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09/28/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Emergency preparedness: What you need to know about crush injuries

Human beings are small and fragile, easily crushed by machinery, vehicles, trees, and fallen debris. In the event of a catastrophic earthquake, hurricane, or tornado, there are never enough ambulances to respond to every need. When trees are uprooted and the walls come crashing in, modern medical services won’t always be there to save your […]

07/03/2018 / By Carol Anderson

Tourniquet practice proven to improve survival in civilian trauma victims

The military has done a lot to protect the country and its people – a lot of its methods and techniques have been adapted and used in civilian medicine. In particular, the use of tourniquets to immediately arrest bleeding in the arms and legs has been shown to greatly increase a trauma victim’s odds of […]

06/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Tourniquet practice proven to improve survival in civilian trauma victims

Tourniquets are finally getting some good press, an article in News Wise stated. A newly published study showed that a properly fitted tourniquet can increase the chances of survival for a civilian victim who has suffered traumatic injuries. The technique was originally developed to stop wounded soldiers from bleeding to death. It was one of […]

06/10/2018 / By Edsel Cook

A prepper’s guide to applying and storing a tourniquet

When you get badly injured and are bleeding out, having a tourniquet handy and knowing how to apply it within seconds can save your life. A prepper should, therefore, learn the right way to use and store it, an article in Imminent Threat Solutions (ITS) states. The very first thing to do is buy proper […]

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