CPR is a great skill for treating certain medical conditions and limited types of trauma conditions Always Better. | Aug 10th 2021 Let’s Discuss Performing CPR on Trauma Patients This week we are going to discuss performing CPR on trauma patients. As with most things, there is some contr …

Trauma Patients who Bleed Become Hypovolemic Always Better. | July 30th 2021 We previously discussed tourniquets and bleeding control but today I wanted to discuss a related topic. One of the first things I noticed when assessing the contents of the MTKN and TKN-MEDIUM trauma kits when I arriv …

The Truth about Tourniquets Always Better. | July 22nd, 2021 1. Tourniquets are a Last Resort False It is true that this was once taught, I was told this in my first Medic class, but we have learned a lot since then. Tourniquet use as a last resort is an antiquated protocol for trauma. Tourniqu …

MUST HAVES in a real Trauma Kit Always Better. | July 19th 2021 As a young law enforcement officer, my agency used to schedule our bi-annual Qualification Days such that it was a “day off” from our other duties. That meant we were allowed to wear casual clothes and throw our duty b …

A proposal for training and equipping American law enforcement to provide immediate life-saving care Always Better. | July 16th 2021 Introduction “Medicine? For Special Agents? Really?” That is the response I received just a few years ago when I proposed the concept of training and …

Slinging Your AK The AK. Some love it, some hate it. Either way, anyone being honest has to admit that the most ubiquitous rifle in history has its place. Like its more refined nemesis, the AR-15, there is no ‘standard’ AK configuration. But the AR platform, even with its numerous m …