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How to do a trauma assessment for preppe…
Austere Medicine Jay P.
[caption id="attachment_200" align="alignright" width="300"] TCCC with CAG[/caption] Naturally before we begin it needs to be said: CALL 911. However since we are a page dedicated to prepping and crisis management, it stands to reason that in this venue there is no 911 or 911 isn't coming. Either way YOU need to act.... Why start with trauma? Trauma is universal to every major catastrophe that's hit the US since 1776. Of course we support learning how to shoot and the myriad of...
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Abdominal Aortic Tourniquet (AAT)
Austere Medicine Jay P.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql7w9ho79T8&w=560&h=315 Published on Jul 19, 2013 The Abdominal Aortic Tourniquet (AAT) is the most stable device available to treat non-compressible junctional pelvic bleeding. It is FDA approved for difficult to control inguinal bleeding. The AAT is the only junctional device that has actually saved human life! Click here to learn more!
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CAT's eat RAT's: Tourniquet Comparisons
Austere Medicine Collin
We have come a long way in trauma medicine since the days of "Use a tourniquet only as a last resort." We now know it can be on for hours before it even begin to damage the patient, and now tourniquets are often times your first intervention in tactical medicine A Guide to avoid gimmicks in the world of Tactical and Austere Medicine: We have come a long way in trauma medicine since the days of "Use a tourniquet only...
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Improvised Windlass TQ (Video)
Austere Medicine Jay P.
Improvised Windlass Tourniquet Use "The fact is, a good medic can make bad gear work in a pinch." Jay Paisley {youtube}0Q_ClfyM0Ls{/youtube}