A Successful Rescue
This is a follow up to the article, Why You Shouldn’t Try to Rescue Someone in Danger. If you haven’t read it, go check it out and this will make…
Read MoreWhy You Should NOT Rescue Someone in Danger
Reporter: “What were you thinking when you jumped in to save them?” Citizen Hero: “I didn’t. I didn’t think, I just reacted.” Maybe you’ve heard a statement like this in…
Read MoreExtraction: How to Patch Yourself Like a Badass
Disclaimer** This article contains spoilers. If you haven’t seen the movie, go check it out first so I don’t ruin it for you. When I was a kid, my dad,…
Read More7 Steps to Save A Life
Trauma Medicine is surprisingly simple, but it’s far from easy. Since this is a stressful, life-or-death struggle, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. If you have never been faced by a…
Read MoreWhy’d You Put That in Your Med Kits? Part: 2
In the last post I talked about why I chose to include the default SWAT-T Tourniquets in our kits, instead of the North American Rescue Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT). Hopefully…
Read MoreWhy’d You Put That in Your Med Kits?
Not everyone has a background in medicine and may not fully understand the wide variety of gear that’s available on the market. Those people tend to take me at my…
Read MoreBackorders and COVID-19 Status For Mountain Man Medical
This has been a trying time for us at MMM. Our product launch in February was widely successful (like 3x what we expected), but since then we’ve been fighting to…
Read MoreTrauma Emergencies and the COVID-19 Outbreak
Everyone is talking about it. Everyone. I haven’t had a single conversation in the last 3 weeks that hasn’t included something about the Corona virus outbreak. While not exactly the…
Read MoreFirst Aid: Why People Die
I’ve had the opportunity to talk with a variety of medics, both in the military and civilian world. From EMTs, paramedics, ER doctors, special operators, fire fighters and first responders,…
Read MoreYour Life Depends on Where You Keep Your Med Kit
It confuses me that medical kits are often neglected. I’ve been in the medical world for a few years now and I’ve never had a hard time convincing someone that…
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