Tactical Gear Blog

Oct 26th 2021

The Basics of Burns (A hot topic)

Field Care for burns Always Better. | October 27th, 2021 When I started the BFG MED Blog, my promise to the reader was that we would provide basic to-the-point medical information without termin …

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Oct 21st 2021

Blue Force Gear® Tactical Strike

New Product Overview Always Better. | October 21st, 2021 Savannah, GA - Blue Force Gear is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Snee Chemical of Kenner, LA for exclusive distribut …

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Sep 9th 2021

Find the Right Benelli Shotgun Sling

Slinging Your M1 & M4 Shotgun Benelli Shotgun Sling - Blue Force Gear is known for slings. We make the finest slings in the world and we make or have adapted slings to every conceivable weapo …

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Sep 6th 2021

BLOOD LOSS

What Happens When Blood Loss Occurs Always Better. | September 7th 2021 Blood loss. Spoiler Alert! It’s bad for you. Several of the previous posts have talked about stopping blood loss, I …

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Sep 1st 2021

Tourniquet Placement

Combat, Tactical, and Pre-Hospital Emergency Scenario Always Better. | September 2nd 2021 First things first, for the purposes of today’s blog post we are going to be discussing tourn …

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Aug 9th 2021

CPR in Trauma Patients

CPR is a great skill for treating certain medical conditions and limited types of trauma conditions Always Better. | Aug 10th 2021 Let’s Discuss Performing CPR on Trauma Patients This week …

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Jul 29th 2021

Hypothermia in Trauma Patients

Trauma Patients who Bleed Become Hypovolemic Always Better. | July 30th 2021 We previously discussed tourniquets and bleeding control but today I wanted to discuss a related topic. One of the fi …

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Jul 22nd 2021

Tourniquet Myths and Misconceptions

The Truth about Tourniquets Always Better. | July 22nd, 2021 1. Tourniquets are a Last Resort False It is true that this was once taught, I was told this in my first Medic class, but we have lear …

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Jul 18th 2021

What’s your safety plan?

MUST HAVES in a real Trauma Kit Always Better. | July 19th 2021 As a young law enforcement officer, my agency used to schedule our bi-annual Qualification Days such that it was a “day off& …

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Jul 15th 2021

Medicine for Patrol Officers

A proposal for training and equipping American law enforcement to provide immediate life-saving care Always Better. | July 16th 2021 Introduction “Medicine? For Special Agents? Really?&rdq …

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Jul 9th 2021

Find the Right AK Weapon Slings

Slinging Your AK The AK. Some love it, some hate it. Either way, anyone being honest has to admit that the most ubiquitous rifle in history has its place. Like its more refined nemesis, the AR-15 …

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Mar 2nd 2021

How To: DIY Camo Paint Your Rifle

A Mission to Be Always Better® A few months back we produced Vickers Slings in one of the coolest camo patterns - Multicam Tropic.  This pattern is awesome when used in the southeast, but d …

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