New for TCCC! -The iTClamp
The iTClamp (Innovative Trauma Care Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is the first and only hemorrhage control device that uses the hydrostatic...
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Why Your CAT Tourniquet Is the Wrong Tool for Your Dog: The Canine Limb Problem K9TCCC Finally Resolved
The 2023 K9TCCC guidelines explicitly state that CoTCCC-recommended windlass tourniquets (CAT, SOFTT-W) should NOT be used as first-line therapy on working dogs — they slip distally on the tapered canine limb. The SWAT-T is the only tourniquet that should be...
Read Article →Prolonged Field Care: Lessons from the Battlefield to the home front
Prolonged Field Care: Lessons from the Battlefield to the home front Authored by Dr. Richard Hoang | Jun 20, 2019 | Even without an...
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