Fire Medicine: 9 Key Steps of Wound Cauterization
Along with direct pressure, cauterization (sealing a bleeding wound with fire) is among the very first trauma medical procedures ever developed. Early man’s desperation while watching a loved one […]
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Top 5 Items: Hunter IFAK
Last week we talked about the 3 types of injuries you might face while hunting. Being far away from medical help is the biggest reason why an emergency in a […]
How to Make a Improvised Tourniquet That Will Actually Work
In Part 1 of this little series about Improvised TQs, I talked about why they often don’t work well to control bleeding. If you haven’t read that article, I suggest […]
Why Improvised Tourniquets Don’t Work (But Why You Should Still Learn How)
A good medic takes pride in being able to make do with less. Emergency medicine almost never happens in a place when you have every resource at your disposal. Unless […]