Chloropicrin (NATO code PS) was first used as a chemical warfare agent by Russia in 1916 during WWI. It’s relevant again today. BLUF: On a spectrum of severe effects, chloropicrin toxicity falls between chlorine and phosgene but also has GI …
🕖 Reading Time, 8 minutes. (UPDATED 31 March 2024) Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI There is little existing medical literature on casualties intentionally run over by vehicles, but several patterns become apparent. On 19 December, 2016 …
🕖 Reading Time, 6 minutes It’s always better to have proven, dedicated medical equipment in an emergency. But when you don’t, you improvise. Why use improvised materials at all? Eventually you could find yourself in a situation when you will …
🕖 Reading Time, 10 minutes Although commercial airline crashes are rare, worldwide a commercial aircraft has an emergency evacuation every 11 days. If you’re a passenger involved in an emergency evacuation, it’s likely the flight crew’s first actual evacuation too, …
🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes In May, 2023 the Canine Combat Casualty Care Committee updated the K9 TCCC guidelines for the first time since 2019. Admittedly, the changes were fairly limited, mostly applicable to IV, medications, and to put the …
Updated 18 January 2024 BLUF:* Isolated closed femur fractures are extremely rare, the internal thigh bleeding can be substantial, but tourniquet application in these closed injuries is not likely to help. 🕖 Reading Time, 4 minutes A closed femur fracture can …