Operational medical training for modern policing environments

Lazarus Training delivers specialist operational medical and first aid training for:

• police services,
• firearms units,
• specialist operational teams,
• custody environments,
• public order personnel,
• maritime and border teams,
• and officers operating in hostile or remote environments.

Our programmes are designed around the realities of operational policing:

• road traffic collisions,
• firearms incidents,
• serious violence,
• public disorder,
• disaster response,
• prolonged evacuation times,
• and casualty care under pressure.

Unlike generic workplace first aid training, our courses are:

• operationally focused,
• scenario-led,
• and designed to prepare officers for real incidents.

Training is delivered by instructors with backgrounds including:

• military medicine,
• policing,
• firearms operations,
• operational response,
• and hostile environment deployments.

Our Police Medical Courses

Operational First Aid / Policing Module 2

Practical frontline casualty care training for operational officers.

Designed for:

• patrol officers,
• response teams,
• custody staff,
• traffic officers,
• and general operational policing environments.

Available Courses:

• Initial Operational First Aid (2 Day)
• Refresher Operational First Aid (1 Day)
• Operational First Aid & AED / High Voltage Risk

Focus areas include:

• catastrophic bleeding,
• CPR & AED,
• trauma care,
• road traffic collisions,
• casualty evacuation,
• and operational scene management.

➡ View Operational First Aid Course

Authorised Firearms Officer (AFO) Standard Medical Training

Specialist operational medical training for firearms officers and tactical policing environments.

Designed for:

• armed response units,
• tactical teams,
• maritime interdiction,
• specialist policing units,
• and higher-risk operational deployments.

Available Courses:

• AFO Standard Initial (3 Day)
• AFO Standard Refresher (2 Day)

Focus areas include:

• ballistic injury management,
• catastrophic bleeding,
• triage,
• casualty extraction,
• tactical casualty care,
• and advanced operational scenarios.

➡ View AFO Standard Course

Tactical Care Officer / AFO Enhanced Medical Training

Advanced operational medical capability for specialist teams operating in hostile or isolated environments.

Designed for:

• tactical care officers,
• specialist firearms teams,
• operational medics,
• instructor candidates,
• and personnel operating in prolonged or hostile environments.

Available Courses:

• AFO Enhanced Initial
• AFO Enhanced Refresher

Focus areas include:

• advanced trauma management,
• prolonged casualty care,
• airway adjuncts,
• oxygen therapy,
• casualty recovery tactics,
• blast and ballistic trauma,
• and complex scenario-based exercises.

➡ View AFO Enhanced Course

International Trauma Course

Specialist trauma management for personnel operating internationally or in remote/high-threat environments.

Designed for:

• international police deployments,
• close protection teams,
• specialist operational personnel,
• and officers working in isolated environments.

The course focuses on:

• trauma management,
• casualty evacuation,
• hostile environment medicine,
• prolonged care,
• and operational resilience.

➡ View International Trauma Course

Why Lazarus Training?

Our training is:

• highly practical,
• immersive,
• operationally realistic,
• and built around competence under pressure.

We currently deliver operational medical training to:

• UK law enforcement agencies,
• specialist operational teams,
• and international organisations operating in high-risk environments.

Training includes:

• casualty simulation,
• outdoor scenarios,
• practical repetition,
• structured debriefing,
• and realistic operational exercises.

We train officers to perform during real incidents — not simply to pass classroom assessments.

Operationally Relevant. Scenario Led. Internationally Experienced.

For information on:

• closed courses,
• international delivery,
• Train-the-Trainer pathways,
• or capability development programmes,

Contact our office