As a professional instructor, it is important to keep learning and improving your knowledge base. As an SF soldier, having some familiarity with any topic is beneficial because you never know what will come in handy in an Unconventional Warfare …
Triage systems are used by prehospital providers to “sort” casualties into essentially those who are dead or will likely die despite treatment, those with injuries that don’t really require prehospital treatment, and those with injuries that are immediately life-threatening and …
Burns over 20% total body surface area (TBSA) result in increased capillary permeability and intravascular fluid deficits that are most severe at 24-hours post-burn. Cardiac output decreases rapidly post-burn. With correct fluid resuscitation, cardiac output returns to normal values 12 …
Airway control remains the top priority for field treatment of burn casualties.1 Hypovolemic and distributive shock can occur in burned patients but they are usually a late consequence. An inhalational burn injury can double a casualty’s burn mortality.2 Upper …
In 2015, 499 burn casualties occurred from a fire that broke out at the Formosa Fun Coast Park in Taiwan. A “color party” was occurring with 6,000 participants in an empty swimming pool while colored corn powder was sprayed into …
Kerlix Gauze packing can generate up to 197 mmHg at the bottom of the wound and 45 mmHg on the sides. Xstat can generate 156 mmHg and 123 mmHg respectively. Although it’s unclear XSTAT is better than gauze packing done …