Protocols, Gear, and Doctrine
Clinical updates, evidence-based standards, product reviews, and field reports for tactical medicine professionals. Curated by medical SMEs and veterans.
Shop Tactical GearStandard first aid kits treat superficial cuts and minor burns. Discover why severe arterial bleeding requires a dedicated trauma kit with a windlass tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, and high-compression wrap.
Read Article →Decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism are the two dive injuries most likely to kill or permanently disable a diver...
Jellyfish sting first aid in 2026: when to use hot water, when vinegar can make it worse, and how to...
A no-BS breakdown of the ILCOR 2026 CoSTR first aid and BLS takeaways, turned into a field checklist.
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....
Oregon just rewrote the youth wildfire-smoke playbook. Here's the AQI cancel-or-modify decision tree, the duration thresholds, and the kit add-ons...
A practical, tactical guide to OSHA’s proposed heat standard: trigger thresholds, HIIPP checklist, hydration/rest schedules, and field-ready heat illness first...
A no-BS field guide to wildfire smoke first aid: N95 limits, clean-air rooms, eye decon, when to evacuate, and what...
An evidence-based comparison of every CoTCCC-recommended tourniquet for 2026. CAT Gen 7, SAM-XT, SOFTT-W, TMT, and more — with application...
Best Tourniquet Holding and Strap Pulling Technique Wall PL, Buising CM, Donovan S, McCarthy C, Smith K, Renner CH. 19(2). 48 - 56. (Journal Article)...
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