🕖 Reading Time, 5 minutes After a recent trip to Thailand teaching with the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine, many students wanted recommendations on travel medicine, medications, and vaccinations.  While most travelers to the developing world and tropical destinations …
Emergency cricothyrotomy 🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes Although dedicated medical equipment is always preferred, if the only thing that is going to keep someone from dying is a creative solution, you better get creative. Using everyday items, including a Zebra …
Kneeling on the casualty’s groin for distal hemorrhage control When I was in the Special Forces Medical Sergeants course a very long time ago, I was taught a stopgap measure…
🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes Carrying people is hard work. Carrying them with a litter makes the task easier. Non-Rigid litters are lighter and easier to store than their rigid counterparts, but they are harder to use. The casualty will …
🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes While recently in Brisbane, Australia I had the opportunity to ride with a High Acuity Response Unit (HARU) paramedic for the Queensland Ambulance Service. HARU paramedics are a select group of critical care paramedics with …
🕖 Reading Time, 1 minutes Dragging a casualty with a slung weapon presents a safety problem. Learn what it is & how to deal with it. https://vimeo.com/276675578