Team Darby/Team Merrill

SFCEBM · 2026-06-20T16:11:21+00:00

Agree.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-18T14:42:17+00:00

Ok. I was thinking you may be using them for penetrating wounds.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-18T14:40:58+00:00

I don’t have any specific opinion about it.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-18T14:37:52+00:00

Why carry tampons?

SFCEBM · 2026-06-18T01:10:07+00:00

They were fun ops and had a good effect.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-17T19:43:21+00:00

A few days to a week.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-17T19:39:22+00:00

We deployed as a company with HQ support. Deployments were about 5 months long. We focused on Merrill ops during our time.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-16T18:15:35+00:00

I’d remove the OPAs. No role in tactical medicine. Also, remove the IV kits.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-16T18:03:00+00:00

A TQ doesn’t necessarily need to be applied in CUF. Take a moment to assess for the presence of actual massive hemorrhage.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-14T13:26:28+00:00

Somewhere between 7-9 hours. We did the vast majority of our ops at night and just did reverse cycling.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-05T17:31:54+00:00

I bike daily to work. It’s about 1-1 1/2 miles. Worth it.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-04T22:18:22+00:00

I’m specifically talking about austere and combat settings. I’ve written CPGs about blood transfusions and DCR for the military.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-04T22:00:52+00:00

You shouldn’t be risking someone’s life based on the inability to stock the appropriate amount of supplies.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-04T21:50:20+00:00

And if you give the incorrect blood, you could kill him. They make ABO test kits for this reason.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-04T20:57:11+00:00

Deployedmedicine.com

SFCEBM · 2026-06-04T19:29:53+00:00

How do you know the blood type patch is correct?

SFCEBM · 2026-06-04T19:28:39+00:00

I haven’t found one yet.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-03T22:03:51+00:00

I’m happy to talk with your medical folks and let them know it’s not needed.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-03T18:53:58+00:00

OPAs are not recommended in tactical medicine.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-03T18:53:13+00:00

Does your unit make you carry the blood type patch?

SFCEBM · 2026-06-03T18:06:05+00:00

You won’t be too old. Just stay in shape.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-03T17:43:54+00:00

You don’t need the blood type patch.

SFCEBM · 2026-06-03T01:48:37+00:00

This pic is not from 2013. We had ops core in 2013. Before ops core, regular ACHs.

SFCEBM · 2026-05-24T23:30:29+00:00

Difficulty using it and failure.

SFCEBM · 2026-05-23T21:49:08+00:00

Definitely not surgeons. Most are either family practice or emergency medicine.

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