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5 Trauma Kit Essentials
Apr 2, 2017
5 Trauma Kit Essentials
Apr 2, 2017

5 Essentials items for an IFAK, Bug out bag or first aid kit.

Apr 2, 2017
5 Myths about Hypothermia in Trauma
Mar 3, 2017
5 Myths about Hypothermia in Trauma
Mar 3, 2017

The environment is most definitely a contributing  factor and obviously the colder weather and the longer the exposure the greater the chance of a drop in core temperature, however the most common cause of a drop in core temperature in TRAUMA is blood loss. 

Mar 3, 2017
NEW Enhanced Decompression Needle
Mar 12, 2016
NEW Enhanced Decompression Needle
Mar 12, 2016

Interesting new take on a decompression needle by H&H. They are calling it the Enhanced Decompression Needle and it definitely differs a bit from a typical 14ga Needle.

Mar 12, 2016
Can TP be a lifesaver?
Feb 21, 2016
Can TP be a lifesaver?
Feb 21, 2016

For those of you, who haven't had the pleasure of using standard issue military toilet paper, you may not know that it's sometimes referred to as John Wayne paper because it's tough and doesn't take crap off anyone.

 

Feb 21, 2016
5 myths about Tourniquets
Jan 12, 2016
5 myths about Tourniquets
Jan 12, 2016
  1. TOURNIQUETS SHOULD ONLY BE USED AS A LAST RESORT.

 

Jan 12, 2016
The Monkey on Your Back...
Dec 1, 2015
The Monkey on Your Back...
Dec 1, 2015

I've heard a ton of debate over the years about what to carry in an aid-bag for the various combat mission sets.  

Dec 1, 2015
Beware Knock off Tourniquets
Aug 19, 2015
Beware Knock off Tourniquets
Aug 19, 2015

Fake Tourniquets are not a new issue, they have been around for the past few years or so. Most of these imitation Tourniquets are cheap Chinese knock-offs created for the Air-Softers and military reenactors.

Aug 19, 2015
Should you pull out? Needle Decompression question.
Apr 2, 2015
Should you pull out? Needle Decompression question.
Apr 2, 2015

when performing a Needle Decompression, what should you do with the catheter?

Apr 2, 2015
Hold my beer and give me your T-shirt!   Improvising Tourniquets
Mar 20, 2015
Hold my beer and give me your T-shirt! Improvising Tourniquets
Mar 20, 2015

When things go wrong and we are faced with life-threatening extremity hemorrhage, we should always plan and hope to have a manufactured tourniquet. 

Mar 20, 2015
Three Things PJ School Didn’t Teach Me
Dec 17, 2014
Three Things PJ School Didn’t Teach Me
Dec 17, 2014

When my friend Bill Harris asked me to write an article for Trauma Monkeys.  I was honored and torn. Torn because I never deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq. What in the hell would I write about?

Dec 17, 2014
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