Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)
Mobile VR training that prepares soldiers to perform lifesaving medical interventions under combat conditions.
OneBonsai created a mobile VR training system for the Department of Defense to teach Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) using the MARCH protocol. The solution improves retention, scales training to large groups, and prepares soldiers to perform lifesaving interventions under battlefield conditions.
Challenge
Training Soldiers in Combat Medical Care
Solution
Mobile VR TCCC Training System
Approach
Combining Realism with Mobility
Outcome
Improved Retention and Scalable Deployment
Challenge
The Department of Defense needed a scalable and effective way to train soldiers in lifesaving medical interventions under combat conditions. Traditional field training was logistically complex, costly, and difficult to scale to large groups, while classroom instruction lacked realism and practical retention.
“Training soldiers in lifesaving medical care was logistically complex and difficult to scale effectively.”
Solution
OneBonsai developed a mobile VR training platform that immerses soldiers in realistic battlefield scenarios, guiding them through the MARCH protocol (Massive hemorrhage, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, Hypothermia/Head injury). The system allows trainees to practice critical interventions repeatedly in a safe, controlled environment.
APPROACH
By replicating combat conditions—including injuries, stress factors, and time pressure—the VR solution gave soldiers an authentic yet safe training experience. Its mobile setup enabled flexible deployment across bases and training facilities, aligning with new NATO guidelines for medical training.
“I now feel confident applying the MARCH protocol under pressure.”
Outcome
The VR TCCC training significantly improved retention of medical procedures and enabled the rapid training of large cohorts of recruits. It set a new standard for military medical education by combining immersion, scalability, and cost-efficiency, ultimately helping soldiers save more lives on the battlefield.
Tactical Combat Casualty Care
Tactical Combat Casualty Care
Casualty Care - Environment
Casualty Care - Environment
“VR provides us with options to train at scale. We therefore see it as a force multiplier.”
