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Bear Under Fire

  • Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
  • Categories (S) Security & Awareness, MARCH

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Sometimes when the ninjas invade, they capture family members. You need to be prepared to perform your own hostage rescue and medical care.

Would you perform Bear Under Fire care and tourniquet him at the point of injury, or would you drag him to a more secure location to perform Bear Tactical Field Care?

Assets of performing Bear Under Fire Care at the point of injury:

 The tourniquet goes on sooner with less resultant blood loss

Liability:

 We have a 270-degree threat area, three enemy combatants within touching distance, and you’ll have to secure your weapon to provide care, or bring dedicated medical personnel to the point of injury.

Bear Tactical Field Care:

Asset:

We have dedicated security which allows the medic to concentrate on casualty care and because we have drug the casualty to a safer location, we have narrowed the threat area to one doorway.

Liability:

Several second delay in Bear Care and hemorrhage control.

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Mike Shertz MD/18D

Dr. Mike Shertz is the Owner and Lead Instructor at Crisis Medicine. Dr. Shertz is a dual-boarded Emergency Medicine and EMS physician, having spent over 30 years gaining the experience and insight to create and provide his comprehensive, science-informed, training to better prepare everyday citizens, law enforcement, EMS, and the military to manage casualties and wounded in high-risk environments. Drawing on his prior experience as an Army Special Forces medic (18D), two decades as an armed, embedded tactical medic on a regional SWAT team, and as a Fire Service and EMS medical director.

Using a combination of current and historical events, Dr. Shertz’s lectures include relevant, illustrative photos, as well as hands-on demonstrations to demystify the how, why, when to use each emergency medical procedure you need to become a Force Multiplier for Good.

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