Three students working on a casualty during a tactical medicine drill

Foundation: Intro to Tactical Medicine — Hazel Academy

The medical skills that hold under stress.

A one-day intensive in tactical casualty care — bleeding control, airway management, and casualty movement — for security professionals, protective operators, and vetted civilians. All equipment provided.

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Calgary, Alberta

1-day intensive

All equipment provided

No prior medical training required

— The problem

When seconds count, the gap between knowing and freezing is the difference between a life saved and a life lost.

Most first-aid courses teach you what to do once help is on the way. Tactical medicine teaches you what to do when it isn't — when the threat is still active, the bleeding won't stop, and the next decision is yours to make alone.

Bleeding kills fast. Airways close in minutes. Untrained responders freeze. Trained ones don't. Whether you're working a protective detail, walking past a car accident, or sitting in your own kitchen, the difference is muscle memory built under pressure — not theory read on a slide.

One day of structured, hands-on training builds the reflexes that decide outcomes.

— What you'll build in one day

Skills first. Then apply them under pressure.

The day is structured in two halves: build the technical skills in the morning, then put them to work under stress in the afternoon. Hands-on throughout. Every drill gets feedback.

Morning — Bleeding Control & Airway Management

The two killers that decide outcomes in the first minutes: uncontrolled bleeding and a closing airway.

You leave with — The muscle memory to apply a tourniquet, pack a wound, and manage an airway under live, time-pressured drills.

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•Tourniquet application and management
•Wound packing and pressure dressings
•Basic airway assessment and management
•Casualty assessment protocols
•Scene safety and threat assessment
•Medical equipment familiarization

Afternoon — Tactical Casualty Care & Movement

Real-world application: providing care while the situation is still moving, with team coordination and casualty extraction.

You leave with — The ability to apply your morning skills under stress — coordinating with teammates, moving casualties, and adapting when the plan changes.

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•Tactical casualty care protocols
•Casualty movement and extraction
•Medical response under stress
•Team coordination for medical scenarios
•Practical application drills
•Performance feedback and skill assessment

The course is one full day of structured progression — morning theory and skill-builds, afternoon scenario-based application. You'll leave with a working medical kit's worth of skills and the framework to keep sharpening them after the course ends.

— Why this works

Foundation level. Professional-grade instruction.

Hazel Academy is the training arm of Blackthorn Security. The Intro to Tactical Medicine course is designed to give civilians, security professionals, and protective operators a working set of medical skills in one structured day — without watering down the standards that apply to our advanced programs.

Instructor coaching students through a tactical medicine drill

Built around the killers that matter

We don't dilute the day with content that won't change outcomes. The morning is structured around the two things that decide most preventable deaths in the first ten minutes — uncontrolled bleeding and a closing airway — and the afternoon is structured around applying them under stress.

Hands-on, not lecture-on

You'll spend most of the day with a tourniquet, a pressure dressing, and a manikin in your hands. Theory only sticks once you've done it under pressure. The course is designed for reps, feedback, and corrections — not for filling slides.

Same instructors as PF1

This course is delivered by Hazel Academy's Field Training & Development division — the same team that teaches Protection Fundamentals. You're getting the same standard of instruction in a foundation-level format, designed for people who need real medical capability without committing to a specialist program.

Instructor

Led by professional instructors with operational backgrounds in protective and tactical medical training.

Full instructor bios and student outcomes coming soon. Want to talk through credentials and methodology before you enroll? Email us.

— Who this is for

Foundation level. No prior medical training required.

Designed for people who want a working set of medical skills — whether you're building professional capability, layering onto existing training, or just refusing to be helpless. All equipment provided.

Security Professionals

Security personnel, protective operators, EP teams

You work in roles where medical capability is operational reality, not optional. This course gives you the skills to keep a teammate or a principal alive in the minutes that matter — bleeding control, airway management, casualty movement — without committing to a full paramedic program.

First Responders

First responders, emergency services personnel

You already have medical training, but tactical medical applications are different. This course bridges the gap — applying medical skills in dynamic environments, prioritizing under stress, coordinating with non-medical teammates. Adds the tactical layer to your existing toolkit.

Tactical Trainees

Anyone training for protective or tactical work

You're building toward a career or skillset where being able to handle a casualty isn't optional. This course gives you the medical foundation that complements firearms, CQB, and protective work — and slots cleanly into our advanced programs when those reopen.

Civilians Who Want Real Skills

Vetted civilians serious about preparedness

You're not preparing for a job — you're preparing to not be helpless. Whether it's a car accident, a workplace incident, or something worse, you want to know what to do instead of standing there. No prior medical training required. All equipment provided.

Not suitable for individuals who are uncomfortable with realistic medical training scenarios (simulated wounds, manikins with simulated blood). Reach out if you have questions about whether this course is right for you.

— Register

Pick a date. We'll handle the rest.

One day. All equipment provided. Confirmation within 24 hours of enrolling. Pay in full at registration.

✓Secure Stripe checkout — confirmation email within 24 hours
✓All medical training equipment + supplies provided
✓No prior medical training required — foundation level
✓Certificate of completion provided

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— Logistics & what's included

Calgary. One day. Everything provided.

Schedule

1 full day · 8–10 hours · morning theory + afternoon application

Dates TBA — check back soon or email us to be notified.

Location

Calgary, Alberta

Exact address provided upon enrollment

Tuition

TBA + GST

Pay in full at enrollment

Format

Hands-on intensive — fundamentals to applied scenarios

Prerequisites

None. Foundation level. All equipment provided.

Training manikin used during a tactical medicine drill

You're covered for

✓All medical training supplies (tourniquets, dressings, etc.)
✓Training manikins + medical simulation equipment
✓Course materials, handouts, and reference guides
✓Certificate of completion

You bring

•Yourself, ready to learn
•Appropriate clothing for hands-on training
•Water bottle (food available on-site)

FAQ

Common Questions

If you have a question not answered here, reach out and we'll respond within 24 hours.

No. This is a foundational course designed for students with or without prior medical training. All instruction starts from the basics, and all equipment is provided. If you're completely new to tactical medicine, this is the perfect starting point.

— Final call

You'll either know what to do, or you won't.

One day of structured, hands-on tactical medicine training is the difference between freezing and acting. All equipment provided. No prior medical training required. Confirmation within 24 hours.

Designed to complement protective and tactical work — and to stand on its own for anyone serious about not being helpless when it matters.

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