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The National Tactical Medicine Competition Returns to Charlotte

Friday, May 3rd, 2019

National Tactical Medicine Competition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Special Operations Aid & Rescue, Ltd. (SOARescue)

2 May 2019

The 2019 National Tactical Medicine Competition will be held at the Gaston College Regional Public Safety Training Center just outside of Charlotte in Dallas, North Carolina on Sunday May 5th, hosted by SOARescue. The event will be held just prior to the Special Operations Medical Association Scientific Assembly. In total, 12 two-man teams will compete for the title of 2019 Champions. This year’s competitors come from across North America from California to Pennsylvania and included three international teams.

Each team will be tasked with a grueling 4 stage course that is both mentally and physically challenging. The stages transition the competitors through each of the TCCC/TECC phases of care. Teams are challenged with a variety of skills, from providing care under fire in a hostile environment, to treating casualties with critical care medicine using limited resources. These are the same skills that tactical medics must utilize when they are faced with a wide range of calls/missions, such as a school shooting or evacuation from a far-forward austere setting.

Tactical medics are also challenged with rescue skills, negotiating obstacles or difficult terrain with a casualty. Casualties may have to be hoisted or lowered depending on the situation to move them to a place where they can meet an evacuation asset. The public is welcome to come, and watch teams compete. Spectators can watch teams working through treating various casualties and overcoming the obstacles of challenging scenarios. Teams will be competing from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday May 5th.

This competition has been an incredible opportunity for civilian and tactical medical professionals to work together in friendly competition. The training competitors engaged in before the competition has made each competitor a better medical provider and competing allows them to find any weaknesses they may have. We hope to continue and grow this unique competition, to better prepare our responders, and to help the community better understand the services provided. The unfortunate reality of this world hit far too close to home this week. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte was struck by evil, when 6 students were shot, two of which fatally. This is only one example of the many similar situations that strike our nation annually. It is our deepest desire to foster an environment for our nation’s responders to hone their skills, so that if the unfortunate moment comes, they are better prepared.

The 2019 National Tactical Medicine Competition will be an incredible success, thanks to all of our contributing sponsors, role players, patient actors, judging staff, and adjunct facilitators.

Some of our Sponsors are:

-CTOMS

-Qore Performance

-ADS

-Blaze Defense Systems

-Haley Strategic

-Zenith Firearms

-Breachpen

-Condition Grey

-5.11 Tactical

-Lion Apparel

-First Line Technologies

For further inquiries, please contact:

Event PIO:

Andrew R. info@soarescue.com

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PAs Help Medical Personnel Hone Battlefield Skills

Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Tactical Combat Medical Care Course (TCMC) began in April 2004 when several Physician Assistants (PAs) noticed that many medical Soldiers were being deployed to combat areas without being properly equipped or trained in medical combat readiness. The TCMC covers a wide variety of areas within a 5-day time frame to include trauma and wound care.

“Currently, the program is geared toward doctors, physician assistants, nurses and senior medics to prepare them for combat medical readiness at the point of injury,” said Shon Compton, an original founder of the program as well as an instructor at TCMC.

Compton added, “The course is presently taught at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis in San Antonio, Texas, and includes didactic and hands-on field training. Although other Armed Services have been through the program, the course is geared towards active duty Army that can be centrally funded from their units. The priority is to those preparing for deployment.”

Presently, there is a waiting list to get in the course as they are targeting 1,500 to 2,000 students annually. The training is considered a sustainment course.

TCMC prepares the students with skills for medical events they may encounter while deployed, as well as sharpening the skills they already possess.

Bret Smith, an instructor and program manager with TCMC, said, “The course also covers trauma resuscitations that are geared toward the deploying provider.” He added, “We like to target those on orders about 180 days out. Over the years, we have realized that Soldiers should come through the course every 2-3 years to keep their skills up-to-par.”

While the students are already medically inclined, they are surprised at how much they learn from the program, as they are taken out of their comfort zone of the hospitals and put in situations such as working in a battalion aid station where the team works together in groups of four on traumatically injured casualties. The course is designed to force the students to improvise, think on their feet and take the lead in a trauma operation.

“Providers have to realize that during the course, there isn’t always assistance in the field and they must be able to learn to do a lot of the skills themselves, such as pushing medications, starting IVs or performing a cricothryotomy,” added Smith.

Over the past several years, the TCMC program has won several awards and is helping Soldiers achieve readiness in the field. “TCMC continues to be one of the best training programs in Army Medicine. It teaches our Soldiers about low or high intensity conflict in austere environments in the field of combat medicine,” said Smith.

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CTOMS Exhibiting at SOMSA

Monday, April 29th, 2019

CTOMS has been in the Tactical Medicine business for 14 years now, and it has been incredible to be a part of the evolution since those earlier days.

