CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Immediate Trauma Care Instructor Course

Instructor: Beacon Training Group

April 1-3, 2025

8am – 4pm

Class will meet at Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru, IL 

Enrollment Deadline: March 25, 2025

Course Size:  Minimum 12 – Maximum 20

Course Objective

This three-day, 24-hour program has been designed by Beacon Training Group to train first responders to be instructors with the knowledge and skills to teach lifesaving/sustaining immediate trauma care practices and associated equipment.

Course Content

This program is designed to provide perspective instructors with the skills and knowledge to treat and survive traumatic injuries which include but are not limited to: severe bleeding, amputations, penetrating injuries, upper chest injuries, other airway injuries, etc…   Students will be provided with an explanation of human anatomy and how it relates to traumatic injuries.  Instructors will then demonstrate proper practices and techniques to treat serious injuries with commercially available as well as improvised equipment.  Students will learn and practice the proper use and limitations of tourniquets, wound packing, pressure points, pressure dressings, airway management, and occlusive dressings.

Students will then be given the opportunity to practice teaching these skills and will be evaluated with practical exercises and a written test.    Upon successful completion of this course students will have demonstrated proficiency as instructors in immediate trauma care practices, techniques, and equipment which will allow them to instruct others in the skills necessary to treat serious injuries they may encounter during their day-to-day operations.

Optional Purchase:

All medical Equipment used during the course will be for sale at a discounted rate.

About the Instructor:

 Andrew Cimonetti

United States Marine Corps Combat Veteran and decorated Staff Non-Commissioned Officer who has served three tours to Afghanistan as an Operator and Assistant Element Leader in the Marine Corps Special Operation Command (MARSOC). Mr. Cimonetti has been in law enforcement for over 8 years and is currently serving his department as a Patrol Officer as well as a firearms and tactics instructor. Mr. Cimonetti recently separated from a large multi-jurisdictional SWAT team in south suburbs of Chicago where he operated as a SWAT School Instructor, Entry Team Leader, and Training Coordinator . Mr. Cimonetti has used his extensive Combat experience to create Beacon Training Group LLC. Through Beacon Mr. Cimonetti develops and implements training to first responders, Schools, places of worship, and local businesses, which include Immediate Trauma Care (ITC), Rapid Deployment, Rescue Task Force, Command and Control, and Escape, Barricade, Resist, and Survive (EBRS) program to increase the safety and security of schools, daycares, business, places of worship, and anywhere people can gather. Mr. Cimonetti holds multiple instructor certifications in active response to threats and has conducted multiple large scale training scenarios with Tele communicators, police departments, fire departments, and schools.
Mr. Cimonetti is a sound instructor and proven leader. Mr. Cimonetti has a passion for developing individuals to exceed “normal” and achieve their full potential.

Robert Jones

Robert Jones is a Lieutenant from a Central Illinois police department who serves as a shift commander and training coordinator. He has been in law enforcement for 15 years serving in various roles such as a K9 handler and attached to the multijurisdictional SWAT team. He is an instructor for many facets of law enforcement, ranging from master firearm instruction to rapid response instruction. Robert believes training officers in life-saving medical techniques should be routed in data and experience, leading himself and the Beacon Training Group to review and update the course consistently.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Emergency Medical Response Training and Certification 18 hours – with 12 hours of scenario based, Legal Update 1 hour, Officer Wellness/Mental Health 1 hour, Procedural Justice 1 hour