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Equipment & Apparel July 19, 2023

Ballistic Armor Update: 2023

P&SN Staff The 30th Annual Report on the Latest Advances in Ballistic Armor Technology and Design Although major technological advancements and groundbreaking product developments are infrequent across industries, incremental improvements in existing product lines and the introduction of new products with innovative features occur annually. The ballistic protection industry is no exception to this pattern, as the past 12 months has witnessed numerous minor modifications which hold the potential to enhance the design and effectiveness of ballistic armor. To follow…

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Equipment & Apparel February 3, 2019

The Individual First Aid Kit (Trauma Kit): EVERY OFFICER SHOULD CARRY ONE

Eugene Nielsen Incidents such as an active shooter or mass casualty call necessitate that law enforcement personnel be prepared to provide immediate life-saving first aid to injured civilians; fellow officers; and, perhaps, even themselves.         Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) for EMS and law enforcement is an adaptation of military Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), whose guidelines differ from the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) guidelines on which civilian trauma care has been based. TECC teaches EMS practitioners and other prehospital…