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CAT's eat RAT's: Tourniquet Comparisons

Austere Medicine Collin

We have come a long way in trauma medicine since the days of "Use a tourniquet only as a last resort." We now know it can be on for hours before it even begin to damage the patient, and now tourniquets are often times your first intervention in tactical medicine A Guide to avoid gimmicks in the world of Tactical and Austere Medicine: We have come a long way in trauma medicine since the days of "Use a tourniquet only...

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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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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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