Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 5 minutes There is nothing like a brief stay in 2020 Portland, Oregon, when it looked nearly war-torn to force you to rethink your security and tactical medical …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 5 minutes BLUF* Is there a role for using a fingertip pulse oximeter as a training tool for tourniquet placement? We believe the answer is no. Considering the relative …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 5 minutes BLUF*: For the pulse oximeter’s O2 saturation reading to be valid, the device must also be consistently identifying the patient’s pulse. If the pulse waveform or …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 5 minutes As a professional instructor, it is important to keep learning and improving your knowledge base. As an SF soldier, having some familiarity with any topic is …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 3 minutes When Deputy Just responded to a call regarding gunfire, she didn’t know there was a victim until she heard the 911 operator giving care instructions to …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 4 minutes Although not as convenient as evaluating the “Go / No Go” presence of a casualty’s radial pulse, their “shock index” is a much more sophisticated snapshot …