K-9 Tactical Casualty Care 2026: Why Tennessee and Florida Just Changed the Game
Tennessee just cleared EMS to treat and transport injured police K-9s, joining Florida's 2021 statute. Here's the K-9 TCCC field...
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Marine Wound Infection: A Tactical Antibiotic Guide for Vibrio vulnificus, Mycobacterium marinum, and Aeromonas hydrophila
Vibrio vulnificus kills 1 in 5 patients it infects; Aeromonas hydrophila causes necrotizing fasciitis from a freshwater scratch; Mycobacterium marinum hides for weeks before presenting as a nodule on an angler's hand. Standard wound first aid misses every one of...
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Church Safety Medical Plan (2026): Bleeding Control + AED Setup That Volunteers Can Actually Run
Hypothermia After Trauma 2026: The Lethal Triad, the Lethal Diamond, and Why Cold Stops Clots
The 2026 deep-physiology field manual on trauma-induced hypothermia. Why cold stops clots — Q10 enzyme kinetics, GPIb/vWF platelet failure, fibrinogen...
Wound Packing 2026: The Definitive Field Manual (TCCC-Aligned, Myth-Killed, Bilingual)
The definitive 2026 wound packing playbook. Modern TCCC/TECC doctrine on where to pack and where you never do, plain gauze...
TCCC Tourniquet Reassessment (2026 Update): Repositioning, Conversion, and the 2-Hour Rule
A no-BS guide to the TCCC proposed update on tourniquet reassessment: what ‘repositioning’ means, when conversion is appropriate, and how...
Heat Illness in the Field 2026: The Cooling Kit That Actually Works (Ice Sheets, Groin/Axilla Packs, and Cold-Water Immersion)
Cool first, transport second. Exertional heat illness kills when teams delay cooling for transport or use the wrong method. The...
Tampons Don't Stop Hemorrhage: The 2026 Full-Stop Debunk Every Instructor Needs to Read
Tampons do not stop arterial hemorrhage. They never did. They are not on any modern military or civilian trauma standard,...
Warm-Zone Care in Active Shooter Events 2026: A No-BS Rescue Task Force Playbook That Actually Gets Casualties Treated
Warm-zone medical doctrine fails when agencies wait for a cold-zone declaration that never comes. The 2026 RTF playbook for LE,...
Fentanyl Exposure for First Responders (2026): The No-BS PPE and Decon Protocol (and What's a Myth)
A practical, evidence-based fentanyl exposure protocol for EMS and law enforcement: real risks, PPE, decon steps, what not to do,...
Exertional Heat Illness 2026: Cool First, Transport Second — The No-BS Field Protocol
Exertional heat illness kills predictable, preventable casualties every summer because crews trust forehead thermometers and load-and-go before cooling. The 2026...
Drowning Isn't Cardiac: The Ventilations-First Rescue and Resuscitation Protocol for Boats, Beaches, and River Ops (2026)
A no‑BS drowning resuscitation playbook for marine/maritime ops: why rescue breaths matter, when to use an AED near water, and...
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