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by Brian Graddon
Life-saving items such as tourniquets often come with a shelf life even when they haven’t been used. We know that, as with anything, even without u...
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by Brian Graddon
Having a well-stocked shooting range first aid kit can save lives. While nobody likes to think of a devastating accident happening in their range, ...
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by Brian Graddon
Shock Index is a tool that’s used by paramedics and EMTs to predict outcomes after physical trauma. The Shock Index measurement has been shown to b...
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by Brian Graddon
Blood loss estimation is an important skill for emergency services personnel to have when treating victims of bleeding. It helps medical profession...
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by Brian Graddon
Massive bleeding is one of the greatest threats to life with traumatic injury; that's why choosing the best hemostatic gauze to keep in your trauma...
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by Brian Graddon
Knowing what to do in the case of accidental amputation is essential, especially if you work with machinery or live on a farm. Following the correc...
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by Brian Graddon
The patented Combat Application Tourniquet® (C-A-T®) has been the Official Tourniquet of the U.S. Army since 2005—and for good reason. Not only doe...
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by Brian Graddon
Most commercial tourniquets are designed to accommodate one-handed operation. In a traumatic bleeding emergency, you won’t always have someone else...
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by Brian Graddon
A gunshot wound to the arm may be less life-threatening than a gunshot wound to the chest or head, but it’s still life-threatening nonetheless—espe...
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by Brian Graddon
Bleeding from a gunshot wound requires immediate intervention. The average ambulance response time is 7 to 10 minutes, but a serious trauma victim ...
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by Brian Graddon
A gunshot injury to the leg is always a medical emergency and can be fatal in as little as five minutes if the bullet hits a major artery, causing ...
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by Brian Graddon
The number of tourniquets you should carry depends on the likelihood you will need to use one, how many people you might need to treat, and how muc...
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