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Bitter Goard: Powerful Treatment For Dia…
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Everyone Can Benefit From Lower Blood Sugar
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Improvised Windlass TQ (Video)
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Improvised Windlass Tourniquet Use "The fact is, a good medic can make bad gear work in a pinch." Jay Paisley {youtube}0Q_ClfyM0Ls{/youtube}
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Special Operations Combat Medic School S…
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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...
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Review: Gen 7 CAT Tourniquet (Video)
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The Combat Application Tourniquet was initially fielded by USSOCOM in 2004 then fast followed by conventional forces in 2005. In the early years of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) and prior to the implementation of modern prefabricated tourniquets, the death rate from extremity exsanguination was 23.3 deaths annually. After full implementation, this number was reduced to 3.5 deaths per year, an 85% decrease in mortality. In 2005 the Combat Application Tourniquet was selected as one of the Army’s top...
