Operational Unit
Trauma Medicine & Hemorrhage Control Research Team
Biology & Biological Engineering
Unit Mandate
Mission & Operational Scope
Advances trauma medicine and hemorrhage control science to improve survival outcomes for Foundation field operators and civilian casualties in disaster and conflict environments, developing and validating field-deployable medical interventions.
Doctrine
TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) Guidelines · ACS Committee on Trauma Standards
Core Capabilities
Operational Capabilities
Hemorrhage control device testing and validation (tourniquets, hemostatic agents)
Damage control resuscitation protocol development
Traumatic brain injury assessment and field management research
Blast injury biomechanics and protective equipment evaluation
Hypothermia prevention and management in austere environments
Mass casualty triage algorithm development and validation
Division II
Biology & Biological Engineering