Both 2019/2020 will be no exception with major projects on the horizon. We continue to bring solutions to the ever-changing problems faced by tactical medical and rescue practitioners.

These include evolving solutions in:
• Field medical procedure kits;
• Field medical equipment storage, transport, and carriage systems;
• Rope rescue, egress, and complex terrain negotiation equipment, systems, and training;
• Comprehensive CASEVAC suites;
• Expanded procurement channels;
• Increased training reach, bandwidth, and upgraded delivery and content;
• Improved international access to training and equipment;
• Improved customers purchasing experience;
• International rescue and critical care evacuation operations;
• And much more.

To learn more, visit us at the Special Operations Medical Association Scientific Assembly Exhibition, Booth 410P at the Charlotte, NC Convention Center on 08 and 09 May 2019, or on the web at ctoms.ca.

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NRAAM 19 – North American Rescue Sportsman Line

Friday, April 26th, 2019

North American Rescue is exhibiting their Sportsman Line of medical gear.

It’s the same quality, but you’ll notice new colors for use by outdoorsmen and the contents of IFAKs will be more focused on the booboos encountered during a weekend in the woods. But don’t fret, you’ll still have the gear you need to deal with trauma in the unfortunate incident it’s encountered.

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IWA 19 – East Gear FASTres

Saturday, March 16th, 2019

At Enforce Tac, this Medical Pouch from East Gear caught my eye.

The FASTres (Fast Response) Pouch includes an outer pouch and removable inner panel which pulls out with a pull from one hand.

The rear and sides are PALS compatible.

Available in a variety of colors from www.eastgear-int.com.

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Tasmanian Tiger TT First Responder Move On MKII Backpack System

Wednesday, March 13th, 2019

Designed for the medical professional in a military /SWAT unit or EMT, the Move On is the optimal medical emergency kit that offers two kits in one.

Miramar, Fla. (March 2019) – Tasmanian Tiger®, a tactical nylon line of products distributed exclusively for the U.S. market by Proforce Equipment, Inc., offers emergency medical professionals a complete line of medical packs and bags. The TT First Responder Move On MKII is a highly optimized carrying system that consists of a large main backpack with a removable front smaller backpack zipped to the front of it, that can also be used on its own. You get 2 packs in 1. This allows medical personnel to set up separate medical systems, and carry separately, or together, depending upon their medical emergency. It has a Padded Back Carrying System with laser cut MOLLE on the front and sides.

Inside, there is MOLLE hook-and-loop on the interior walls for customizing the configuration and there are internal fixation points for medical equipment. It includes 3 removable transparent pouches, detachable panels with elastic loops and a rain cover.

Made with CORDURA® 700d fabric and YKK zippers, the Move On, is designed to be durable, versatile and reliable. All of Tasmanian Tiger’s products are made to endure the toughest environments.

It holds 40 liters (2441 cubic inches) of medical gear. Measuring 20” x 12” x 9” (52 x 29 x 24 cm) and weighing 92 ounces empty or 131 ounces with accessories (2.6kg empty / 3.7 kg full), the TT First Responder Move On MKII is available in Black, Coyote or Olive. MSRP: $449.00.

All sales inquiries can be directed to tt@tasmaniantigerusa.com

Note: supplies in photo are NOT included.

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IWA 19 – Orthos Med Pouch from FROG.PRO

Monday, March 11th, 2019

Italian manufacturer FROG.PRO showed their Orthos Med Pouch. Made from a laminate, it is laser cut to be both PALS and shock cord compatible. It incorporates a glove dispenser, TQ holder and the Medical Cross insert can be swapped out for Red, White, Black, GITD or IR.

It’s a sleeve design which uses their Multi Purpose Organizers, which are both PALS and shock cord compatible, to organize the contents of the first aid kit. The Orthos will accept two, one inserted from either end, with the clearly marked Pull tabs visible. As you can see in the photo above, the Orthos features shock cord at the corners of the openings to keep the MPOs from falling out.

The Orthos can be carried one of three ways. It has built-in PALS compatible straps, 2″ belt wraps, or a zipper to attach below other platforms via their abdominal panel accessory.

Below, you can see it attached to the Modular Reconnaissance Task Bag set up as a chest rig. It will also fit their armor carriers.

frogpro.it

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FirstSpear Friday Focus – IFAK Pouch, Non Stocking – Non Standard

Friday, February 22nd, 2019

All new in the Non-Stocking Non-Standard section from FirstSpear is the IFAK Pouch. These are brand new first quality goods from a government overrun and only available in Multicam while supplies last. Features a large hook and loop flap and a side release buckle for secondary retention which can be removed by the user. 6/9 attachment style. Made in the USA.

Approximately 7.5×5.5×3

www.first-spear.com/non-stocking-non-standard/ifak-pouch

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