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Introduction:

Super pumped and humbled to be here and have this opportunity! I am a professional educator who loves to spread my skills, expertise and knowledge gained through my many years in the industry. I personally believe its my job to pass on this hard gained knowledge to the next generation and not hoard it.  I am based out of Southern California, how ever I travel quite frequently to teach. I have had wanderlust for many years and as such, various work contracts have taken me all over the world! 

CRECENCIO INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

Lead Instructor Chris Valenzuela 

Crecencio “VAL” Valenzuela is the founder of and current Lead instructor for Spent Brass Training Solutions, Inc. Val is currently a NAEMT Affiliate Faculty member, Course coordinator and Instructor for Tactical Combat Casualty care in California. As a former High Threat Security Contractor for an exceedingly reputable Private Security Company in Iraq, Val has provided Close Protection (CP) as a Personal Security Detail (PSD) member, and also the team medic as he holds a National Registry for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and U.S. Army Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC). Val has been a Lead Tactics and Weapons instructor to not only other PSD teammates and teams, but to Expats and Third Country Nationals of the host country’s nation as well. A combat veteran with the U.S. Army Infantry (1st AD & 3rd ID), Chris served 5 and half years with multiple combat and NATO tours to include Macedonia, Kosovo and Iraq. While on active duty in the Infantry as a fire team leader, Val was a weapons and tactics instructor at the company level. Val also has time spent as a civilian military weapons and tactics-based instructor for Federal, State and Local entities 

Val’s firearms certifications include:

·      National Rifle Association (NRA) Law Enforcement Handgun & Shotgun

·      Department of State Basic Field Firearms Officers Course (BFFOC)

·      United States Navy Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor (SAMI)

·      Suarez Combat Arms Instructor School

Val’s other certifications include:

·      Department of State for World Wide Personal Protective Services II (WWPPS)

·      International Board of Specialty Certification; Tactical Responder – Certified (TR-C) 

·      Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

·      Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

·      International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)

·      Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)

·      US Army Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)

·      NAEMT Affiliate Faculty – Tactical Combat Casualty Care

·      NAEMT TCCC/TECC – Instructor 

·      Combat Life Saver (CLS)  

IMPORTANCE OF CIVILIAN TRAINING!

The four R’s! 

1. Right place
   1. Some times many civilians find themselves in a position and or situation in which they are now or can be the first lay responder
2. Right time
   1. Having the ability to treat, control and or render aid in a matter of seconds vs minutes can mean the difference between life or death, especially when it comes to evidence based medicine. Professional responders take many minutes to arrive no matter how fast they are. Patients will always have a better outcome the faster proper life saving treatment can be done, applied and or enacted. 
3. Right training 
   1. Civilians have a lot of choices out there to get trained on the local market. I have a ton students who are  responsible citizens who just wanted “ something more” than just the First aid and CPR class that work puts on for them. After taking a trauma course and or NAEMT TCCC/TECC courses, civilians are blown away with how much medical knowledge is out thee let alone what has just been taught to them. Knowledge is power and the knowledge  I teach just happens to save lives.
4. Right equipment 
   1. It’s never been easier to own and or purchase life saving equipment from the civilian market. All TCCC/TECC bleeding control products are an example; CoTCCC recommended TQ’s, Hemostatic agents, Pressure Dressings etc. IFAKs, vehicle and home kits are starting to become more commonplace. 

What gear do you like?

Medical Gear:

1. H&H Medical Corp
2. North American Rescue 
3. Sam Medical 

TQ: CAT G7 by NAR

Hemostatic Agent: ChitoGauze by SAM medical and NAR

Pressure dressing: H Bandage by H&H Med corp 

Chest Seal: H vent Chest seal by H&H med corp

What do you carry to the range?

Medical wise: An Ifak for my self and a Team trauma bag that can treat multiple people to include burns, hypothermia and establish I.V. Access. I keep a few extra things in there like Oral IV, my Raptor Shears, some Silver mesh and an Abdominal dressing. 

Firearms: My two favorite handgun brands are Glock and Sig Sauer. My P226 sig is stock and its the BTFO model.

My Instructor Glock is kinda tricked out with a flat 4lbs combat trigger from suarez international, some slide work/cut out done by a local company who I will not name ( that MFer had my slide for 9 months before I got it back), running suppressor VTAC green fiber optic day sights and tritium night sights underneath. Last is a Suarez International minimalist magwell. 
CIVILIANMEDICAL FOR A 10% AT MEDICAL GEAR OUTFITTERS

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