Carrying people is hard work. Carrying them with a litter makes the task easier. Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes Non-Rigid litters are lighter and easier to store than their rigid counterparts, …
🕖 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
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…
🕖 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, …
🕖 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 …