This will be the last part in the Emergency Trauma Care series of Blog Posts. It is also the longest one. The Video Tutorial below was made by The American Heart Association and is over an hour long. While it also covers some Stop The Bleeding instruction, the primary portion covers CPR/AED application and use. It is simple, direct, and while it does not replace actually taking a CPR/AED class hands-on, It should still be able to give you a working ability to perform either procedure if the situation presents itself.
I hope everyone who has read these posts has gained some practical insight and possibly abilities in what is a very overlooked and underrated part of what should be in everybody's personal protection skillset.
NOTE:
While video tutorials are a valuable means of increasing your knowledge
of practical skills, when it come to a subject like Emergency
Trauma Care in the absence of a professional First Responder, there is
no substitute for hands on training from a qualified instructor.
In today's Trauma Care Blog post I have a Video Tutorial, again from North American Rescue, on the use application of the Occlusive Wound Dressing. These wound dressings are designed to be used for penetrating chest wounds. They are designed to prevent what is called "Tension Pneumothorax".
"A tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening
condition that develops when air is trapped in the pleural cavity under
positive pressure, displacing mediastinal structures and compromising
cardiopulmonary function."
In plain language it prevents outside air pressure form entering and building up in the chest cavity, thereby preventing the lungs from functioning properly. A word of warning here, a lot of info on the internet about treating penetrating chest wounds and sealing them with Occlusive wound bandages includes Needle Decompression. Use of this device is not something that you should attempt unless you are a certified or licensed medical professional. Doing so could result in your suffering serious legal consequences.
The video below is straightforward and easy to understand. I hope everyone watching it is able to get some practical value from it.
NOTE:
While video tutorials are a valuable means of increasing your knowledge
of practical skills, when it come to a subject like Emergency
Trauma Care in the absence of a professional First Responder, there is
no substitute for hands on training from a qualified instructor.
Next in this series we come to the use and application of the Tourniquet. Vilified for decades as a tool to be used only in the most dire of circumstances to save a life because the use of which would "guarantee" the loss of the limb on which it was used. This misconception was finally discarded as a result of the GWOT and the US Military brought back the practice as result of the use of IED's in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Video Tutorial in this segment is from North American Rescue and provides a good overview of the proper use and application of the Tourniquet. Specifically, the CAT style Tourniquet. There are other types available, however the CAT is one of several I have used in training classes, and I find this to be my personal preference.
NOTE:
While video tutorials are a valuable means of increasing your knowledge
of practical skills, when it come to a subject like Emergency
Trauma Care in the absence of a professional First Responder, there is
no substitute for hands on training from a qualified instructor.
Today, just a brief Tutorial on the use and application of the Israeli Battle Dressing (Pressure Bandage). Adopted for use by the U.S. Military well over a decade ago, it is now one of the most common Pressure Bandages in use. Readily available and inexpensive they are to be found in the Emergency Med kits of preppers everywhere.
The Video from North American Rescue and the article from ITS (Imminent Threat Solutions) together give a good overview for using this piece of Emergency Trauma Care equipment.
Israeli Battle Dressing Instructional Video by North American Rescue
NOTE:
While video tutorials are a valuable means of increasing your knowledge of practical skills, when it come to a subject like Emergency
Trauma Care in the absence of a professional First Responder, there is
no substitute for hands on training from a qualified instructor.
OK, I'm tired of Pandemic Memes, back to some real world stuff we can actually use in our daily lives.
We can talk about firearms training, edged, impact and unarmed combative skills for self protection ad nauseum. However a lot of people can't even perform basic first aid skills on themselves or anyone else. Accordingly I will be addressing some basic Emergency Traumatic Wound Care over the next week or so. I personally have taken two courses on Traumatic Wound Care as well as on the use of CPR and the AED.
One Course was taught by a military veteran working in Conjunction with Chris Fry of MDTS Training, and the other course was from a local group where I live in NYC Called Athena Defense Training in Conjunction with the American Heart Association CPR/AED program and the Red Cross Stop The Bleed program
Both training courses were affordable, well run, and in my opinion, good solid material to provide a workable grounding in handling emergency situations that could b e caused by either a physical assault or serious automotive, worksite, or gun range accident.
This series of Blog Posts will consist of videos addressing severe bleeding, and heart attacks. I don't get a lot of comments here but if anybody has any questions, please post them in the comments section and I will try to answer them as best I can. The first video tutorial is about the use of gauze in conjunction with a pressure bandage to address severe bleeding that cannot be controlled with simple, direct pressure. The video is from the Countycomm website and is an advertisement for the Cotton Gauze packages they sell. However that does not detract from the instruction. This is not an endorsement for Countycomm, I do not work for them, and I do not receive any monetary gain for linking to this video.
To anybody reading this post, I hope you can get something useful from this video.
NOTE:
While video tutorials are a valuable means of increasing your knowledge of practical skills, when it come to a subject like Emergency Trauma Care in the absence of a professional First Responder, there is no substitute for hands on training from a qualified instructor. While it may seem mundane, both the American Heart Association's CPR/AED course, and the American Red Cross's Stop The Bleed Course are both inexpensive, and even more importantly, readily available in most areas. If you are interested in learning this material in a hands on environment, I would personally recommend both.
I would also highly recommend, if you live in NY State or one of the surrounding states, Chris Fry's MDTS Training.
"Let us bring sense to the world of personal protection.
There is a place for artistry. No matter what, some things will cost a lot of money. Guns and medical gear come to mind there.
I have saved my pennies to buy beautiful, hand made tools, because I like them and the makers need to be supported.
But, if you are involved in teaching and sharing personal protection,
you need to realize that "regular people" will not spend $1100 for a
fixed blade, over $100 for a sap or knuckles. And we need to let them know they don't need to, and that there are alternatives. There are still a couple custom knives I would love to have. But, a $45 Chinese fixed blade will still save my ass if needed. That is what Warfare Welfare means."
