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Tactical Medicine

Equipment Is Available. Is the Capability in Place? Prolonged Casualty Care at a CCP

Why monitors, blood analysers and ventilators alone do not establish prolonged casualty care capability at a CCP: team readiness, power, oxygen, consumables and organisation.

17 min read
Tactical Medicine

Nasopharyngeal Airway: How Can We Tell Whether It Is Helping?

Inserting a nasopharyngeal airway is only part of the intervention. How can responders assess changes in breathing and recognise an insufficient effect? A review of anatomy, evidence limitations, TCCC recommendations and implications for teaching non-medical personnel.

8 min read
Technology

A Medical App Without Internet: What Needs to Be Considered

What to check in a medical app for use without connectivity: available functions, reference content currency, updates and protection of locally stored data.

14 min read
Medicine

The hospital is nearby. But can it provide the care needed?

How to clarify specialist, surgical, diagnostic and resource availability and use that information in medical planning. Includes practical questions and an information-recording template.

14 min read
Tactical Medicine

From IFAK to Group Medical Kit

We analyze the tasks that group medical equipment should address and why simply duplicating IFAK is insufficient.

18 min read
Tactical Medicine

How and Why Kaolin Works

What actually happens when kaolin comes into contact with blood — and why understanding this mechanism matters in practice.

9 min read

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