đź•– Reading Time, 3 minutes The MARCH mnemonic is a superior model for evaluation of trauma patients compared to the traditional A, B, C model. The Airway, Breathing, Circulation model fails in root cause analysis: The ultimate goal of having …
Pelvic fractures occur in 8% of major trauma patients. You can improvise a pelvic binder. đź•– Reading Time, 3 minutes IED induced injuries resulting in traumatic lower limb amputation are associated with a 22% rate of pelvic fracture; half of …
Change in CAT tourniquets from 6th to 7th generation đź•– Reading Time, 4 minutes 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 …
Ishikawa SĂ´suke Sadatomo at the Battle of Shizu-ga-mine in 1583 đź•– 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 đź•– Reading Time, 4 minutes For years students have asked about the feasibility of teaching the Crisis Medicine in-person tactical first aid, or Tactical Casualty Care courses, outside of the Pacific Northwest. …
Knowing the quantity of blood loss helps estimate the likelihood of shock đź•– Reading Time, 5 minutes Having a sense of how much blood a trauma patient “spilled” on the ground can be very helpful for understanding and estimating the …