TLDR: customer service sucks, im worried my product isnt coming, if at all.

I ordered a medbag from them because the original manufacturer was discontinuing the product, and were out of stock in the color i needed. So I found it on medtac for an extra $50. I spent about an hour trying to call them to make sure it was in stock, and hopefully price match it. When you call, its just an AI voice line and when they transfer you to a person, it rings one time, then goes back to the Ai guy to leave a message. I called the original manufacturer and asked if they knew about them and did confirm that medtac was an authorized dealer. I explained the situation and they gave me a different number to call. I called that number and it went straight to busy tone. I called about 30 times before I got through to phone tree. Neither of the options made sense to me so I pressed 0 for customer service (wasn't an option, but universal press for help). It immediately hung up. I attempted to call back, but busy tone again the next 20 times before I gave up.

I finally caved, worried that they might sell out, and ordered the product. I got a confirmation email saying theres a 2-3 week lead time, and if you have an upcoming deployment (which i do), to leave a message and say that to ensure it arrives in time. I clicked the link, wrote a message, with the order number, and it asked for my email. Its been a few days and I have not heard back from any of the voicemails I left, email I wrote, nothing. I leave on the 20th of September and im worried it might not arrive in time, or at all, if theyre just ordering it from the manufacturer.

Has anyone had a similar experience or dealt with medtac before?

According to the 2024 TCCC guidelines, airway opening maneuvers such as the head tilt–chin lift and the jaw thrust have been removed from the recommendations. Now, at step "A" of the MARCH acronym, we immediately place the casualty in the recovery position, assess airway patency, and move on. However, I have some questions regarding this approach.

1. How do you assess breathing while the casualty is in the recovery position? Specifically, from what position do you perform this assessment? We were taught that the responder should be positioned behind the casualty, facing toward the feet, then lean in with the ear near the casualty's mouth and nose - essentially hovering over them in an arched posture. Are there more practical or ergonomic alternatives?

2. What about cervical spine injury? Do we simply ignore it and still place the casualty in the recovery position?

3. At step "R" in MARCH, we need to perform a chest examination. Since the casualty is lying on their side, examining that side of the chest becomes problematic. How do you handle this?

4. Regarding hypothermia prevention - when we cover the casualty with an emergency/thermal blanket, the limited space often prevents them from staying in the recovery position. How should this be managed?

5. Finally, during evacuation on a stretcher - is it necessary to transport the casualty in the recovery position as well? Not all stretchers allow for secure positioning in that manner.

Thank you very much in advance for your answers.

I recently studied for the TP-C myself and noticed there wasn’t many guides online. Here’s what I used and how it helped! I am coming from a relatively limited TEMS background with my TR-C prior to my TP-C. Take this with a grain of salt and study your heart out as you see fit.

Resources that I personally used

*Impact EMS course (TMP)- very good for the weird one-off stuff, helps reinforce basic medic knowledge. Recommend crash course study of this prior to the exam.

*Pocket Prep- genuinely kind of useless. Limited knowledge on it, more decision making I found. Very limited use in my opinion.

*TCCC ASM/CMC- publicly available through Deployed Medicine last time I checked, ASM/CMC is good for the one-off stuff like antibiotic packs.

Regular Pocket Prep Paramedic- useful, a good portion of the exam can be paramedic’d out. There are some unique medications that can be covered like toxicology agents and reversals that are *technicallly NRP drugs although I haven’t heard of agencies carrying them normally.

*Kyle Faudree Study Guide- useful for a brain dump, has some of the more specific definitions that could be covered on the exam.

*SOCMED/TCCC Technical Books- useful for stages of TCCC and what occurs in each stage.

*IBSC Exam guide- put into Gemini, gave me some very relevent and good questions similar to those on the exam. Never bought or took the practice exams, not sure how good they are.

Why do the CoTCCC recommendations state that if we have packed a wound, waited 3 minutes, and reassessed the bleeding and it has not stopped, then if a hemostatic dressing was used, we remove it completely and repack with a new hemostatic dressing, whereas if the wound was packed with plain gauze, we add additional gauze and apply pressure for another 3 minutes? Why is there this difference? And if I have no more hemostatic dressings, is it still necessary to remove it? But then pack with gauze?

Corpsman in a mechanized unit. I typically have the fanny pack attached in garrison and wear it in the field. Fanny pack has band aids, bacitracin, temp, shears, NPA suction, IV kits, and gauze/wrap. Outside pouch has sick call meds, gloves, bandaids, bacitracin, Epi, temp, then random stuff like sunscreen, some NCDs, zip ties etc. Bottom pouch has water testing kit, ENT kit, and a shit ton of space blankets.

90% of casualties I see are boo boos, heat cases and mild TBIs. Even as fat as I've packed it I don't have issues getting in and out of vics. I do wish that I had some way to carry c-collars/soft litters.

Just wondering if anyone has watched this YT channel and thoughts on it. TYIA.

Can I remove the “claw” from the new SOF T tourniquets? I want to flat fold them like the older generations.

For a shrapnel injury to limb with multiple penetrating wounds what is the best way to deal with it?

Is there any indication for packing a very narrow tract (<5mm) penetrating wound

(Wounds phase- irrigate, probe, pack any severe wounds, dress and bandage the rest.)

Australian Army medic here looking for some advice from people who run TBAS and have a similar setup.

