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 GearA clear, field-ready interpretation of the latest Stop the Bleed guidance on improvised tourniquets—what works, what fails, and what you should carry instead.
Read Article →Vibrio vulnificus kills 1 in 5 patients it infects; Aeromonas hydrophila causes necrotizing fasciitis from a freshwater scratch; Mycobacterium marinum...
Jellyfish sting first aid in 2026: when to use hot water, when vinegar can make it worse, and how to...
"Amoxicillin is amoxicillin." It's the most-repeated argument in the prepper community for stocking pet-store and aquarium antibiotics as a contingency...
A no‑BS 2026 guide for responders and prepared families: tick prevention, removal, symptom timelines, doxycycline prophylaxis, when to test, and...
A no-BS breakdown of the ILCOR 2026 CoSTR first aid and BLS takeaways, turned into a field checklist.
A no-BS 2026 playbook for law enforcement: when rapid transport beats on-scene medicine for penetrating trauma, what care actually matters...
The 2023 K9TCCC guidelines explicitly state that CoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquets (CAT, SOFTT-W) should NOT be used as first-line therapy on...
A no-BS audit for workplace, school, and church bleeding-control programs in 2026. The right gear, the right placement, the right...
Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in liquid — outcome is nonfatal or fatal....
A no-BS 2026 playbook for EMS/LE medics: immediate priorities in head injury, blood pressure/oxygenation targets, and when tranexamic acid (TXA)...
Shock Index (SI) is simple: HR ÷ SBP. In 2026, more EMS systems are using SI ≥ 1.0 (HR ≥...
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