The Well-Rounded Medic Pt 2. Physical Fitness
In Part 1 of this series I discussed beginning my journey into grappling as a way helping myself to become a more well rounded medic. There are a variety of […]
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The Well-Rounded Combat Medic Pt. 1
Last week I finished a block of instruction with a combatives school in Minnesota. Integrative Defense Strategies invited me out to give a class on active shooter trauma medicine to […]
How to Get Trained by 14 Different Instructors At the Same Time
The 2nd annual Guardian Conference was once again a resounding success. An elite line up of some of the best instructors in America insured a rare opportunity to […]
Elite Military Medics On Scene To Save 2 Civilians
“First There …That Others May Live.” The Motto of the Air Force Special Tactics Squadron (STS) who were on scene to fulfill that oath by rescuing 2 civilians earlier this […]
A Look At the SOF-Tourniquet.
Tourniquets are something that I am very familiar with in both my military and civilian careers, and I’ve had the benefit of using many different kinds over the years. The […]
The Advanced Combat Medicine of the Roman Legion
If I’m honest with myself, I never joined the military to be in the medical field. It was just something I picked up, almost by accident. I wanted to be […]
Emergency Trauma: Where Do You Even Start?
One of the hardest things about trauma medicine is knowing where to begin. If you aren’t somebody who uses these skills on the regular, like an EMT or Paramedic, then […]
New and Improved CAT Clone? The Recon Medical TQ Review
I’ve never thought more about tourniquets then I have in this job. Bleeding control being such an important topic of discussion means devoting a good amount of time to all […]
Daydreams Helped Me in Combat. The Science:
You might’ve gotten into trouble for it in school, but daydreaming can be great for your survival. I learned this the hard way as a method of keeping myself present […]