Protocols, Gear, and Doctrine
Clinical updates, CoTCCC guidance, product reviews, and field reports for tactical medicine professionals. Curated by medical SMEs and veterans.
Shop Tactical GearGround EMS blood programs doubled from 5% (2023) to 10% (2025). Here’s the practical playbook: indications, cold chain, calcium, TXA, warming, documentation, and safety.
Read Article →Exertional heat illness kills predictable, preventable casualties every summer because crews trust forehead thermometers and load-and-go before cooling. The 2026...
A no‑BS drowning resuscitation playbook for marine/maritime ops: why rescue breaths matter, when to use an AED near water, and...
June 1 opens the Atlantic hurricane season — NOAA forecasts 8 to 14 named storms, 3 to 6 hurricanes, 1...
Junctional hemorrhage is the bleed that doesn't get stopped by the tourniquet you trained on. The 2026 playbook for SOF...
Practical naloxone dosing in 2026 (IN 4 mg vs 8 mg), repeat dosing, rescue breathing priorities, and how to stock...
The 2026 fire season starts hot. Most preventable injuries this summer will not come from the fire — they will...
A practical, tactical guide to OSHA’s proposed heat standard: trigger thresholds, HIIPP checklist, hydration/rest schedules, and field-ready heat illness first...
Memorial Day kicks off the deadliest stretch of the year for lightning casualties. The no-BS field guide for coaches, camp...
The May 2026 TOWAR trial did not kill prehospital whole blood — it clarified it. Here is the no-BS read...
A no-BS, responder-focused guide to tick bite prevention, safe tick removal, and post-bite monitoring. Includes quick-reference charts and field kit...
The 2024 NASEMSO Evidence-Based Guideline for Prehospital Airway Management is feeding 2026 model protocols. Here is the no-BS airway ladder...
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