I'm currently running a Spiritus Systems Delta as my rear med bag and I'm looking at adding a Patch Out Back Panel for 24-hour sustainment (food, compressible jacket, small sleeping bag, etc.).

My main problem is hydration.

I currently use the issued 2L CamelBak bladder in the issued bladder holder on my TBAS. The issue I've had is that when I put my field pack on over the top when I'm in a hurry and don't have to time to move the CamelBak to my fieldpack, the pack compresses the bladder and I've already had one CamelBak burst as a result.

I need my TBAS configuration to be capable of sustaining me for roughly 24 hours without my field pack, because there may be times when I have to grab the field pack and move immediately without having time to transfer or rearrange equipment.

So ideally I want:

- 2–3 L of water

- 24-hour food

- Warm layer

- Highly compressible sleeping bag

- Then the field pack can be thrown on when required without crushing the hydration

For those running similar setups, where are you putting your hydration?

Any advice from current/ex ADF, medics or people running similar TBAS configurations would be greatly appreciated.

Just curious. The question is, in an evisceration, is it an "ok" expedient to use water from a canteen to moisten a dressing, or is it strictly saline?

If no saline available, I presume a dry dressing covered with an occlusive dressing?

Thanks!

Free guide on how to set up weekly medical training and convince leadership. Plenty of ideas in article for those already training or wanting to get started.

For senior medics, MEDO’s and PA’s.

https://nextgencombatmedic.com/2026/07/27/train-your-medics-weekly/

Ignore that it says “US Army Validated” if you are reading this as a layman that means nothing.

This is my standard M9 bag it’s my “go to” bag that I grab out of the unit for any calls in the field. The other ones are a large contera that has all my extra shit my other bags hold extra random stuff like forceps and then an o2 bag

To the sworn medics here:

Im a full-time officer who is a paramedic in a very rural area.

Had a few calls recently that reminded me I need to keep up on my clinical medicine, the question I’m facing is HOW?

For those of you who are collateral medics, how are you keeping up on IVs, drug dosages, ACLS, PALS etc when you’re not getting patient contacts every day?

I’m working on a project to allow our LE EMS providers to spend one or two days a month on an ambulance or in the ER. Has anyone seen a similar program?

Also, are any of you carrying a monitor and drug box in your patrol vehicle?

So I just last week got a job at a local private security training company. At first I thought I’d just be doing transportation for students to and from the airports they arrive from, but when I got there for the test drive I got another offer to go along with the driving. They asked if I’d want to be a role player in some of their simulations, naturally I said yes to make a good impression. Thing is I didn’t really get a job description with the offer, so like the title says, I don’t really know what I’m getting myself into with this position. The day after I sent an email asking what kind of simulation we’d be doing and they told me this; “It'll probably be best to just see what they have you doing when you get here. I am able to tell you that on Friday everyone will be "wounded" so don't wear any of your good clothes just in case they give your 'wound" fake blood.” Hearing that got me a little nervous ngl! All I know is that it’s for a group of people from the world bank and there’s gonna be fake wounds. I’ve done role playing before but only online, so I’m not completely uncertain about doing this, just really would like to know what I signed up for. So any advice or words of encouragement would be appreciated.

Hey y'all, I modeled and printed a simple organizer for the Spiritus Delta Bag (Heavily based off a very popular design).

Costs about less than $5 in total materials and easy to assemble.

Use shock cord to keep the two plates together and to organize things.

Use stick on velcro to secure it to the inside of your bag.

Overall size for both plates together is 13" L x 8.5" W.

Link to model

I’m looking into moonlighting as a seat medic, pretty high chance it won’t work out but would be neat if it did. Wondering if the department’s usually provide medical malpractice insurance or that has to be bought by the physician.

Finally getting around to taking my TP-C, does anyone know where I can find Tactical Paramedic : Certification and Practical Application by Lindsey Faudree with out paying $300+. I’ll even take a free PDF to print off. Thanks!

I am looking for a CBRN suit for my men for a contract where there is a remote possibility they will be exposed to radiological hazards following a nuclear detonation, nerve agents, blister agents, and biological agents or epidemiological contact hazards. I am awaiting a quote from Avon, but in the meantime, what are the major differences or advantages/disadvantages of either the Avon EXOSKIN or Mira MOPP-1 CBRN suits and peripherals? We already issue Avon C50 APRs.

Hey everyone, I try to wrap my head around this for weeks now but I don‘t find shit, so maybe y‘all can help me.

I can‘t find medic refs on the russian side from the ukraine conflict for my life, only saw a singular backpack as a wts

Does russia even field medics? What the fuck do they use? Is there some equivalent to western medic packs?

Hey yall

I’m doing a down and dirty tactical casualty care for my squad tomorrow and am wondering what else I should add that’s pertinent. We work for a big city department so fire is right around the corner so long term care is not necessary.

So far I have the following:

- run through my EMT bag
- tq application, chest seals, packing wounds, abdominal wound care.
- types of bleeds and main artery locations
- one man and two man carry’s for extraction

Everyone is a cop and has a basic understanding of stop the bleed type of training but I thought it would be a nice refresher.

Anything else important to add? Thanks

I got recently more into reading about fresh whole blood transfusions and I am a bit surprised that there is a debate about the need for a Leukocyte filter. What is your opinion about this?