combat medic

This is the last in a series of three articles on Next Generation Combat Medic (NGCM).  In the first of this series, we looked at the group itself and its mission to get civilians trained in stopping uncontrolled bleeds that occur in mass casualty events, or even in everyday accidents.  In the second article in the […]

Andy Fisher is currently a second-year medical student at Texas A&M College of Medicine.  He is probably like a lot of other medical students, studying hard and trying to grind his way through a grueling four years of intense academia.  Unlike most other medical students, he served as a former physician assistant (PA) for the 75th […]

The Pentagon has announced that President Donald Trump will award the Congressional Medal of Honor to former Army Specialist and Vietnam Veteran James C. McCloughan in a ceremony on July 31st. According to news release provided by the Pentagon, McCloughan will receive the prestigious award for “distinguished actions during 48 hours of close-combat fighting against […]

The bullet lodged high in his upper thigh, likely severing a femoral artery, a location where a normal tourniquet would have little effect. By inflating one of the junctional tourniquet’s bladders over the wound, medics stemmed the blood loss, and he ultimately survived.

Maybe one of these stories will provide the inspiration for America’s next generation of combat medics and corpsman.

Admittedly, I’d rather not be shot with either, but if I had to choose, I’d take a round from the AK-47 over the M4 any day of the week. To add a caveat to that statement, I’m talking from relatively close range here—say up to 150-200 meters. To understand why, it’s important to first take a […]

When he was in the helicopter, we gave him some drugs that should have wiped his memory. When the time came to make the decision, I didn’t even hesitate.

Over the past several months, dozens of combat veterans have packed up their combat gear and shouldered the burden of preserving freedom once again.

Regardless of its growing pains, it is indisputable that the U.S. military’s tactical combat casualty care has saved many lives.