We’ve all seen that dude on shift that carries so many pouches and gadgets on their belt that they look like some sort of Paramedic

It is a well-known fact that bleeding is one of the biggest killers of trauma patients. Those from a military medical background will also know

INTRODUCTION Australian snakes are some of the most deadly in the world and as such timely first aid treatment for a snake bite is critical

When I saw this brilliant video I immediately felt the need to share it with the TacMed community for a variety of reasons. First of

Well that’s a wrap for the first Australian Tactical Medicine Conference (ATMC) held in Sydney over 19th-20th July. For the first time in Australia personnel

This article focuses in on the tactical considerations of the Primary Survey that are applicable to first-responders in high-threat environments. Whilst it uses military examples

Dr Dan Pronk and Jeremy Holder recently delivered a webinar on Tourniquets and 10 of the common mistakes we see/hear people making with them. Tourniquets

Hopefully, by this point, we don’t need to discuss if arterial tourniquets are safe or effective. Something I wanted to discuss and demonstrate is the

Here’s a quick case study of a slightly unusual case (told with the patient’s permission) that came through work a couple of weeks ago. In

Massive haemmorhage is one of the leading causes of death in motor vehicle related trauma, and with only minutes to death from a significant arterial