As both national and international attention has been focused on the violence in Portland, Oregon, one unique injury pattern suffered by LEO has emerged: intentional laser eye injuries. As an example of their ability to cause serious eye damage, the …
Is trying to resuscitate trauma patients with prehospital cardiac arrest futile? Conventional wisdom was that it was futile because the expectation of survival was too low. Newer research shows survival rates may be higher than we historically believed. However, the …
In this social media post, the driver shot himself accidentally in the thigh while seated in a vehicle. He was unresponsive from blood loss within four minutes. He survived after tourniquet application by responding law enforcement. Though we always prefer …
In concept, any non-elastic material wrapped circumferentially around a limb and tightened should be able to generate enough pressure to occlude arterial flow and act as a tourniquet. Although there are numerous tourniquets on the market that aren’t counterfeit (a …
A doppler ultrasound is a non-invasive device that uses high-frequency sound waves to estimate the amount of blood flow through your arteries and veins, usually those that supply blood to your arms and legs. A doppler ultrasound can estimate how …
A few months ago I was shown a new technique for an improvised tourniquet. Unlike the traditional military cravat improvised tourniquet that requires two cravats, this new technique only requires one. However, we have some concerns that the first step …