The 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 […]
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Keeping Your Cool When Calling 911
If you’ve ready any of the articles in this blog, you may have heard me harping on the fact that, in an emergency, the first step should be to call […]
3 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 […]
3 Degrees: Understanding Burn Injuries
According to the CDC, over 1 million people a year are reported to have burns that require medical attention. These burns can come from a lot of different factors, from […]
First Aid Basics: Wound Care and Infections
Your skin is the largest organ of the human body and responsible for many different things relating to maintaining homeostasis. One of the important things that skin does is protect […]
Wedding Rings Can Cost You a Finger
After leaving the military, I worked for a short time in an ammunition factory. Expensive loading machines have a tube full of shock sensitive primers and one day, a primer […]
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 […]
Why 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 […]
Extraction: 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, […]
7 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 […]