Change in CAT tourniquets from 6th to 7th generation In October 2015, the 6th generation Combat Application Tourniquet, or CAT, with its double-eyelet buckle was discontinued, in favor of the 7th generation CAT which has only a single-eyelet routed buckle. …
Ishikawa Sôsuke Sadatomo at the Battle of Shizu-ga-mine in 1583 🕖 Reading Time, 3 minutes Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1862) one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. Although he depicted a broad range …
Background on our online Tactical Casualty Care courses For years students have asked about the feasibility of teaching the tactical first aid, or Tactical Casualty Care courses, outside of the Pacific Northwest. Unfortunately, to put on the class takes a …
Knowing the quantity of blood loss helps estimate the likelihood of shock Having a sense of how much blood a trauma patient “spilled” on the ground can be very helpful for understanding and estimating the casualty’s potential for shock. Unfortunately, …
🕖 Reading Time, 3 minutes Once a casualty’s massive hemorrhage is controlled, rescuers must turn our attention to the rest of the M-A-R-C-H pneumonic, specifically, to hypothermia prevention. Does the casualty have an open airway, or do they need help …
In our race to use tourniquets for controlling hemorrhage, we often lose sight of the value of good direct pressure as a hemorrhage control technique. Proven commercially available tourniquets are almost always going to be better options for controlling significant …