Via: The Organic Prepper The Medical Books in My Prepper Library I sincerely hope that none of these medical books will ever be necessary, but recently, I’ve had the uncomfortable feeling that even if some kind of catastrophic disaster doesn’t strike us, we may be largely on our own regarding healthcare. I’ve always…
Tag: TCCC
Trauma Medicine: Treating Penetrating Chest Injuries
Treating Penetrating Chest Injuries An open chest wound can lead to the development of tension pneumothorax. Tension pneumothorax is the second leading cause of preventable trauma deaths on the battlefield. It is the progressive build-up of air within the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. As the air in the pleural…
Practical/Tactical Field Medicine: Basic Wound Management – Fundamentals of Sutures and First Aid
Basic Wound Management: Fundamentals of Sutures and First Aid You’ll not learn what you need to know to sew up wounds from reading an article in a magazine, even one as awesome as Be Ready! However, I do hope to whet your appetite. Like plumbing, car repair, or electrical work, suturing wounds isn’t hard,…
Med Corner: The Basics of IV Fluids for Emergency Scenarios
THE BASICS OF IV FLUIDS FOR EMERGENCY SCENARIOS Disclaimer: This is meant to be a brief overview and not a detailed guide on IVs. Please seek qualified medical training before attempting any of these steps. If you are not budgeting for Annual Training from Reputable Folks in Civilian Field/Trauma Medical you are cutting…
Mountain Man Medical And Their Free Online Course
Mountain Man Medical And Their Free Online Course I have long been a big advocate of Armed Citizens taking some form of Emergency Medical Trauma Training. It’s common sense logic that if you carry a gun for self-defense you need to know how to plug the holes that gun (or knife) can make, both…
Why You Should Become an EMT
Why You Should Become an EMT Or more to the Point, WHY you should get EMT Training… In a Nutshell the answer is the same as to Why You Should Always be Armed: Because when Seconds Count, the Police (and the Paramdedics) are only an hour away! NOBODY is Coming to Save You! The “Cavalry”…
Basic First Aid
The Simplest Things can Save Your Life. Don’t Neglect the Simple Things. Learn. Equip. Prepare Accordingly.
Backcountry Emergencies: Why Wound Cleaning is One of the Most Important Skills to Know
Backcountry Emergencies: Why Wound Cleaning is One of the Most Important Skills to Know Fundamentals! They never change. When the chips are down you can bet that if you execute the Fundamentals your likelihood of success will be vastly improved.
TCCC Twofer: Tactical Field Care, Massive Hemorrhage, and the Blood Sweep
Tactical Field Care, Massive Hemorrhage, and the Blood Sweep Make no mistake, one of the biggest area’s of training that martial civilians neglect is TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care.) Part 2 of this Excellent series can be found HERE. Train Hard. Train Realistically and Prepare Accordingly.
Straight Warrior Shit
This is 4 hour plus Interview with DJ Shipley of DEVGRU 6. 17 Years in the Navy SEALS with multiple Combat Deployments. Medically retired after taking grenade shrapnel during a firefight. DJ is Don Shipley’s son (another retired NAVY SEAL). I learned alot listening to it, mostly about TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) and How…