The weather has finally warmed up and you’re out enjoying a hike in the mountains. The trail is mostly clear with a few little patches of snow and ice in the shade. You go off trail to “relieve” yourself in the majesty of the wilderness and as you make your way back to the trail, you… Continue reading Backcountry Emergencies: Managing Sprains, Strains and Breaks
Category: MEDCOM
Best practices involving up to date medical information and life saving equipment.
Stop the Bleed: Supporting A Campaign for Awareness That Can Save Lives
At ITS, we’ve always been vocal about the need to carry medical gear and seek out the right training for it. Whether you’re a Law Enforcement Officer, Military member or just a prepared civilian, having the right gear and training to use that gear could save lives. Today, we’d like to highlight a great campaign by the Department… Continue reading Stop the Bleed: Supporting A Campaign for Awareness That Can Save Lives
Don’t Have EMS Training? Good News, There’s Now TCCC-Level Care Guidelines for First Responders Too
On ITS, we’ve always followed both the CoTCCC (Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care) Guidelines and the C-TECC (Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care) Guidelines very closely. In fact, we always kept both in mind when developing our line of proven Trauma Kits. The Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC), which was developed to bring the TCCC level… Continue reading Don’t Have EMS Training? Good News, There’s Now TCCC-Level Care Guidelines for First Responders Too
Backcountry Emergencies: Why Wound Cleaning is One of the Most Important Skills to Know
Imagine you’re three days into a six-day hiking trip on the Yukon River. You’re taking some time out from hiking to explore the river and maybe try your hand at some fishing. As you approach the bank, you slip in some soft mud and fall to the ground. You throw your hand out and catch yourself on a large piece of… Continue reading Backcountry Emergencies: Why Wound Cleaning is One of the Most Important Skills to Know
Backcountry Emergencies: Why You Should Learn How To Identify Spinal Injuries
Imagine you and your teenage son are out for a day hike in the backcountry. He’s admiring the view from atop a cliff and slips on some loose gravel; falling over the edge and landing on a ledge about 20 feet down. You can access him from a path that leads down to the ledge and… Continue reading Backcountry Emergencies: Why You Should Learn How To Identify Spinal Injuries
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC) Guidelines: June 2016 Update
Here on ITS, we follow not only the CoTCCC (Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care) Guidelines, but also the C-TECC (Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care) Guidelines very closely and keep both mind developing our line of proven Trauma Kits. The Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC) was developed to bring the TCCC level… Continue reading Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC) Guidelines: June 2016 Update
Get Your Trauma Priorities Straight: Mindset, Education, Then Tools
Over the past several years I’ve been asked the same questions time and time again, though my answers still haven’t changed. The most commonly asked questions are, “What should I put in my Medical Kit?” or, “What IFAK is the best?” A few years ago I wrote one of my first articles and posted it… Continue reading Get Your Trauma Priorities Straight: Mindset, Education, Then Tools
CoTCCC Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines: November 2015 Update
Here on ITS, we follow the CoTCCC (Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care) Guidelines very closely and have even designed our ETA Trauma Kits around them. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (Pronounced “T-Triple C”) is a set of guidelines developed by USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) to properly train non-medics to deal with the preventable causes of death… Continue reading CoTCCC Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines: November 2015 Update
ITS Trauma Kit Lineup and Walkthrough 2015
At ITS, we’ve always advocated being prepared for medical emergencies and have strived to design our medical kits around what you might need in any situation. With recent updates to the CoTCCC guidelines, we’ve brought our Trauma Kits up to date to reflect the best products available, as well as simplified the available configurations of… Continue reading ITS Trauma Kit Lineup and Walkthrough 2015
CoTCCC Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines: April 2015 Update
Here on ITS Tactical, we follow the CoTCCC (Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care) Guidelines very closely and have even designed our ETA Trauma Kits around them. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (Pronounced “T-Triple C”) is a set of guidelines developed by USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) to properly train non-medics to deal with the preventable causes of… Continue reading CoTCCC Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines: April 2015 Update