🕖 Reading Time, 1 minutes Kerlix Gauze packing can generate up to 197 mmHg at the bottom of the wound and 45 mmHg on the sides. Xstat can generate 156 mmHg and 123 mmHg respectively. Although it’s unclear XSTAT is …
🕖 Reading Time, 4 minutes Hidden away on the Oregon Coast, the Sea Lion Caves is a 12-story high sea cave that is the largest in the world, as identified by the Guinness Book of World Records. The cave is …
🕖 Reading Time, 4 minutes 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 …
🕖 Reading Time, 4 minutes 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 …
🕖 Reading Time, 3 minutes 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 …
🕖 Reading Time, 3 minutes 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 …