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Never underestimate the power of an improvised litter to make moving casualties easier. This technique works best in residential structures because in many commercial buildings, the carpet is not "wall to wall" but rather individual squares,

Carpet to improvised litter in 60-seconds

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories Casualty Movement, Improvised

Never underestimate the power of an improvised litter to make moving casualties easier. This technique works best in residential structures because in many commercial buildings, the carpet is not “wall…

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X-Stat 30 Trainer on a bleeding model

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories (M) Massive Hemorrhage, Equipment

🕖 Reading Time, 1 minutes Using the XStat 30 trainer in an in-person class on a TrueClot wound model. The sponges immediately expand in the wound and rapidly exert pressure you can feel under your hand. *provided as demonstration only, …

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Dr. Shertz demonstrates wound packing 4-different ways with a Phokus wound cube

Wound packing 4-ways with the Phokus Wound Cube

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories (M) Massive Hemorrhage, Equipment

🕖 Reading Time, 1 minutes Teaching wound packing has always been challenging as there are few good wound packing models. The Phokus wound cube has 4 different wound profiles and has a realistic texture. In this short video, see the …

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Two office workers help an badly bloodied and injured colleague evacuate the US Embassy in Nairobi in 1998

Good Samaritans

  • Posted by Laurie Shertz
  • Categories (S) Security & Awareness

What is a Good Samaritan? 🕖 Reading Time, 9 minutes If I have first-aid training, am I covered by Good Samaritan laws and protection? Generally speaking, a Good Samaritan rendering first aid  should reasonably avoid lawsuits and litigation if they …

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An excerpt from our CTC2 course demonstrates the skill station of performing a surgical airway with the NAR airway tracheostomy kit with bougie-introducer

North American Rescue tracheostomy airway kit

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories (A) Airway, Equipment

The North American Rescue tracheostomy airway with bougie introducer is demonstrated in a surgical airway. This an excerpt from our Complete Tactical Casualty Care course skills station ….

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XSTAT 12 Trainer on a Hog Thigh

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories (M) Massive Hemorrhage, Equipment

🕖 Reading Time, 1 minutes Used the X-Stat trainers in class today on a hog thigh with a simulated femoral artery laceration. This narrow wound track is a challenge to pack with Kerlix Gauze, the X-Stat 12 applicator worked awesomely.

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