North American Rescue

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

Be the difference! 🫡❤️
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Yesterday while returning from a call, Truck 51 observed a young child walking in the street apparently alone. Realizing that this child was in a dangerous situation the crew stopped and attempted to make contact. The child initially ran from our personnel but the crew slowly followed and captain Jones was able to make contact with the child. It was quickly apparent that the child was non-verbal and very scared. Captain Jones continued to walk with the child for almost a mile while Sandy Springs PD was contacted. Once SSPD was contacted our crew was notified that the child’s mother was frantically searching for her and had notified police. We were able to quickly reunite mother and child.

04/01/2026

Absolutely wild that someone could survive this!!!! Incredible work by to get the patient off of the X!!!

03/31/2026

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Spring is here and so is warmer water and better fishing and boating. Don’t be caught on the water without the proper medical kit in your boat, and don’t be caught in an emergency without advanced life saving bleeding control solutions. When major bleeding happens, seconds can be the difference!

The Trauma and First Aid Boating Kit from North American Rescue was built to exceed the recreational boating standards set by the United States Coast Guard. This kit includes the tools to care for small cuts, burns, eye injuries as well as critical life saving equipment to render emergency care for major hemorrhages while out on the water. Treat aches and other minor injuries with the included over-the-counter medications. The First Aid Pocket Guide walks care givers step-by-step through rendering first aid care to the injured party.

Kit items are packed into zippered nylon storage bags that offer the ability to organize injury related products for fast deployment. The red bag labels eliminates confusion when you need to quickly locate the proper treatment supplies. With a brightly colored exterior, the rugged water-tight case is easy to locate and keeps all component bags secure. The integrated carry handle provides a comfortable grip and enables simple movement to get the kit where it’s needed for use.

https://www.narescue.com/kit-trauma-and-first-aid-boating-kit-tfabk.html

03/30/2026

TOMM is built to embrace the suck so that you can run the most realistic training possible! TacMed Australia The TOMManikin by North American Rescue sets the standard for the most realistic medical training simulators in the field. This incredible training tool delivers hyper-realistic trauma scenarios with reactive patient features, and is built for the most austere training environments.

Weighing over 70kg and capable of withstanding up to 2,700kg of pressure, it’s designed for confined space, building collapse, care under fire, and entrapment scenarios.

With 35 bleeding operative sites, a 4.5 litre onboard blood reservoir, and wireless control of bleeding, breathing, pulse rates, and voice tracks — this is as close to the real thing as training gets.

From tourniquet application and wound packing to surgical airways, chest tubes, and IO access — TOMM covers it all.

If you’re interested in learning how the TOMManikin can improve your team’s trauma training, reach out to our team.

📧 info@tacmedaustralia.com.au📞 1300 862 633

03/30/2026

Be the difference 🫡💪🏼
We would like to take a moment to acknowledge the heroism of Montrose Police Officer Tyler Cunningham. Last week Officer Cunningham was dispatched to a structure fire alongside other officers and first responders. When he arrived he found the apartment complex fully engulfed in flames.

Officer Cunningham was immediately told by other residents that an elderly female was trapped inside the apartment complex. He assessed the fire conditions and made entry into the residence by kicking in the front door. Officer Cunningham heard a woman screaming and was able to locate her. He carried the woman out of the residence to waiting EMS personnel.

Chief Hall commended Officer Cunningham for his actions. “Officer Cunningham quickly recognized the situation, took quick and decisive action to rescue the woman, ultimately saving her life. Thank you Officer Cunningham for your heroic efforts!”

Check out the body camera footage attached for more details.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Montrose Police Department and Montrose Fire Protection District investigators.

The Montrose Police Department encourages anyone with information related to this fire, or who may have witnessed criminal activity, to contact the Montrose Police Department at 970-252-5200 or WestCo Dispatch at 970-249-9110.


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03/27/2026

I laid with you on that cold flight. Over your casket. The entire time. 7 hours in the C130. Cold. Loud. Constant noise. Earplugs in. Grateful nobody could hear me sobbing. Talking to you.

I didn’t know this photo was taken. I was just with you. I didn’t want to leave you now that I was physically with you again.

Your dignified transfer. “Tyler’s Last Flight.”

That morning at JBLM, before we took off, the clouds parted. A beam of light broke through and settled over us. I felt you there.

Your Astoria guys were there. Your brothers. The honor guard carried you with such care and flew with us. Steady. Respectful. I’m so grateful for the way they honored you and carried all of us through it.

Air Station Kodiak flew us. Their crew. Their aircraft.

Kodiak was your dream. The life we talked about constantly. The adventures, the frontier, fishing, exploring. Our future kids in tiny boots standing in streams with you.

And the work. The gnarliest cases. The challenge. The grit. No excuses. You wanted all of it. And you wanted me there with you.

