Posts Tagged ‘Medical’
Biased, but Accurate: Why Medical Kits Are Better Than Guns for Self-protection
Let me start off this article by acknowledging my biased opinion. I run a blog and YouTube channel dedicated to emergency trauma management for a website that sells trauma kits,…
Read MoreASP 2020 Bullets & Bibles National Conference
Mountain Man Medical recently sponsored the annual Active Self Protection National Conference in Kansas. The event runs 3 days during which attendees have the opportunity to attend various classroom and…
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 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 MoreRangers Lead the Way with Innovative War Medicine
History was made by Staff Sergeant Charles Bowen and Sergeant Ty Able one long night in Afghanistan when they utilized a brand-new procedure developed by the Army to keep our…
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 More3 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…
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 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…
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