Tan Dye in Simulation: What It Is and Why It Matters

You’ve prepared the phantom, positioned the ultrasound probe, and your student begins scanning. Within seconds, they’ve located the target vessel. Easy, right? Maybe too easy. When a phantom is perfectly clear, learners see everything—including structures they’re supposed to locate through scanning skill alone. The needle path is visible. The target is obvious. And the challenge […]
Why Wound Packing Trainers Matter for Summer EMS Training

Every summer, emergency medical services (EMS) programs nationwide ramp up their training efforts. From Stop the Bleed workshops to tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) drills, this is a key season for both new and experienced responders to refine their life-saving skills. Central to these sessions is one critical practice: wound packing. Wound packing is a […]