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How to Choose the Right Duty Gear for Your Department: A Procurement Guide
A practical procurement guide for law enforcement agencies. Learn how to evaluate duty gear across protection, durability, budget, and officer needs to make the right purchasing decision.
Hemostatic Gauze Explained: Kaolin, Chitosan, and Where WoundClot Fits
An honest comparison of kaolin, chitosan, and cellulose-based hemostatic gauze, including where WoundClot does and does not fit current guidelines.
Do Tourniquets Expire? Building an Inspection and Rotation Schedule for Your Agency
Most tourniquets have no printed expiration date. Build an inspection and rotation program around exposure, condition, training use, and documented replacement triggers.
Building a Patrol IFAK: What Rides on the Officer and What Stays in the Trunk
Use TECC phases of care to decide what belongs in an officer's on-body IFAK and what should remain in the patrol vehicle trauma bag.
NIJ vs. VPAM: How to Read Armor and Helmet Ratings Before You Spec a Purchase
A practical guide to reading NIJ, VPAM, and STANAG armor and helmet ratings, including the new RF1, RF2, and RF3 nomenclature.