Shameless Plug. This October at the Firehouse Central in Atlanta GA, I will be the speaker on Tactical Medical Response Initiatives. I'm looking forward to seeing all my friends and those with expressed interest on the subject. Afterwards, a tall frosty beverage...

Hello all! Can you help me with some vehicle fire pictures for a presentation I'm doing next week? I don't have any that are cool and would much apprectiate the help.

Once again, the Medical Tactical Application Course will be hosted in the city of Austell Georgia on November 10-14, 2008. Slots are limited! Time to enroll and have one of the best time of your life! Network and gain valuable skill sets. Plus increase your resume. Contact: adin@tangentedge.org. Course cost: $600. Lead Instructor: Yours truly. Looking forward to seeing you there.

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

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

I think I am bearing a close resemblence to the happy buddha. I officially started the P90X program today. I would post a pic., but I think everybody my yack. I am in the lean program and will stay within the series required to lose my portly statue. mmmmmmmmmm..protein shakes and diet pills. Bring it!

We are going to be in the beautiful town of Helen Georgia. For those of you who are not familiar with Helen, it is an old style German town. It has lazy river flowing ice cold water though the center of town which will be awesome during those hot days of summer. You can splash around on innertubes for hours. The Wilderness Medicine EMT upgrade course is for medical professionals and will be starting on August 18-22, 2008. Course Cost will be $600 and upon successful completion you will receive… Continue

Under fire...we were there within minutes of the dispatched. Lightning had hit a house and started a fire in the attic. We got there in full turnout and grabbed the preconnect for a fast attack. The visibility in the house was crystal clear and very quiet. You can feel your heart beat. Its pounding from the adrenalin. We head up the flight of stairs and can hear it over us. The fire. We pull the ceiling with the pike poles and can see a sliver of an amber glow. It grows brighter the harder we… Continue

Maybe I'm just a geek. There was a question that somebody asked me and I thought that it was very thought provoking. I would like to hear from everybody and what they think. The question. What would you say is your legacy to someone 300 years from now?

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

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

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

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

Hey gang!!!!
My ebook on SWAT Medic is out! HellooOoo! Go by lulu.com/content/2434400 and buy a copy for $5.99. Or you go to Amazon or ebay or you can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay, or you can call me. Seriously, check it out. I'm pretty excited about it and sorry for being annoying. Like Mike Tyson put it, "I'm ecstatic". And there is a tactical medical course coming up in July 14-18, 2008 Austell Georgia. Fun Fun Fun!