The term “junctional hemorrhage” first appeared in the medical literature in December 2009 and refers to injuries and bleeding occurring at the transition zones between the extremities and the torso. Although not an extremity, the neck is generally included in …
After a recent trip to Thailand teaching with the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine, many students wanted recommendations on travel medicine, medications, and vaccinations. While most travelers to the developing world and tropical destinations worry about exotic diseases like …
Kneeling on the casualty’s groin for distal hemorrhage control When I was in the Special Forces Medical Sergeants course a very long time ago, I was taught a stopgap measure for significant lower extremity / groin bleeding was to “drop …
STAT Medical devices is marketing a ‘new STAT tourniquet’ on social media, advertising it as a “mass casualty tourniquet.” After repeated questions from my law enforcement and fire colleagues about this device, I contacted STAT Medical on several occasions requesting …
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 additional training and equipment, including …
Creatively free-thinking under stress is extremely difficult. Learn to see improvised techniques in your every day environment and they will occur to you when you need them. Construction Barrier A very lightweight construction barrier is used as an improvised litter …
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