Marie and her family enjoy the traditional Christmas evening gathering including dancing and a visit from Herr Drosselmeyer. Marie and her brother receive extravagant gifts, Marie’s is an exquisitely crafted nutcracker. Suddenly, there is a sound to the south of …
The use of chemical warfare agents is not only relegated to WWI: The US Department of Homeland Security – FEMA, Co-TCCC, are both currently working on chemical warfare/agent casualty management guidelines, and the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care published guidelines on …
When a casualty steps on a blast mine or is very close to an explosive charge, the explosive force travels up the leg/limb of the casualty stripping skin, fascia, and muscle off the bone. This is similar to “blunt dissecting” …
BLUF*: Hypotensive trauma patients need the cause of their hypotension fixed: whether that is aggressive hemorrhage control, administration of blood products, or needle decompression for tension pneumothorax. IVF is a very temporary fix; blood products would be better. Push dose …
In 2002, 40 to 50 heavily armed Chechens stormed the Dubrovka Theater in Moscow, taking 850 hostages. Ultimately Russian FSB retook the theater after deploying an “unknown” gas which rendered everyone in the theater unconscious. 130 hostage deaths occurred from …
There is nothing like a brief stay in recently war-torn Portland, Oregon, to force you to rethink your security and tactical medical support plan in a high-risk environment. If you consider yourself a competent tactical medic, besides TECC / TCCC …