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Firefighter Combat Challenge winners, Team MonctonMoves, detail the year leading up to their big win

By Jamie Richford, Team MonctonMoves

In the spring of 2009, Team MonctonMoves, which consisted of only two members the previous year (Matt Dunfield and myself) in a department of just over 100 (the Moncton Fire Department in New Brunswick, Canada), was excited to start the year with the addition of two more members (Marcel Dupuis and Jason Bergeron) from the previous year’s recruitment class.…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on December 8, 2009 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Tactical Medic Class

This November, you need to set aside the time to attend the best tactical medic course. 60 contact hours spanning over 5 days and 28 continuing education hours awarded by the state of Georgia. I will be the lead instructor and we will cover hemostatic agents, tourniquet applications, suturing, OODA loop/hormone injection training, hands on/scenario based, high threat extraction and many fun filled hours in urban and wooded terrain. Learn close quarters combat drills, tactics, level A training… Continue

Added by M Clark on August 21, 2008 at 9:02pm — 1 Comment

Stop bleeding

I am taking a survey on hemostatic agents. These are "blood stoppers" used in the military environment and is becoming widely prevalent in the SWAT community. I would like as many people to respond as possible about whether or not they carry or have heard of various hemostatic products. So far this is a list that I have compiled and I have much more information on application.

CELOX

Quick Clot

HemCon

Act Cel

Trauma DEX

BLOXX

BioGlue

and (drum… Continue

Added by M Clark on June 9, 2008 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Tactical Medic training

I talk to alot of fire/EMS folks who are always asking on recommendations for a tactical medic school and of course my natural response is Tangent Edge. With all bias being put aside, there are many tactical medic schools besides Tangent Edge that are quite remarkable. CONTOMS was developed many years ago and was one of the original Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) programs headed by members of Special Forces. CONTOMS is currently NOT up and running due to funding. I expect they'll be up… Continue

Added by M Clark on May 14, 2008 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

Critical Incident Safety Debriefing

Hello all! I hope everyone is safe and well. Today I would like to open up a topic about Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). As we watch the news for changing conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan and to possibly catch a glimpse of our dear friends and family members who are serving overseas, we do not see how some of the soldiers are returning home. Can you imagine how tired the soldiers are with the war now into it's 7th year? You can see in their eyes the fatigue, you can hear it when… Continue

Added by M Clark on May 11, 2008 at 11:40pm — 2 Comments

Tactical medic speaker

I like to thank all of you for your responses, questions and support. There are several request about me speaking at their agency and addressing current issues in tactical medicine and giving target specific lectures about tactical combat casualty care and the new Tactical Medical Response Initiatives template. I am available but you will have to go to tangentedge.org and send an email to adin@tangentedge.org. Second issue are concerns on the SWAT Medic publication at Amazon.com. The Kindle… Continue

Added by M Clark on May 7, 2008 at 10:47am — 1 Comment

Tactical Medic Training

A question was posted about the SWAT Medic eBook to see if it was available in print? The answer is yes! It is offered in eBook for immediate download from lulu.com and Amazon on the Kindle viewer. It can be purchased from Surgical Tactics as a reference chart. The tactical medic training that is coming up in Austell 14-18 July is a level A course and meets or exceeds the TEMS and TC3 guidelines for tactical medics and medical professionals. It is clear at this moment, that there is not enough… Continue

Added by M Clark on May 5, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments