"A lot of it's based on the type of equipment they will have. But out in the field, they understand the lethal triad and how they need to set up and prepare their casualty to be received by an aid ...

The DECM five-day courses covered instructional and hands-on training to mitigate the combat casualty lethal triad. The “lethal triad” is a combination of coagulopathy, acidosis and hypothermia.

Once the body is affected by all three conditions, also known as the lethal triad, the death rate exceeds 90%. ii QuikClot Combat Gauze®, developed by Z-Medica Corporation, is the only product ...