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. The answer, like most things involving the law, is it depends. “When good …
Though we can’t replicate the pandemonium of a live class, we can teach you all the same skills online, at home, in your bunny slippers….
…the critical information. For all levels of medical providers, a very simple verbal report format is the MIST report used by the military. Although it may not convey all the…
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