tactical-medicine
11 videos tagged tactical-medicine across 3 categories.
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Your Car Kit Is Only Half Done: A Doctor's Vehicle Trauma Kit
Physician-led walkthrough of vehicle emergency kit setup for crash response: bleeding control, access tools, warmth, spinal precautions, storage tiers, and first-three-minutes priorities.

The Bleeding a Tourniquet Can't Reach: Groin, Armpit and Neck
Physician-led walkthrough of hemorrhage control for junctional wounds (groin, armpit, neck) that tourniquets cannot treat — techniques, evidence, and common mistakes.

Your tourniquet won't work on a groin or armpit bleed. So what will?
One-minute guide to wound packing for junctional hemorrhage: locating the source, applying hemostatic gauze with direct pressure, and securing with a pressure dressing.

Pediatric Emergencies: Everything You Know Is Sized Wrong
How children's physiology differs from adults' in emergencies: three key facts, gear sizing, dosing by weight not age, and real-time scenario walkthrough of a playground injury.

How Long Can a Tourniquet Stay On? 1 Hour, 2 Hours, 6 Hours
Medical deep-dive on tourniquet application timing, physiology, and the difference between the two-hour conversion target and six-hour hospital threshold, with TCCC guidelines and civilian injury data.

Where Does a Tourniquet Actually Go? Both Answers Are Right
Physician-led walkthrough of tourniquet placement for bleeding control: hasty vs. deliberate application, why joints matter, and when to reposition—grounded in TCCC guidelines.

Gunshot Wounds to the Groin, Neck, and Armpit: Junctional Wounds and How to Treat Them
39-minute medical walkthrough on treating junctional wounds (groin, neck, armpit) where tourniquets don't work, with a combat medic and trauma specialist.
Needle Decompression: A Life-Saving Procedure Explained
Learn the anatomical placement, physiological effects, and critical risks of needle decompression for tension pneumothorax.
Medical prep meets ballistics: A deep dive into the new preparedness series
Learn critical body systems and practical 9mm ballistics fundamentals for informed emergency readiness.

The Trauma Brief: Civilian Trauma Response Doctrine
Overview of TCCC framework and MARCH decision logic for civilian trauma response, with application chapters for parents, schools, workplaces, and remote operators.

Talking TACMED S1E1: What Tactical Medicine Actually Means (And What It Does Not)
Introduction to the three preventable causes of death before hospital arrival (uncontrolled bleeding, airway obstruction, tension pneumothorax) and the MARCH triage protocol for civilian emergency response.
