Field Care for burns Always Better. | October 27th, 2021 When I started the BFG MED Blog, my promise to the reader was that we would provide basic to-the-point medical information without terminology that made you Google. Since starting, I have received the occasional “but you didn&rsquo …

Slinging Your M1 & M4 Shotgun Always Better. | September 9th, 2021 Benelli Shotgun Sling - Blue Force Gear is known for slings. We make the finest slings in the world and we make or have adapted slings to every conceivable weapon, tool, shield or device you can name. So what is the mo …

What Happens When Blood Loss Occurs Always Better. | September 7th 2021 Blood loss. Spoiler Alert! It’s bad for you. Several of the previous posts have talked about stopping blood loss, I guess it’s time to spend a few minutes on WHAT HAPPENS when blood loss occurs. I have spent to …

Combat, Tactical, and Pre-Hospital Emergency Scenario Always Better. | September 2nd 2021 First things first, for the purposes of today’s blog post we are going to be discussing tourniquet placement in a Combat, Tactical, and Pre-Hospital Emergency Scenario. Tourniquet placement and …

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 …