Opportunities

Global Journalist Security: 5-Day HEFAT Tactical Casualty Care

Five-Day HEFAT Tactical Casualty Care class prepares trainees for high-risk hostile environments and includes advanced medical training for major trauma including combat casualties and terrorist attacks.

Sept. 19-23, Monday through Friday in Washington, DC.

The curriculum covers risk assessment & planning, situational awareness, improvised stretchers & carries, weapons & ballistics, travel security, basic digital hygiene, personal safety, sexual assault & hostile mobs, emotional self-care, ordnance & combat hazards, interrogations & captivity, checkpoints, IEDs & terrorist attacks. Trainers include combat medics and instructors in Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
Cost: $2,995 including local transportation and meals at remote locations.

Freelance journalists may apply bursaries from the Rory Peck Trust and theCanadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma.