When you learn a technique, there is more recorded in your brain than just how to do the task. Where you learned it and details about the source or instructor are also all there. You can use that to your …
Once upon a time, there was a Happy Little Dough Boy. He loved being in his bakery box. Until one day he was savagely attacked and severely wounded. A leg was traumatically amputated, he was bleeding jelly filling profusely from …
Managing casualties in high-risk environments like active violent incidents, unstable buildings from explosion or earthquake, and houses on fire is inherently challenging. Adding the possibility of CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear) contamination to that management plan adds additional complexity. …
Managing casualties in darkness is always challenging. Typical prehospital casualty evaluation is mainly done visually with some palpation. Blood is difficult to see in lowlight settings. This has led tactical medical providers to try various strategies to care for casualties …
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 skills to ensure kids can be prepared. The program teaches girls from 6 to …
Many people seeking first-aid training worry in these lawsuit-happy times whether they will be putting themselves in legal jeopardy for coming to the aid of a stranger or whether they will be covered as a Good Samaritan. The answer, like …