Junctional Hemorrhage Control in 2026: The No-BS Playbook for Groin and Axilla Bleeding When a Tourniquet Won't Work
Junctional hemorrhage is the bleed that doesn't get stopped by the tourniquet you trained on. The 2026 playbook for SOF...
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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...
Read Article →Naloxone in 2026: A No-BS Dosing and Airway Playbook for First Responders and Prepared Families
Practical naloxone dosing in 2026 (IN 4 mg vs 8 mg), repeat dosing, rescue breathing priorities, and how to stock...
Wildland Firefighter Rehab in 2026: The NFPA 1584 Numbers That Decide Who Goes Back on the Line
The 2026 fire season starts hot. Most preventable injuries this summer will not come from the fire — they will...
OSHA Heat Standard (2026): The No-BS Heat Illness Plan + First Aid Playbook for Safety Teams
A practical, tactical guide to OSHA’s proposed heat standard: trigger thresholds, HIIPP checklist, hydration/rest schedules, and field-ready heat illness first...
Lightning Strike Field Care: Why Reverse Triage Saves Lives Once Summer Hits
Memorial Day kicks off the deadliest stretch of the year for lightning casualties. The no-BS field guide for coaches, camp...
The TOWAR Trial: What the 2026 Prehospital Whole Blood Data Actually Tells Tactical Programs
The May 2026 TOWAR trial did not kill prehospital whole blood — it clarified it. Here is the no-BS read...
Tick Bites in the Field (2026): Prevention, Removal, and Post-Bite Red Flags for Responders
A no-BS, responder-focused guide to tick bite prevention, safe tick removal, and post-bite monitoring. Includes quick-reference charts and field kit...
Prehospital Airway in 2026: A No-BS Ladder for LE Medics, TEMS, and Tactical Teams
The 2024 NASEMSO Evidence-Based Guideline for Prehospital Airway Management is feeding 2026 model protocols. Here is the no-BS airway ladder...
Prehospital Whole Blood for Rural EMS (2026): A No-BS Playbook to Start (or Support) a Field Transfusion Program
A practical 2026 guide to prehospital whole blood programs: indications, storage, warming, training, QA, and what to stage in your...
Prehospital Sepsis in 2026: What the New Surviving Sepsis Guidelines Mean for EMS, Fire, and Tactical Med Teams
The 2026 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines finally address the prehospital phase. Here is what changed for EMS, Fire, flight, and...
Survival Antibiotics: The 2026 Operator's Guide to Austere Antimicrobial Strategy
It's day three after the storm. Your spouse caught a small puncture wound clearing debris. The redness has crept past...
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