Posts Tagged ‘Tourniquet’
Leg Tourniquets Are Different Than Arm Tourniquets…
Self-application of a tourniquet isn’t new to the internet. There are plenty of articles and videos on YouTube showing how to apply a CAT to an arm and demonstrating how…
Read MoreDenver Officer Fired for Not Giving Medical Aid
A Denver Police Officer has been fired for failing to render aid to a mortally wounded gunshot victim. On Sept. 7, 2020, Denver Police officer Dewayne Rodgers and his back…
Read More3 Most Common Hunting Injuries
Hunting in the back country of the Colorado Rockies is tough, even for the most experienced hunters and people come from all over the world just to test themselves here.…
Read More4 Ways to Carry and Stage Your Tourniquet
The quick and timely application of a tourniquet has saved many lives and all good medics ensure their gear is ready to go. Cutting down on steps and thinking ahead…
Read MoreNew and Improved CAT Clone? The Recon Medical TQ Review
I’ve never thought more about tourniquets then I have in this job. Bleeding control being such an important topic of discussion means devoting a good amount of time to all…
Read MoreThe BEST Way Stop Bleeding W/o a Tourniquet
We can’t be prepared all the time. Even if you’re the kind of person who has every pocket full of life saving materials, you still need to shower at some…
Read MoreTrauma Gear: The 1 Item That’s Worth 5
Working as a Corpsman and EMT, I wasn’t given the choice of what medical gear I used. People with much more experience, training and education decided ahead of time what…
Read MoreA Medics Pick : Top 5 Best Tourniquets
I have a lot of time on tourniquets, both in training and in real life. I’ve had the chance to use a lot of different systems for controlling bleeding and…
Read MoreWhat If You Don’t Have a Tourniquet or Trauma Kit? Part 1: Bleeding
It’s impossible to be prepared at all times. We’re likely to be caught off guard and without important gear when an emergency happens. This is why training skills is so…
Read MoreI Was Wrong… This Belt Will Work as a Tourniquet
There’s a commonly thrown around myth that belts can make for a good, improvised tourniquet in the middle of an emergency if it’s all you have. I understand that this…
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