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It is dangerous carrying a casualty with a long gun. The photo demonstrates Dr. Shertz with a simulated unconscious casualty and how attempting to cradle drop drag him places the rescuers hands right around the trigger guard

Carrying a casualty with a long gun

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

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Dragging a casualty with a slung weapon presents a safety problem. Learn what it is & how to deal with it.

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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