A summary post of salient points of a lecture I gave at the Sydney HEMS Clinical Governance Day. At this time in 2016, the concept of tactical medicine in Australia outside the military was in its infancy, and was almost unheard of in the civilian EMS sector.
Commentary on tactical scene safety, combat causes of death, the MARCH algorithm, the essential skill of tourniquet application, the integration of TECC concepts into everyday EMS practice, and more are discussed here.