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 - Combat Casualty CareExcellent textbook. Up-to-date, succinct and accurate, particularly for the military operator. Has value for civilian tactical medics, too. Techniques are current and reflect the authoritative refrences that are included at the end of each chapter. Strengths include the chapters on nuclear, biological and chemical casualties. The main weakness is the focus on military medics (this is the intent of book, according to the Forward and jacket). A must buy for anyone in the business! Rating:  - This book is TrashThese two clowns have authored what must be the WORST reference to ever be produced on military/tactical medicine. They should be ashamed. Not only is some of the information completely wrong (the entire ballistics chapter), most of it is completely irrelevant. As someone who has spent more than 1/2 of his 10 year military career in Spec Ops medicine I find this book insultingly stupid and a waste of good $. Here's a news flash for the authors: not all bullets tumble on impact! Moreover, if you have the time to figure out the "ideal" carry, you're not in a gunfight and should contemplate an alternate transportation method. You have obviously never moved a wounded teammate over broken terrain for any length of time or distance. If you're going to write about it, at least get some first hand knowledge of what is required to do the job correctly. DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THIS ABORTION. Try "Ditch Medicine," "Where there is no doctor" or Paul Auerbach's "Wilderness Medicine" handbook for accurate and useful info. Rating: - Tactical Emergency CareExcellant job of tying civilian emergency medicine to military or tactical emergency medicine. Close relationships in these areas will help the learning process for all persons. I am a civilian Paramedic, newly enlisted in the medical field of the military and found the book to be very easy to read and can be adapted to all forms of emergency medicine. The book was easy to follow and understand. page 2 of 2
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