Soft tissue ultrasound — skin infection, abscess, and foreign bodies (shrapnel, bullets) - Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV access
THE COURSE AT A GLANCE
4 hours · in person, hands-on scanning
Maximum 4:1 student-to-instructor ratio
Taught at your location or in Bangor, Maine
Participants leave with self-guided instructional material to maintain proficiency and, depending on registration tier, equipment and supplies.
SUGGESTED PAIRINGS
Maximize a single training trip by combining courses:
ACMS + Combat POCUS: the combined program can be taught over two 10-hour days
ACLSS + Combat POCUS: Upskill your Combat Lifesaver team
Combat POCUS + Ventilator Management for Critical Patients: A two day course that prepares the student for ongoing management and transport of critically ill patients
CME & CEH ACCREDITATION
C-POCUS is accredited for 4 hours of ACCME (AMA) Category 1 credit and, when combined with C-POCUS, 20 hourse of ACCME Category 1 credit and 20 hours of Maine EMS Trauma CEH.
PRICING
Our instructional philosophy is simple: you’re not buying a course, you’re buying a training program. When you take an F2L training, you get your initial training to achieve mastery and a comprehensive training program designed to maintain your skills once you leave the classroom.
Being able to practice your learning means that you need to have both a longitudinal training program and the equipment in hand to execute that program. Without that equipment, your skills will decay.
Given that, then only real question for any student in deciding what tier of each class to take is what equipment you need to execute the training plan after the class. The class tiers are set up as follows:
Tier 1 - The individual student who needs it all. Each student will leave the classroom with all of the training equipment necessary to perform all the longitudinal training exercises on their own in additional to the longitudinal training program content.
Tier 2 - The team who needs it all. If you work with a team that only needs a single set of training gear for a specific number of students, this is the tier for you. The courses are priced for a specific number of students sharing one set of training gear. If you would like a different ratio of students to sets of training gear, contact us for pricing.
Tier 3 - For those who already have it all. If you have the training gear already, this tier gives you the initial class and the longitudinal training program content; you bring your own training gear to the exercises.
Combat POCUS Pricing
Tier 1 - $7,000 / student
Tier 2 - Team of 4 students - $14,200 ($3,550 / student)
Tier 3 - $2,500 / student
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Bring This Course to Your Team
Courses are scheduled on demand and delivered at your location or in Bangor, Maine.