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Standards: The tourniquet discussion
Austere Medicine Jay P.
In the medical world, every lifesaving item you select to go into your aid bag is a critical piece of gear and should be viewed as a NO FAIL item, after all lives are actually at stake. When introducing a new medical product into the market, a professional should have the research and data readily available to back up their claims for said product. The basis of this article is about standards and maybe highlight some of the gimmicks that...
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LiveFire Care Under Fire (Video)
Austere Medicine Jay P.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRmpnnmmZmo&w=960&h=720] LiveFire CareunderFire www.CAGmain.com In this video one of our students runs the Live Fire Care under Fire drill here at CAGmain. Its a chance for them to apply both basics courses (TCCC and Intro to Pistol) under timed pressure in a controlled environment. This past week end we ran 7 students total, and only 1 passed in time. This clip runs just over the 5 minute pass mark, but he will get another chance to try in Jan. Each...
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How to do a trauma assessment for preppe…
Austere Medicine Jay P.
[caption id="attachment_200" align="alignright" width="300"] TCCC with CAG[/caption] Naturally before we begin it needs to be said: CALL 911. However since we are a page dedicated to prepping and crisis management, it stands to reason that in this venue there is no 911 or 911 isn't coming. Either way YOU need to act.... Why start with trauma? Trauma is universal to every major catastrophe that's hit the US since 1776. Of course we support learning how to shoot and the myriad of...
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Special Operations Combat Medic School S…
Austere Medicine systemx
I am writing this as a guide to help future students prepare and know what to expect when attending the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center (JSOMTC) Special Operations Combat Medic School (SOCM). I wanted to prepare and when I googled it I came across very little, and most posts were about the old 6 month school and not the new 9 month program. You can google everything from Ranger School to Q-Course preparation, but not really SOCM. If you...
