WHISKEY AND WOUNDS
Insights from the Frontline of Goat-Trail Austere Medicine Solutions
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Whiskey and Wounds is the official blog of Goat-Trail Austere Medical Solutions (GAMS), dedicated to reshaping the way we think about tactical medicine, active shooter response, and public safety integration. Here, we challenge outdated protocols, highlight field-proven frameworks like Chaos, Stabilization, Recovery (CSR), and provide real-world insights for law enforcement, EMS, fire, and emergency management professionals. Whether you're on the front lines or behind the scenes, this blog delivers actionable strategies, training philosophy, and hard-won lessons to prepare you for the realities of today’s high-threat environments.
Confronting the Realities of Modern Active Shooter Response: Tactical Progress Without Medical Integration
By: Rory Hill Published on: 04/12/2025Tactics evolved; medicine didn’t. Close the fatal gap with MRTs, CSR-driven concurrent ops, and hot/warm-zone care instead of post-clearance staging.
Active Shooter Response
Confronting the Realities of Modern Active Shooter Response: The Urgency of Time and Medical Coordination
By: Rory Hill Published on: 02/12/2025Active shooter care can’t wait for ‘scene safe.’ Use CSR and MRTs to deliver hemorrhage control and extraction in the golden minutes—seconds save lives.
Active Shooter Response
Communication Failures and Fragmented SOPs: Breaking Down Barriers to Unified Response
By: Rory Hill Published on: 27/11/2025Fragmented SOPs and garbled comms cost lives. Align language, unify command, and cross-train LE/Fire/EMS to deliver a truly interoperable response.
Active Shooter Response
Confronting the Realities of Modern Active Shooter Response: Persistent Fragmentation in First Responder Coordination
By: Rory Hill Published on: 25/11/2025Active shooter response still fails from fragmentation. Fix it with shared language, unified command, MRT warm-zone care, and realistic joint training.
Active Shooter Response