Prolonged Field Care: Beyond the “Golden Hour”
This is an article written by Sean Keenan, MD, FAAEM, FAWM and Jamie Riesberg, MD. It originally appeared in the June 2017 Volume...
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Clinical updates, CoTCCC guidance, product reviews, and field reports for tactical medicine professionals. Curated by medical SMEs and veterans.
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Jellyfish Stings (2026): Hot Water vs Vinegar — The No-BS First Aid Protocol for Boaters, Lifeguards, and Beach Med Kits
Jellyfish sting first aid in 2026: when to use hot water, when vinegar can make it worse, and how to build a real boat/beach response kit.
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Current K9 TECC/TCCC guidelines - pass these to your dog handlers. However, in case the dog handler is injured, team medics need...
A primer on Individual First Aid Kits - IFAK2
The most ideal approach when choosing an IFAK pouch, bag, sack, container, or any type of ruck or pack, is...
CoTCCC Recommended Devices and Adjuncts - 06 MAY 2019
The current medical equipment recommendations from CoTCCC. You will notice that the list of recommended TQ has been expanded. A full...
Incidence and Cause of Potentially Preventable Death after Civilian Public Mass Shooting in the US
Presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Academic Surgical Congress, Houston, TX, February 2019. E Reed Smith, MD, Babak Sarani, MD,...
CritCases 6 – Airway Obstruction
In this EM Cases CritCases blog - a collaboration with STARS Air Ambulance Service, Mike Betzner, we present a challenging...
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