Ask any prepper what their most important piece of gear is and you’ll hear a variety of answers, but the least common answer will be a first aid kit. To make matters worse, the kits that most people do have … Continue reading
Some things are annoying or painful but don’t necessarily warrant a trip to the doctor’s office. It could also be that, because of some disaster caused by man or nature, you CAN’T get to a doctor. In either case, home … Continue reading
In part 1 of this series we discussed medical emergencies. Now we are going to progress to dealing with trauma. In the emergency service field, trauma is an umbrella for any injury that is received from kinetic means. The mechanism … Continue reading
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ~Mahatma Gandhi Long before emergency care was a science, it was an aspect of faith, a type of magic. History is littered with nonsensical ancient … Continue reading