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by Allison Esposito, Managing Editor

Safety Alert for Vacuum-Sealed C-A-T lower leg, immediately applied a C-A-T Gen 7 tourniquet
GEN 7 Tourniquets 2 to 3 inches above the gunshot wound and monitored

Problems have been found with some tourniquets which the patient until Friendswood EMS personnel arrived on
have been vacuum sealed, a different process than nor- scene and transported the victim to the hospital. The
mal shrink wrapping. For information on a recent no- shooting victim underwent surgery and survived.
tice, access this URL.
It is the second time in 1 year that Officer Mccaffrey has
https://www.usamma.amedd.army.mil/sitepages applied a tourniquet with success. The first case was on
/mmqcmsgsearch.aspx?qsMsgNum=MMQC-19-2180. a stabbing victim. Shaun has been with the department
for 3 years and is SWAT team member.
Operational Psychologists Coach SOF The Friendswood Police Department understands the
Psychologists train to help maximize mission success importance of the use of tourniquets and is one of few
A new academic article addresses the unique role op- departments in Texas to train TECC with the city’s EMS
erational psychologists (OP) play in the selection and and Fire Department. They train from basic medical
development of Special Operation Forces (SOF). OPs skills to scene management and integrated response be-
assist SOF throughout the grueling selection and train- tween officers and medics.
ing processes, including on-site support, as soldiers face
unique physical, mental, and emotional challenges. OPs https://m.chron.com/neighborhood/friendswood/news
teach stress inoculation and helpful self-talk to counter /article/Police-investigating-shooting-at-Friendswood
the anxiety SOF candidates can understandably experi- -13938311.php
ence in training situations. To prepare SOF to withstand
interrogation and intimidation by hostile forces, OPs Commander and Staff Guide to Rehearsals:
coach on topics like breathing techniques, goal-setting, A No-Fail Approach
and resiliency. Lessons and Best Practices —
CALL Jul 2019 Handbook No. 19-18
Carroll H. Greene III, operational psychologist at the “This handbook is a guide on the various types of re-
U.S. Marine Raider Training Center at Fort Lejeune, hearsals, methods of execution, and the unique char-
wrote this article for Consulting Psychology Jour- acteristics of each to better inform commanders and
nal: Practice and Research. This entire issue focuses staff on which can be utilized to improve preparative
on coaching elite performers in a wide range of occu- capabilities.”
pational settings—military, athletics, performing arts,
business, and medicine. A summary article (“Stargazing:
Everyday lessons from coaching elite performers”) de-
scribes skills and techniques coaches use to help clients
reach peak performance. CPJ is a publication of the So-
ciety of Consulting Psychology, which represents over
1,000 psychologists who translate psychological science
into practical methods for consulting with individuals
and groups to catalyze growth and change.
See https://psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES/journal
/cpb/71/2

Successful Application of a Tourniquet by
Responding Officer
In Friendswood, TX, a 19-year-old man was shot. Of- Preparation for the terrain model rehearsal.
ficer Shaun Mccaffrey was the first officer on the scene
and observed the victim’s friend attempting to use an A digital version of this CALL publication is available
improvised tourniquet (belt) without success. Officer to view or download from the CALL website: https://
Mccaffrey, observing massive bleeding from the victim’s call.army.mil

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