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During a scene in the movie Enter The Drago, an obnoxious bully is terrorizing the young crewmembers of a boat that's transporting contestants to a martial arts tournament.

Evidence collection processes have sometimes determined the outcome of criminal proceedings. However, the crime scenes of today are making the process more difficult with the potential recovery of chemicals, explosives, ...

"Cover me! I'm going in! But first, I'm gonna grab my Go Bag." There was a time when wearing gun-toting fanny packs was considered the fashion accessory for off-duty cop ...

In 1996, a revolutionary concept occurred in military medicine. Until then, battlefield prehospital trauma care followed the same guidelines developed for the urban U.S. civilian environment. But following the October 3, 1993, ...

Few medical topics invoke as much passionate debate as the use of tourniquets to control traumatic hemorrhage. Discussions regarding the role that this potentially life-saving device should play in the ...

1. Must Stop Arterial Bleeding in Lower Extremities   · Must be 100% effective in clinical environment  · Must account for large girth lower extremities (95% male soldier=26.7") 2. Optimal ...

Few issues in the long and colorful history of medicine have generated as much controversy and confusion as the use of tourniquets to arrest severe extremity hemorrhage. As with many ...

A trauma surgeon was recently involved in a case where stress affected his ability to perform a tracheotomy. The case involved a tactical team officer, who was brought to the ...

America is a nation at war. That’s a reality, not political rhetoric. And some of the battles in that war are going to be fought on American soil—in our communities, ...

Mental preparation and imagery are well-known performance enhancers. After-action evaluations and debriefings are essential tools used to improve performance in any area, from the military to business, for soldiers as ...