Recently, I tested the Pike Trail Pocket Blanket to evaluate its usefulness as both an emergency blanket for an urban police officer and as a survival tool for rural officers. It appeared small enough and potentially beneficial for a bail out bag. This may not seem like the usual gear and accessory selection for BlueSheepdog, but when I saw the Pocket Blanket I immediately … [Read more...]
New G7 CAT Tourniquet
The North American Rescue Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T) is one of the most popular tourniquets on the market today. Recently NAR announced the delivery of the Generation 7 (G7) C-A-T tourniquet with advancements to make this incredible life-saving tool even more proficient. The ability of a tourniquet to stop catastrophic hemorrhage, especially arterial bleeding, is … [Read more...]
LE Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Let me start this article off by saying if you are not carrying at least a tourniquet (ON YOUR PERSON), while you are on duty, then you have failed! You have failed yourself, your partners, your family, your department, and your community. I fully confess my faults by admitting that I have only started to carry a tourniquet (SOF-T) while … [Read more...]
Review of Beating the Reaper
Tactical Combat Casualty Care is the current US military protocol for treating battlefield injuries. I've written previously about how to adapt the military's protocol for care under fire into something that law enforcement can use for self-care in dangerous situations. I posted a review of the book Beating the Reaper: Trauma Medicine for the CCW Operator at … [Read more...]
68W – Combat Medic Skills Book Review
If you are interested in trauma care under fire, then 68W Advanced Field Craft: Combat Medic Skills is an absolute must in your reference library. This book lays out the essential information on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) in an easy-to-understand format. Written for military combat medics, this book does a very good job of explaining how to recognize and … [Read more...]