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A) Executive Summary. J Spec Oper Med. 2013;13:77–85. CDR Goforth is the clinical subject matter expert for the
24. Gross KR. Establishing a DoD standard for TCCC training. Marine Corps Combat Development Command located at
Fort Sam Houston, TX; 2015.
25. Rockwood C Jr, Mann C, Farrington J, et al. History of emer- Quantico, Virginia. He has over 22 years of combined Navy
gency medical services in the United States. J Trauma. 1976; and Marine service and has deployed as a critical care and en
16:299–308. route nurse attached to US Marine units overseas.
26. Emergency Medical Services System Act of 1973. In: 93rd E-mail: Carl.Goforth@usmc.mil.
Congressional Session ss, ed. Vol Public Law 93-1541973.
27. Butler F, Smith D, Carmona R. Implementing and preserving LT Antico is the academics director and subject matter expert
advances in combat casualty care from Iraq to Afghanistan for Field Medical Training Battalion-East located at Camp
throughout the U.S. military. J Trauma. 2015;79:321–326. Johnson, North Carolina. He has over 8 years of experience in
28. Butler F, Blackbourne L, Gross K. The combat medic aid bag a wide variety of Navy medical facilities and has deployments
2025. CoTCCC top 10 recommended battlefield trauma care as a critical care/trauma/en route care nurse overseas.
research, development, and evaluation priorities for 2015.
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29. National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. Keywords: Tactical Combat Casualty Care; clinical skill
Tactical Combat Casualty Care. 2015. http://www.naemt.org sustainment
/education/TCCC/tccc.aspx. Accessed 9 November 9 2015.

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