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Enhancing TCCC through Optimized Simulation - A guide on how to teach better TCCC and run trauma lanes through designing patients, scenarios and providing feedback.
Enabling Medics to manage Sick Call - Guide for PA’s and Senior Medics on improving Sick Call operations within their unit.
How to become an Army CRNA - Guide to help shine some light on becoming an Army CRNA 66F
Anti-venom research: A response to the venomous article by The Guardian and TBIJ - The intent of this article is to affirm to military providers and medics that the JTS Envenomation CPG and Antivenoms it suggested are efficient and data backed. We remind medics to be cautious of medical claims with no supported evidence. Recently, The Guardian & TBIJ articles collaborated with a scientist (Not Doctor), Juan Calvete, who […]
Technician Badge for 68W – How to get yours: - Explanation of what US Army Technician Badge is and how medics can get it.
Cricothyroidotomy Training Guide for Military Medics: Ragged Edge of the Scalpel - Cric Training Guide for Military Medics and their Instructors
Evidence Under Fire: Military Medics guide to evaluating research - This guide is for helping medics learn to look at studies.
CTC Medical Survival Guide - This guide is mainly for medical Senior NCO’s and Officers to prepare their unit for a more successful CTC rotation (and subsequently, a deployment) while avoiding common mistakes. Junior 68W may gain information from this to prepare themselves, but success will come from getting your unit involved in training. “How could I better prepare for […]
Tranexamic Acid - All about TXA - A guide for medics
Do you use a Doppler for Bleeding Control Training? - Control of massive bleeding is all about achieving occlusion of the artery. This is the most important skill we can master as combat medics. Hemorrhaging is the leading cause of death on the battlefield, so we shouldn’t focus on airway, respirations, needle decompressions or other “sexy” interventions until we absolutely have “M” in MARCH mastered. […]
Treating TBI from the Aid Bag - A medics guide to treating TBI with their Aid Bag.
What if you didn’t have Ketamine as a 68W Combat Medic? - A basic guide for exposing combat medics to pain options beyond Ketamine, if they are prepared for it.
Shirts & Stickers now available - Shirts and stickers now available. More coming!
Prolonged Care in Large-Scale Combat Operations: A Call for Enhanced Training and Resources - As military operations evolve, the challenges of providing effective casualty care and evacuation during large-scale combat operations become increasingly apparent. The devastating consequences of inadequate medical treatment can lead to catastrophic losses, underscoring the urgent need for a comprehensive approach to prolonged care in the battlefield. The U.S. Army’s Combat Medics, designated as 68Ws, play […]
A Lost Opportunity - A must read article for TCCC Instructors on how common mistakes ruin training.
Discord and Google Drive! - Our Google Drive, Discord, Social media and merch
TC 8-800 MEDIC 2021 Update - The new version of TC 8-800 cuts out nearly 100 pages to distill a clear message for medics, NCOs, and officers: train to the modern standard of medicine. The TC clearly orders the training priorities: 1. TCCC – While trauma is only a small percentage of the patients we will treat, it constitutes the most […]
Whole Blood Toolkit: Questions & Answers for your Medical Director - A guide on Whole Blood Transfusions for Military medics
Ketamine Toolkit: Questions & Answers for your Medical Director - The goal of this page is to give the medic a resource for engaging with their battalion PA or Surgeon regarding the use of ketamine.
Next Gen Shorts: Is physical exertion after whole blood donation safe? - Welcome to “Next Gen Shorts”, where we look to take a recent studyfocused on military and prehospital medicine, and condense it into a quickmanageable read to ensure you get what’s most important for your practice. Today’s paper is on the safety of physical exertion following whole blooddonation. The Background: The employment of whole blood (WB) […]

What is the purpose of NGCM?

Providing Free Online Access to Medical Education (#FOAMed) resources for perpetual learning, discussion and camaraderie for “Doc”, with a focus on Combat / Pre-Hospital / Austere / Tactical / Field Medicine, with clinical medicine sprinkled in. We encourage healthy skepticism, humility, and evidence-based medicine (EBM). Please let us know if you feel something posted here is incorrect so we can address it. As a growing website, we encourage you to send in resources you think other medics could benefit from. The intent of “Next Generation Combat Medic” is not only to train the next generation but to always strive to be next generation medic that will save more lives. Drop the ego and the outdated medicine so our patients can benefit.

Who is behind NGCM?

We are a group of military medical professionals, including active duty 68W Army combat medics, flight medics, special operations combat medics and special forces medics, and providers. We work on this project with our spare time, for free, to disseminate up to date medicine. The focus is not on us, but rather on all medics in the career field. We believe our resumes are not as important as practicing evidence-based medicine when applicable. We do not endorse products, but rather promote technique with training quality and frequency.

How do I participate?

Our mission is to promote excellence in operational medicine through the dissemination of evidence-based, peer-reviewed clinical information, original research, discussion of relevant and controversial professional issues, and adherence to the standards of journalistic integrity and excellence. You can help!

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