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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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Two rescuers demonstrate bad carrying technique by walking backwards (they do get bonus points for using a chair to carry the casualty between them).

Walking Backwards is not Combat Effective

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories (S) Security & Awareness, Casualty Movement

🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes Moving casualties is always hard.  Use a tool whenever possible. Even a folding chair makes it easier to carry casualties quickly and over distance. In A Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi says, “Make your …

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In-Person class mass casualty training

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories MARCH

Though we can’t replicate the pandemonium of a live class, we can teach you all the same skills online, at home, in your bunny slippers….

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MIST report diagram discussing what each letter of the mnemonic stands for (Mechanism, Injuries, Signs & Symptoms, and treatments) and what kinds of items would be listed at each step

MIST Report: A simple way to convey information

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories Everything Else, MARCH

…the critical information. For all levels of medical providers, a very simple verbal report format is the MIST report used by the military. Although it may not convey all the…

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Carrying casualties is hardworking. In this video from an in-person class, students carry each other on folding chairs

Use tools to carry casualties

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

Moving casualties is always hard. 🕖 Reading Time, 1 minutes Use a tool whenever possible. Even a folding chair makes it easier to carry casualties quickly and over distance. Humans are hard to carry. They do not fit into our …

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