🕖 Reading Time, 6 minutes 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 …
We want people and organizations to understand what medical equipment they need, what they should purchase, and equally importantly, what to avoid.
- We don’t sell gear and don’t get kickbacks when students buy gear we believe is supported by the medical literature.
- We train people who want to help in emergencies, especially those in high-risk environments.
We want everyone to get the training and supplies they need to be Force Multipliers for Good and make our communities more resilient.
🕖 Reading Time, 1 minutes We recently discovered “active shooter kits” being marketed to agencies and schools containing granular hemostatic agents. Granular or powdered hemostatic agents fell out of favor over ten years ago as they “wash out” of actively …
Although an IFAK is technically an Individual First Aid Kit, it should more appropriately be thought of as an Individual Trauma Kit. 🕖 Reading Time, 4 minutes First Aid kits and First Aid courses, as most people commonly think of …
🕖 Reading Time, 10 minutes The same week we learned about a School District in Florida who bought 800 cheap knock-off tourniquets, we also learned our daughter’s school initially purchased a tourniquet with no evidence to support it works. The …
Cravats can be used as improvised tourniquets, or as a sling, to secure splints, to form a pressure dressing, and have many other uses in a small package
🕖 Reading Time, 1 minutes The more tightly and compressed you pack your gear, the easier it is to carry and store. Unfortunately, you need to uncompress it to use it. Tightly sealed and compressed gloves seem like an awesome …