4 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…
Read MoreIf You Don’t Already Know, Here’s the Theory on Pressure Dressings:
If you have a good understanding on how to use your gear, it frees you up to think outside the box and come up with solutions to problems you might…
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 MoreThe Best Type of Flashlight for Emergency
It would be nice for emergencies to happen in the very best locations. A well-lit ER is a great place to have an emergency if you happen to be in…
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 MoreExtending Your Resources: TOP 5 Multi-Use Trauma Gear
An emergency usually means you have little or no resources available to recover from a bad situation. Being able to extend the life of precious resources like trauma gear might…
Read MoreThe Essentials: How to Build a Mass Casualty Trauma Kit
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to work as a security consultant for organizations looking to be proactive for active shooter incident (ASI) or mass casualty events. It…
Read MoreAn Extremely Biased Review: The Mountain Man Medical “Mass Casualty Trauma Kit”
Full disclosure: I’m the one that decides what gear should go in our kits. And if it isn’t obvious already, I receive a financial kick back for talking about the…
Read MoreDaydreams Helped Me in Combat. The Science:
You might’ve gotten into trouble for it in school, but daydreaming can be great for your survival. I learned this the hard way as a method of keeping myself present…
Read More