Of course it was Kodiak that carried you. That didn’t feel random.

I didn’t want to leave your side. At one point I stepped into the cockpit to thank the crew. They showed me their thermal cameras, how you find people in SAR.

And then… cows. Just laying out in a field. And later, beaver lodges. Our things. Our jokes. Our stops on the side of the road. It felt like you were sending me signs. I laughed through tears.

Before we landed, I changed into my black dress and asked the pilot to pin your wings on me. I just wanted to carry you.

When we landed, the honor guard carried you forward with precision and care. I watched. I broke. I cried for your sacrifice, for ours.

The aviation community stood in flight suits. Exactly how you would have wanted it. Not formal. Not stiff. Just you.

Then the sky filled. Three MH-65s in formation overhead. It was beautiful. It was dignified. It was BADASS.

Today marks 3 weeks. My heart is still shattered.
Tyler, I’m broken. Honoring you is the only way I know how to keep breathing. But you were there. I felt you. I know you loved it. I hope I made you proud.

I love you. All. Of. It.

03/23/2026

Prehospital blood programs are growing fast, but many agencies still lack a clear, standardized approach for prehospital transfusion and field transfusion. This can lead to inconsistent transfusion protocols, uneven documentation and quality assurance, and higher risk during blood product transfusion in high-stress calls. The Advanced Damage Control Resuscitation and Prehospital Transfusion (ADaPT) course was built to close that gap by giving EMS teams and leaders practical, evidence-based training on Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR), hemorrhagic shock, and trauma resuscitation, including safe blood product administration EMS workflows and program readiness for EMS blood operations.
Co-developed by North American Rescue Training (NAR-T) and the Trauma Hemostasis and Oxygenation Research Network (THOR), this immersive three-day course blends foundational science, hands-on skills, and EMS simulation training to support real-world prehospital trauma care across trauma and non-trauma patients, including pediatric and geriatric considerations. Day 3 adds the systems and compliance focus agencies need to sustain safe programs, including key AABB and FDA requirements and operational best practices for high-reliability blood operations, with considerations for products such as low-titer O whole blood (LTOWB) where applicable to local protocol.

https://www.nareducation.com/course/view.php?id=138

03/19/2026

It’s not magic, it’s physiology! If a victim looses blood, they need blood put back into them ASAP if they are going to have a positive outcome. This is exactly why we’ve partnered with THOR - Trauma Hemostasis & Oxygenation Research Network - think prehospital blood transfusion ninja gurus - to offer a 3 day course at our Las Vegas training location for EMS professionals; to teach you all the history, physiology, blood components and the administrative requirements of blood logistics, so you can help champion and start you own program!
Course Dates: May 6–8, 2026

in your community in a big way - a prehospital blood program is an absolute game changer for your patients!!!

https://www.nareducation.com/course/view.php?id=138

03/17/2026

CoTCCC () recently published their updated guidelines on Antibiotics in TCCC and published in . Here are the highlights:
Addressed 4 key questions:
1) Best timing for Abx administration? No change here, earlier is better. Stick with MARCHPAWS.
2) What if invasive procedures are performed? Yes, administer prophylactic Abx if invasive procedures are performed (i.e. cric, chest tube, etc..). *note, most of the conditions leading to these procedures probably would have required Abx anyway.
3) Should topical Abx be included in TCCC? Not enough current evidence to say yes. Sounds like while there was evidence to reduce infection, it wasn’t strong enough to push adding it to the medics aid bag with what is currently available. (personal note, there are some very interesting topical products coming out to reduce an dtreat infection, I think this could be updated in the near future).
4) Should the Abx change? Yes. They looked at studies where the cultured near point of injury(less resistance) compared to in hospital (nosocomial- more resistance). Target GAS, MSSA, C. perfringens, and G-. Changes: Oral- Moxifloxicin change to Cefadroxil or Cephalexin. IV/IO/IM- Ertapenem change to Ceftriaxone.
Check out the full article () and charts on Abx for further info.

03/17/2026

Prehospital administration of blood and blood products save lives! If you, your agency, or your unit, has any interest in starting a prehospital blood program, or you already have one and want to refine your skills, this course is a must attend! Learn the latest and best practices from NAR and SMEs who will insure you are up to speed with AABB standards.
Course Location: NAR-Training Las Vegas
Course Dates: May 6–8, 2026
Topics of instruction include EMS blood products, including whole blood transfusion, prehospital transfusion, field transfusion, and blood product administration EMS workflows, including transfusion protocols and low-titer O whole blood (LTOWB) considerations, plus key AABB and FDA compliance basics.
Sign up thru https://www.nareducation.com

03/13/2026

Happy K9 Veterans Day to all the incredible pups out there jobbing out to keep their people safe and sound!