First Aid
Emergency Trauma: Where Do You Even Start?
One of the hardest things about trauma medicine is knowing where to begin. If you aren’t somebody who uses these skills on the regular, like an EMT or Paramedic, then…
Read MoreMedical Trauma: What is Shock?
Shock is a term that can be very broad in its description but can also be broken down into more precise definitions. Many people mistake the term “shock” to mean…
Read MoreCombat Gauze Vs. QuikClot
One of the things I say with regularity is how important it is to learn wound packing. But if you haven’t heard, here’s why: Wound packing is an essential skill…
Read MoreTime To Talk: Tactical Tampons
It seems to me that most rumors, if left uninvestigated for too long after being conceived, tend to die long slow, and painful deaths. One of my favorite topics…
Read MoreMountain Man Medical Talks Moose Safety
Shortly after high school, I took my wife’s family out for a short summer camping trip to one of Colorado’s national forests. It was just me, an overconfident 19-year-old, my…
Read MoreShould YOU Tourniquet a Snake Bite?
With summer comes outdoor activities like hiking and camping, and yard work. With the warmer weather comes more interaction with wildlife like snakes. Knowing what to do with snake bites…
Read MoreHow to Spot Head Trauma
There isn’t a lot a medic can do for head trauma to make the situation better for the casualty. There are still things to be done, such as preventing further…
Read MoreBattle Dressing Showdown: Israeli Style Vs. OLAES
Seems like I’ve been on a bit of a pressure bandage kick. Which is fine with me cause I can only write about tourniquets for so long before my eyes…
Read MoreWhat is a Nasal Pharyngeal Airway?
Taking care of someone who is unconscious can be daunting, especially if you don’t know what you are doing. Trauma to the head, or even a massive loss of blood…
Read More4 Styles of Pressure Dressings Explained
Tourniquets enjoy too much of the spotlight. With all the glorious combat saves a good TQ has, the hardworking pressure dressing gets forgotten in civilian emergency preparedness. Yes, of course…
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