Emergency Dental First Aid Kit
Suffering a dental injury is always stressful and often very painful. Having it happen during a crisis takes it to a whole other level. Being prepared for these events provides you with options and buys you time until you can get to a dentist. An emergency dental kit consists of tools and supplies to address dental injuries when professional help isn’t available. In this article, we show you how to put together your own [...]
TacMed Solutions 5th Gen SOF® Tourniquet
Current medical protocol considers the tourniquet an initial lifesaving intervention to control massive hemorrhage from an extremity. Tourniquets are the standard of care due to their ease of use, rapid application, and complete stoppage of blood loss. Research indicates that prehospital tourniquet use significantly enhances survival rates for those with [...]
Tactical Anatomy
In recent years, tactical anatomy has had a renaissance. Some instructors are again emphasizing it while integrating it into their coursework. Others (like this author) make it a primary focus. What we have lacked is someone with the authoritative background—medical, tactical, and instructional—to teach it. This is where Dr. Andy [...]
Survival Medications: A Review Of Jase Medical Base Case
(Editor’s note – making preparations like these for yourself and your loved ones allows you to be better focused on the task at hand during a widespread disaster or emergency.) In this article, we examine Jase Medical and review one of its better-known products: the Jase Medical Base Case. Why [...]
Triage: Prioritizing Treatment In Mass Casualty Events
Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) are unpredictable events that can result in a large number of injured or ill individuals, overwhelming the capacity of local healthcare systems. In such situations, first responders play a crucial role in assessing the severity of injuries and determining the order in which patients should receive [...]
Emergency Medical Response Is In Your Hands
In a world where uncertainty is the only certainty, medical emergencies occur without warning. Preparedness can be the difference between life and death. This is where the importance of first aid kits, trauma kits, and basic emergency medical training comes into focus. They act as the immediate response system, providing [...]
Alien Gear’s TAQ-STRAP Integrated Tourniquet
If there are ever any benefits that come from war, specifically protracted ground combat, it would be the advances in trauma medicine and equipment narrowly focused on life-saving interventions. On the equipment side, the acceptance of tourniquets has been the biggest. Following their acceptance, their widespread adoption and use with [...]
You Have Got To Stop The Bleeding – medical training and equipment
Which are you more likely to use: Medical skills? Defensive firearms skills? Before we look at the numbers, I’ll say that on the day you need either one, that skill set will be the most critical thing you must perform. Data: In thinking about the likelihood of needing specific skills, [...]
Dark Angel Medical Direct Action Response Training: Essential Lifesaving Skills
Basic first aid training was once considered sufficient for law enforcement officers. That is no longer the case. When survival is measured in seconds, will you know what to do? Just as we train for worst-case scenarios in shootings, we must also have the medical training for those worst-case medical [...]
IMMEDIATE CASUALTY CARE IWB SERIES | Essential Trauma Gear Made Practical
Immediate Casualty Care was founded by Jon Grabo, a full-time firefighter and paramedic, to provide training and low-profile gear for private security, on and off duty first responders and the prepared citizen. Jon wanted to come up with additional options to carry medical gear. Everyone should carry a trauma [...]
A SILENT KILLER | Mitigating Exposure Risks from Lead at Shooting Ranges
The risk of lead poisoning is a very real safety hazard that every agency and officer needs to take heed of and take steps to mitigate. Every shooter does, as well. It’s a hidden danger at shooting ranges that can be deadly. The risk is much greater than most [...]