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 …
Within EMS there is great inconsistency as to what information is conveyed to the next level of medical provider. In a qualitative analysis of 90 EMS to Emergency Department handoffs of critically ill patients, the chief concern or complaint was …
One of the best parts of the Special Operations Medical Association annual meeting (this year in Charlotte, North Carolina) is connecting with your peers and discussing issues we all deal with. One evening, while having a bar napkin discussion about …
The Field Triage Score simplifies this process Reviews of most mass casualty events have shown that rarely is a preplanned triage system actually used in the event. Triage is a French word for sorting. Although there are many systems to …