The Importance of Triage In Field Medicine – Part I

The Importance of Triage In Field Medicine – Part IThe most important aspect of Disaster Emergency Medicine (DEM) is the quality of the first care rendered to a casualty in the field. The importance of triage becomes obvious in field medicine as the fate of a victim suffering a severe illness or injury is directly related to the amount of time it takes to obtain medical care and the thoroughness of the care that is given.

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Turning The Lady In Your Life Into A Reliable Female Shooter

Turning The Lady In Your Life Into A Female ShooterThink about survival for a moment. Survival isn’t just a man’s job, although it may seem like it since you don’t see a female shooter getting the same attention as a male one. In fact, to an ever-increasing degree in the future, “survival’ tasks are going to have to be shared by men and women alike. But we really don’t have to look to future disaster or civil disorder to practice the type of survival I’m referring to.

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How To Make A Reliable Torch To Light Your Way In The Wilderness

How To Make A Torch To Light Your Way In The WildernessFinding your way at night in the wilderness without a light source is a dangerous trial. Having a flashlight will make things easier, even tough traveling through uneven terrain at night is a challenging experience. If no modern light source is available, learning how to make or improvise a torch will help you enormously when you find yourself in unfamiliar territory.

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Learning To Recognize and Treating Dangerous Heat Disorders

Learning To Recognize and Treating Heat DisordersIt’s the time of the year when a lot of people have to deal with various heat disorders. Not being able to recognize the signs of heat disorders and provide proper care can lead to disaster. These health issues are somehow still not being given the attention they dissever, and it’s something that people handle without proper care. The old “it will pass” habit is still present when it comes to heat disorders.

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Your HAM Radio Is The Single Most Important Item When SHTF

Your HAM Radio Is The Single Most Important Item When SHTFAnyone who has been cut off from news of the outside world will tell you the importance of ensuring your communications link. Sitting in a tornado shelter or a bunker, your need for the latest news is compounded. Try to imagine several hours or days without information on what is going on outside. Having A HAM radio will become your only option to connect with the outside world.

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