Podcast 129: Combat Medic Arctic Trauma Course
In this episode Dennis talks with Brett and Sean about the Combat Medic Arctic Course based in Alaska, the Siberia...
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Prehospital Airway 2026: Ketamine In, Etomidate Out, and the Post-Intubation Sedation Discipline Every Medic Needs to Memorize
SPEMS 2026 formalized what leading services have been doing for two years: ketamine replaces etomidate as the primary RSI induction agent, apneic oxygenation is now mandatory during attempts, and post-intubation sedation gets its own protocol block. Here is the no-BS...
Read Article →Podcast 128: Traumatic Cardiac Arrest With Doug
In this podcast, the Dennis and Doug discuss the challenges of treating traumatic cardiac arrest in the field…
A Grassroots Approach to Building National Resilience for Comprehensive Defense, Deterrence and Crisis Response
The foundation of comprehensive defense and deterrence is a trained populace who are willing and able to respond during times of...
Official Joint CoTCCC and Prolonged Casualty Care Working Group Consensus Statement
Just we have always said about PFC from the beginning… “-Completion of TCCC is prerequisite to PCC” But what is...
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PFC vs PCC?
Let's jump right in. No one wants to be in a prolonged care situation. It is a contingency like a...
PFC and The Surgical Team Deficit
The vast majority of SOF deployments occur outside combat zones where the SOF Medic is expected to care for the...
Prolonged Care and Technology: A PFC Op-Ed
Prolonged Care and Technology: A PFC Op-Ed If trained sufficiently, integrated responsibly, and not relied upon, some technology may enhance...
Haven’t we always done PFC?
No. Medics and Corpsmen have not always done Prolonged Field Care or Prolonged Casualty Care. While it is true that...
Aceite de Oliva Contra el Ictus
Estudios de la Universidad de Burdeos en Francia recientemente han publicado un estudio en la revista NEUROLOGY, en donde hacen...
Ukraine: Podcast Episode 101
Dennis had the honor of interviewing Dr. John Quinn who’s on the ground working Role 1 medical operations for an...
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