CPR training
CPR is good, good stuff. It isn’t perfect, it doesn’t save everyone, but it is the absolute best thing you can do. If you believe the stats, 4 out of […]
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Quick Posts are in response to questions asked by readers, that we think may be useful to the readership in general. Question: Would you please cover, in depth, the correct […]
View ArticleI want to be an EMT
Let’s look at getting an emergency medical technician – basic (EMT-B) certification as the basis for growing your wilderness and grid-down medicine skills. An EMT-B is capable of providing basic […]
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CERT is Community Emergency Response Teams, and is what the name implies. They operate under the umbrella of the local government, with ties to state governments and FEMA. See the […]
View ArticleQuick Post: Quick Clot
Question: I have both the old and the new sport quick-clot paks. I have read the old system causes burns and the newer type is safer. I also have the combat […]
View ArticleWhat to do if you are shot
Originally posted on minimalmed's Blog:Even if the S does not HTF, in our society, if you are out and about, there is a small but real possibility you…
View ArticleHerbal medicine, vaginal secretions, and the Scientific Method.
In comments to this post on WRSA (and a BIG hat tip to CA for linking to us) a couple of commenters indicated that cayenne pepper, or black pepper, could […]
View ArticleQuick Post: CERT comment worthy of reflection
I am of the opinion that most folks reading this need to be part of the local CERT team. It gets you relatively inexpensive training, networking, opportunity for additional training […]
View ArticleQuick Post: All aboard the FEMA train – the Incident Command System
Now, I know a lot of us on the site have political views that are to the right of Patrick Henry and we get suspicious of anything Federal that comes […]
View ArticleHistory & Physical: full version
I present here the more formal version of a patient assessment, to be used when 1) there is a diagnostic dilemma, and 2) time is your friend, not your enemy. […]
View ArticleCPR training
CPR is good, good stuff. It isn’t perfect, it doesn’t save everyone, but it is the absolute best thing you can do. If you believe the stats, 4 out of […]
View ArticleQuick Post: Israeli dressing
Quick Posts are in response to questions asked by readers, that we think may be useful to the readership in general. Question: Would you please cover, in depth, the correct […]
View ArticleI want to be an EMT
Let’s look at getting an emergency medical technician – basic (EMT-B) certification as the basis for growing your wilderness and grid-down medicine skills. An EMT-B is capable of providing basic […]
View ArticleCERT training
CERT is Community Emergency Response Teams, and is what the name implies. They operate under the umbrella of the local government, with ties to state governments and FEMA. See the […]
View ArticleQuick Post: Quick Clot
Question: I have both the old and the new sport quick-clot paks. I have read the old system causes burns and the newer type is safer. I also have the combat […]
View ArticleWhat to do if you are shot
Originally posted on minimalmed's Blog: Even if the S does not HTF, in our society, if you are out and about, there is a small but real possibility you…
View ArticleHerbal medicine, vaginal secretions, and the Scientific Method.
In comments to this post on WRSA (and a BIG hat tip to CA for linking to us) a couple of commenters indicated that cayenne pepper, or black pepper, could […]
View ArticleQuick Post: CERT comment worthy of reflection
I am of the opinion that most folks reading this need to be part of the local CERT team. It gets you relatively inexpensive training, networking, opportunity for additional training […]
View ArticleQuick Post: All aboard the FEMA train – the Incident Command System
Now, I know a lot of us on the site have political views that are to the right of Patrick Henry and we get suspicious of anything Federal that comes […]
View ArticleHistory & Physical: full version
I present here the more formal version of a patient assessment, to be used when 1) there is a diagnostic dilemma, and 2) time is your friend, not your enemy. […]
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