🕖 Reading Time, 1 minute A brief introduction to Tactical Casualty Care, using a giant stuffed dog to make the material accessible to everyone. In this “softer side of Crisis Medicine,” we work through a brief casualty evaluation, start to …
🕖 Reading Time, 5 minutes Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI Jacob Hall, 6 years old, died of a femoral artery laceration after being shot by a 14-year-old while he was at recess at his school. Another …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes Where you learned a skill is stored along with the skill When you learn a technique, there is more recorded in your brain than just how …
Once upon a time, there was a Happy Little Dough Boy. He loved being in his bakery box. Until one day he was savagely attacked and severely wounded. A leg was traumatically amputated, he was bleeding jelly filling profusely from …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 5 minutes Managing casualties in high-risk environments like active violent incidents, unstable buildings from explosion or earthquake, and houses on fire is inherently challenging. Adding the possibility of …
“Pelvic fractures are common in combat injuries and may be highly lethal. Twenty-six percent of service members who died during OIF and OEF had a pelvic fracture.” 1 This led to the TCCC committee adding pelvic binders to their guidelines …