Blood Type Patches and Emergency Trauma Care
Blood-type patches are not a reliable basis for transfusion decisions. Emergency clinicians use identification, testing, and established emergency-release blood protocols.
Effective Social Media Moderation in Technical Communities
Effective moderators protect technical communities by demanding context and reasoning, correcting misinformation, managing authority, and keeping useful disagreement professional.
Civilian Response to an Active-Shooter Event
Armed citizens considering an active-shooter response must prioritize escape, family protection, threat identification, police contact, medical capability, and second-order consequences.
How To End The Endless Quest For Good Footwear
By: Michael Heuser A couple of things. Don’t wear kicks that reflect the current trend just so you can step up your Instagram picture “likes”… Only fools and tools do that shit. Your foot volume, foot profile, and biomechanical issues are as unique to you as is your BZO or your favorite choice in Instructor Zero … Read more
Choosing a Fighting Rifle Without Pride or Brand Bias
Defensive-rifle choices should be based on requirements, construction, reliability, documented performance, maintenance, and training—not ownership pride or brand loyalty.
AR in the Car: A Common Preparedness Misconception
Vehicle-stored rifles and armor may have legitimate uses, but access is never guaranteed. Real preparedness begins with judgment, training, medical capability, lawful planning, and secure storage.
Sergeant Mark Renninger
By: Bill Blowers Mark was running training one day. I think we were rotating through single room, decision making type hits. There was a newer dude on the team with about nine months on the team. Dude is consistently fucking up the program. Big issue is lack of situational awareness and ability to see … Read more
So you want to be in Law Enforcement?
Editor’s note: This article reflects information available when it was originally published. Laws, policies, products, personnel, technical standards, and recommended practices may have changed. Verify time-sensitive details through current authoritative sources before relying on them. I’m generally going to be writing about my experiences, and the experiences I’ve heard from others, regarding various academies … Read more
Quality Assurance in the Selection of Equipment & Information.
Quality Assurance in the Selection of Equipment & Information. By: Frank Woods (NYPD) What is “the best?” This isn’t so much a subjective matter, as it one of observation. To start, let’s determine what it is not: – Best is not determined by a cabal of industry & marketing masterminds scheming and plotting on how … Read more
Know your enemy – Law Enforcement Budget Pro-Tips
I am by no means an expert on police budgets. I have learned a thing or two that might be relevant to guys in my region only since most PD’s seem to have the same general budgeting system. What follows is just some things that I have done to increase revenue so I can buy … Read more