
I have been working on a side project these last few weeks and thought that I would share some of the information that I have gathered regarding it. It is arguably more geared towards the professional first responder, but it may interest and benefit many of you who are lay responders too. After all, I am a strong advocate of the principle that, no matter one’s level of training, it is important to continually practice and learn so that one may keep one’s skills sharp and up to date. Certainly, being prepared to protect oneself when an emergency arises, and to do the same for others, is a fundamentally important component of wilderness survival. Whether we are professional or lay trained, we all know that in a medical emergency uncontrolled bleeding is a clear life threat. Sometimes, unlike in the photograph posted above (which I only chose to illustrate a […]
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