Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Northeastern Junior College offered a free three-day Tactical Medicine Awareness Course, Friday through Sunday, ...

Since the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, the paradigm for responding to an active shooter has shifted from a reactive to a proactive response to stop the killing (by stopping the ...

There is an age-old debate in Tactical Medicine on what method is better for tourniquet placement: “High and Tight” or 2 to 3 inches above the wound. As a SWAT Medic and a NAEMT TCCC, TECC, PHTLS ...

Department officers can already provide first aid — cardiopulmonary resuscitation, stoppage of bleeding and the like — but the newly authorized training, coupled with expected follow up, will qualify ...

RIDGEFIELD, Wash. — When seconds matter and help is still minutes away, the ability to stop severe bleeding or stabilize an injured person can mean the difference between life and death. To prepare ...

He received a phone call on a Thursday while in Knoxville and by Friday, he was flying out of JFK Airport, headed to a war zone. Methodist Medical Center anesthesiologist Dr. Russ Frazier, 54, ...

PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Tactical medics are a special breed of police officers. Beyond the standard police skills, they also carry EMT training. WTOL 11 was the only local news station to get a deeper look ...