Managing casualties in darkness is always challenging. Typical prehospital casualty evaluation is mainly done visually with some palpation. Blood is difficult to see in lowlight settings. This has led tactical medical providers to try various strategies to care for casualties …
So easy even your teenager can do it. . . This improvised inguinal junctional tourniquet from the Special Operations Combat Medical Sustainment Course is presented in JSOM Vol. 19, Ed. 2 Summer, 2019, unconventional medicine section We demonstrate its effectiveness …
Counterfeit tourniquets are a problem. They may look like legitimate commercial versions but are not made to the same quality standard. Know your gear. In this excerpt from our online class learn about the problem – want more? Get the …
Sucking chest wounds are dramatic, but rarely life-threatening. The sound of sucking & blowing is the sound of not dying of tension pneumothorax. There is no good evidence an open pneumothorax needs to be sealed and you can cause tension. …
Recently we posted a video outlining the challenges of using hemostatic granules as compared to gauze. In response, we were surprised by how many people advocated for tactical tampons to control massive hemorrhage in a gunshot wound. “Depending on the …
We recently discovered “active shooter kits” being marketed to agencies and schools containing granular hemostatic agents. Granular or powdered agents fell out of favor over ten years ago as they “wash out” of actively bleeding wounds, are hard to get …
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