BLUF: Freeze-dried food is only lightweight until you add the water. A freeze-dried military cold-weather ration takes 28 to 40 ounces of water to prepare. If your emergency food is freeze-dried, your water storage has to cover cooking as well …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes We posted recently asking the question whether traction splints are worth the weight and cube. One question that came up repeatedly was: Is the dogma correct …
Studies suggest IO flushing is uniformly painful -especially tibial sites – and lidocaine may help, data remains limited. Many EMS protocols recommend administration of lidocaine through intraosseous access before flushing to decrease the associated pain, but how effective is this? …
In 2015, 499 burn casualties occurred from a fire that broke out at the Formosa Fun Coast Park in Taiwan. Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 3 minutes Originally published 28 Sept 2020. Republished …
This set of Willis Cigarette cards from the early 20th Century demonstrated first aid techniques for use in an emergency. Some say they were meant to be stored in the “medicine chest” as part of a first aid kit.
🕖 Reading Time, 7 minutes Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI In support of our daughter’s experience at a local Girl Scout camp, we agreed to help rewrite the curriculum for their “Rainbow Progression” program of outdoor …