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the context of the lethal chaos of the battlefield. The a position paper published in the JSOM that pres-
Journal of Special Operations Medicine has filled this ents an overview of why the change was needed, the
gap and fulfilled publisher Michelle Landers’ vision of background of that topic in TCCC, the evidence and
becoming the “Voice of Battlefield Medicine.” rationale that support the proposed change, and an
overview of the related medical research and develop-
The Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care ment issues that the TCCC change process identified.
(CoTCCC) formed a strategic partnership with the There are now 16 changes to the TCCC Guidelines
JSOM in 2013. Since that time, every change made that have been documented in the JSOM, with several
to the TCCC Guidelines has been accompanied by more in development.
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