08/25/2025
JFC Security, LLC Receives Training for Trauma Care, Bleeding Control
University Hospitals Tactical Medicine Division members Sam Ottobre, Jordon Bedell, and Brad Wilson demonstrate the tourniquet portion of the training. CJN Photo / Casey Couch
Article reprinted with permission from Cleveland Jewish News
by Casey Couch
Members of the Tactical Medicine Division from the EMS Training & Disaster Preparedness Institute at University Hospitals visited the Jewish Federation of Cleveland on Aug. 11 to provide officers from JFC Security, LLC , the Federation’s security provider, with a hands-on training course, titled “Tactical Emergency Casualty Care,” on trauma care and bleeding control.
Kerry McCafferty, the deputy director of community training for JFC Security LLC, told the Cleveland Jewish News that being trained in this type of care will allow security to effectively treat themselves or others in the event of an emergency, as security officers are often the first on the scene to help stabilize victims.
“JFC security officers are trained throughout the year in a variety of skills necessary to keep the community safe,” McCafferty told the CJN in an email. “The training is prompted by JFC Security to protect the community through trained security officers who are capable of handling security incidents and medical emergencies in conjunction with the arrival of First Responders.”
During two different training sessions, 24 JFC security officers, all of ex-law enforcement or ex-military status, were tasked with a goal in their four-hour training session – to learn why, what and how to assess and perform medical care for traumatic injuries in the field.
“If an incident occurs, JFC Security officers will be able to save lives through immediate intervention in medical emergencies utilizing CPR/AED skills and/or trauma training,” McCafferty said. “JFC Security officers, utilizing this training, can bridge the gap between when the incident occurs and First Responder arrival. Ultimately, it is another important facet for keeping the community safe.”
During the session, UH Tactical Medicine Division member Brad Wilson showed law-enforcement body cam footage of real-life medical intervention in the field for traumatic injuries. The first thing to consider, he said, was the location of the threat and getting the victim out of the “hot zone” and into an indirect threat zone, called “the warm zone.”
Wilson advised that when the care giver and injured person are in a safe location, a systematic examination is conducted focused primarily on stopping life-threatening bleeding. The caregiver then addresses other life-threatening injuries until First Responder help arrives on scene.
During the training presentation, Wilson said that life-threatening bleeding can result in the injured person losing the ability to treat themselves within 40 seconds to a minute. He emphasized that due to this situation, “It is imperative to provide immediate care to the injured person.” JFC Security officers were issued tourniquets and provided with hands-on medical training to assist injured persons in an emergency until higher-level medical personnel arrive.
McCafferty told the CJN that JFC Security officers are also being trained in CPR/AED in the event of cardiac arrest. These trainings, he said, are part of their ongoing initiative to keep the community safe under guidance of Jim Hartnett, David P. Miller Director of Community Security.
“Jim Hartnett is focused on providing professional security officers to keep the community safe,” McCafferty said. “Director Hartnett is focused on providing a relevant and versatile training program to JFC Security officers which prioritizes community safety.”
