Gear
It’s Bodacious*! The New Wind River Medical Kit by Mountain Man Medical
*Bodacious Bo-da-cious: adjective Excellent, admirable, or attractive. Audacious in a way considered admirable. “The Wind River is a bodacious medical kit!” The Yellowstone and Sweetwater trauma kits, our flagship products,…
Read MoreHandling Emergencies Like a Pro: Part 1
The hardest part about emergency trauma care is managing the chaos that tends to invade every situation. Basic first aid is surprisingly simple, but the nature of it being an…
Read MoreWhy the SWAT-T is Good for Civilians, but Not the Military
I know I already touched on this topic a few weeks ago, but I wanted to go a little more in depth on why I believe the SWAT-T is a…
Read MoreHow Long Can You Leave A Tourniquet Before Amputation?
Tourniquets are a frequent topic of discussion on the Mountain Man Medical YouTube channel and I’ve been seeing a lot of rumors. Most of these rumors come from the old…
Read MoreThe SWAT-T is the Best Backup Tourniquet
Having a commercial, purpose-made tourniquet ready to go in an emergency is essential for keeping someone alive. Trying to build your own on the spot takes time you don’t have…
Read More3 Degrees: How to Treat Burns
If you’re just jumping into this article, go check out the last article I wrote explaining the degrees of burns and some of the risk factors associated with them. This…
Read MoreA 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 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 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…
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