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Course Offerings

Tactical Trauma Training

Monday, March 1, 2010
Tuition: $150
8 Training hours

Presented by: Benjamin Bonya, EMT-P, Professional Law Enforcment Training

To enroll, go to: http://www.pletraining.org/id28.html

Course Overview

Tactical Trauma Training (T3) is a self-aid/buddy-aid course of instruction based on current military medical training. Law enforcement is a dangerous and dynamic business. Due to the unpredictable nature of police work, law enforcement officers often sustain serious injuries while working in the line of duty.  Whether an officer is involved in a devastating car wreck, suffers a gunshot wound, is stabbed, or experiences other types of traumatic injuries, they often find themselves waiting for paramedics to arrive to treat their wounds.  This “wait period” can literally be a matter of life or death for an injured officer.  Now more than ever law enforcement officers need to be able to take care of themselves and each other. The ideas/methods presented in this class are basic and easy to remember. Why? 
                                                                                                
“A professional is someone who does the basics better than everyone else.” 
                                                             
Based on military combat casualty care guidelines, T3 covers the 3 treatable causes of mortality on the battlefield: 
  1. Bleeding
  2. Airway Obstruction
  3. Penetrating chest trauma
Case studies will be presented where officers suffered severe injuries in the line of duty.  These officers received immediate tactical trauma treatment, which was credited with saving their lives.
                                                                                                                                                  
In addition to tactical trauma training, officers will receive instruction on the importance of having a "survival mindset".  Preparing the mind to survive during times of stress can help an officer deal with a traumatic injury in a calm manner.  Instead of an officer saying, “I can’t believe this happening,” he or she will train the mind to say, “I knew this would happen one day, and I’m ready for it”.   
                                                                                                             
This training course was designed by a police officer, for police officers.  The techniques and methods presented in this course can better prepare police officers to save their own lives, or the lives of an injured officer.  By exposing law enforcement officers to Tactical Trauma Training today, they will be better prepared to survive

Topic Covered

Course Presenter

Benjamin Bonya is a Detective with the Dallas Police Department. Currently assigned as a Firearms Intelligence Detective, Ben spent 5 years as a Task Force Officer on a Violent Crime Task Force with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The task force conducted investigations targeting firearms, gangs, narcotics and violent crime throughout the City of Dallas and elsewhere that resulted in federal and state prosecution. Ben has assisted in hundreds of undercover and tactical operations in various capacities during his time on the ATF Task Force.

Prior to joining the Dallas Police Department, Ben was a full-time Paramedic Crew Chief in western Pennsylvania. During that time, he was also a volunteer member of a special medical response team. The team was comprised of doctors, nurses and paramedics that specialized in “good medicine in bad places”. Ben deployed as a medical technician for a FEMA Disaster Medical Assistance Team to Ft. Dix, NJ in support of Operation Provide Refuge which provided medical services for the more than 4,000 Kosovar Albanian refugees. He also deployed as the medical officer for the FBI SWAT Team from the Pittsburgh, PA Field Office in support of the Southeast Bomb Task Force (aka The Hunt for Eric Rudolph).  

Ben has taught a tactical injury care class for over 700 police officers from multiple law enforcement agencies.  He is also a Patrol Rifle Instructor for the Dallas Police Department.

Ben holds the following certifications:    

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