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Trauma Kits: The Most Essential Gear for Big Game Hunting
Hunting Season is coming up and that means it’s time to start prepping gear, checking hunting rifle zero, and planning our next big hunt. I’ve hunted since I have been…
Read MoreTourniquet Used in 1st NYC SHARK Attack in 70 Years
A 65-year-old woman was rushed to the ER by NYC Fire Medics after being bitten by a shark at Rockaway Beach. According to Parks Department spokeswoman Meghan Lalor, at around…
Read MoreThe Well-Rounded Medic Pt 2. Physical Fitness
In Part 1 of this series I discussed beginning my journey into grappling as a way helping myself to become a more well rounded medic. There are a variety of…
Read MoreThis Magic Drug Might Be Free
The Covid Pandemic of 2020 which gained so much media attention and politicians swearing to help the American people is nothing in comparison to the lesser publicized, but far deadlier…
Read MoreThe Well-Rounded Combat Medic Pt. 1
Last week I finished a block of instruction with a combatives school in Minnesota. Integrative Defense Strategies invited me out to give a class on active shooter trauma medicine to…
Read MoreCop Shoots Fellow Cop: “I thought he was gonna rape me!”
In the early morning hours of January 25th 2023, Williamsburg 911 dispatchers received a call from a distraught man claiming to be a James City County officer who’d just…
Read MoreHouse Explodes With 6 Firefighters Inside
Incredible footage of a blast that nearly killed 6 New Jersey firefighters in January shows how close they came. On January 14th, 2023 at around 2 am, a Pompton Lakes…
Read MoreCold Weather Tourniquets and Bleeding Control?
Bleeding control in harsh snow conditions in the mountains of Montana is a little different than on a sandy beach in Hawaii. Understanding your environment helps you to anticipate potential…
Read MoreReview! The Range Safety Medicine Course
I’ve spent a good amount of time on the range as a civilian and in the military, so I tend to be the one who is called on as…
Read MoreHonorary Marine, Blind Since Birth, Opening a Shooting School: An Interview
Recently, I was privileged to interview a US Marine that is currently serving the Coast Guard as a Jag officer, and dreams of opening a shooting school for the blind,…
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