The Lyster Bag, unchanged technology for at least 80 years know. Clean water for large groups of people must be planned for, and this is a good option, as long as it is kept clean. A lyster bag for those of you who never got to spend time in the field or at a Forward … Continue reading Lyster Bags and Hygiene
If you haven't watched much news, then I applaud you. If you got sucked into it for the few days like I have, you will have noticed the military members are expressing fear over doing their job. First the four politicians and their polished delivery gave a speech saying not to follow illegal orders. Then … Continue reading Second Guessing
Yarrow Flowers. Yarrow is a fairly common and useful medicinal plant, useful for a variety of ailments. Yarrow Leaves A frequent question I get is, where does a person get a bunch of medicine to stock up on in case the world falls apart? The short answer is there are some companies out there that … Continue reading Thoughts on Stockpiling Medicine
CH-46 at sun rise. Once upon a second Iraq deployment I was flying CASEVAC, casualty evacuation. It was a quite the experience. One day we picked up an insurgent from the Shock Trauma Platoon in Ramadi to haul him to a higher level trauma center. He was pretty messed up and had quite a few … Continue reading Terrorist in a Helicopter
Would you believe some things you see in a movie wouldn't be rooted in reality? As a "kid", fighting in a war for the first time maybe I should have known better. I'll admit though there were a few things that surprised me because it was different than the movies portrayed them and I didn't … Continue reading I’m Here to Help
I've started another series on YouTube, this one on Tactical Medicine. We're going to be going to be approaching it from the layman's point of view versus medic or medical provider side of things. If you like find some value in it please like and subscribe! https://youtu.be/QBasncvYe60 -Joe
The biggest killer on the battlefield has historically been illness. A topic no one wants to discuss, after all tourniquets and tactical medicine are the vogue topics right now and more interesting. People would rather look at plate carriers and armor, when a bar of soap and rag will solve more medical issues. When I … Continue reading Preventative Medicine in the Field and Camp
The first aid kit that I carry into the wilderness probably looks different than most people would expect. It is like one carried by a war fighter, being trained as a Navy Corpsman though that makes sense. Working the outdoors, I have found that very few people carry first aid kits with them and those … Continue reading My Wilderness First-Aid Kit
One of the most important parts of tactical/austere/emergency medicine that isn’t talked about much is the mindset and mental piece. Those that have been in the field for a long time understand this, but when learning the skills, it is never discussed enough. I don’t know if this is because it isn’t cool to talk … Continue reading Mindset in a Medical Situation
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) is the model of military medical care designed to address the lives lost to preventable deaths. After a gunfight in Mogadishu in the early 1990s a serious look was given to the civilian pre-hospital, read EMS, model of trauma management which had been adopted by the US Military. It was … Continue reading What is TCCC?
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