Journal

Notes from the field.

Articles we write, places we're featured, photos from trainings, and what we post on LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, all in one stream.

RDArticleOct 2025

How fast can someone bleed out?

A cut artery in the arm can be fatal in two to five minutes. What that window means for training, and how two officers in Darby Borough used it.

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  1. RDArticleFire & EMSJun 2025

    Current events in bleeding control

    A mechanic in Antioch, lifeguards at Rockaway Beach, 600 classrooms in Gig Harbor. Bystanders are stopping bleeds. Training tools have to catch up.

  2. RDArticleMilitaryFeb 2025

    The gap in tourniquet conversion training

    Medics learn conversion; most soldiers do not. What Ukraine is showing about preventable amputations, and how a trainer that bleeds teaches the decision.

  3. Featured inSep 2024

    This Atlanta startup 3D prints arms to better train first responders

    Tech Square ATL on RDMT's 3D-printed limbs, the IP handoff, and the first customers across ambulance services, fire departments, and academies.

    Tech Square ATL · open original

  4. Featured inMilitaryJun 2024

    NSIN X-Force Alumni Success Story: RD Medical Training

    The National Security Innovation Network's short film on how the X-Force Fellowship at Fort Stewart became RDMT.

    National Security Innovation Network · open original

  5. Featured inMilitaryNov 2023

    A problem-solving shop fosters 'culture of innovation' at Fort Stewart

    The AJC on the Fort Stewart innovation lab and the internship where the arm trainer was first built.

    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · open original