OTC Pain Management for Remote Areas

   Casualties found in wilderness and remote locations have two main complaints: Thirst and Pain.
How would you as a Remote Medic deal with both of these issues? How can you provide pain management if you are not a doctor and only have access to Over The Counter medications?

Anaphylaxis and Asthmatic management in Remote Areas

   Anaphylaxis is rare enough even in civilian and city based environments but in remote areas there will not be a doctor around to administer helpful drugs. As a Remote Medic it is important to have the skills, training and kit on hand to deal with anaphylaxis and asthmatic illnesses.  

Tactical Emergency Medicine for Operations

This past weekend saw the first TEMO course run for the Irish Defence Forces. The course ran over three days and offered Tactical Combat Casualty Care curriculum for the troops. The TCCC was designed by Dr. John Hagmann and the US military in the mid ninety's.