Doctors don’t care about gun fashion or caliber wars on the Internet. They deal in science. Spoiler alert: Handgun caliber is largely irrelevant Below is a video of a doctor teaching other doctors and prehospital care providers about gunshot wounds in humans. Want to know about caliber and shot placement? Here you go. Doctors know a few things […]
First Aid
Warning Graphic Video: Las Vegas Police Return Fire, Save Bad Guy With a Tourniquet
On July 24, 2017, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police were fired upon by a suspect and returned fire. The wounded suspect was hit in several places, the most severe was a spurting bleed from the femoral artery. Prompt use of a tourniquet by one of the police officers saved the shooter’s life. Initial reports are often […]
First Aid – What Do I Need?
When someone asks, what do you bring onto the field, or out to the range for First Aid equipment, what do you say? “The Kitchen Sink?” or “ummmm…. what is a med kit?” Having first aid supplies on you, or in your vehicle (preferably both) is something that all of us should be doing. Now, […]
Wild Hedgehog Tactical: Get Home Alive LITE Medical Kit
Wild Hedgehog Tactical is no stranger to the web site, in fact we have featured their gear in many articles over the past few years. The company specializes in products and medical kits that are small, lightweight and are built to help you survive when failure is not an option. We always get excited when […]
How to Treat a Gunshot Wound
If you are a shooter, even a casual target shooter, you owe it to yourself and your buddies to carry some basic first aid gear and have some basic knowledge. The good news is that stopping bleeding and plugging holes is simple. This great video from JohnnyIShootStuff tells you everything you need to know. […]
BLUE FORCE GEAR: Basic Micro Trauma Kit Now for Everyday Carry
Blue Force Gear®, the designer and manufacturer of weapon slings and tactical equipment, is continuing their mission to change the mindset of everyday carry (EDC) by adding a basic trauma supply option to their Micro Trauma Kit NOW! (MicroTKN!) product line. With the overwhelming popularity and success of the MicroTKN!, which was first released at […]
Vanquest FATPack 7″ x 10″ First Aid Trauma Pack
Every day we log into the computer and read the news headlines we are bombarded with images and reports of violence and chaos all over the earth. In this day and age, many places like a shopping mall or open air markets can turn into a domestic copy of a war zone due to the […]
A Simple Inexpensive Trauma Kit for Everyday Carry
When I first started to carry a firearm, the last thing on my mind was a medical plan in case I got shot, or to treat someone who had been shot. In the world we live in today, there is no telling when or where you might run into a life-or-death situation that will require medical […]
Blue Force Friday: Micro Trauma Kit NOW! is the new standard for Every Day Carry
The Micro Trauma Kit NOW!, or Micro TKN, is the smallest version of the awesome Blue Force Trauma Kit NOW! for every day carry. It puts high quality state of the art trauma care on your belt. When you or your friends are bleeding, seconds count. The right gear saves lives and limbs. Don’t know […]
Can You Use Duct Tape? You Can Be a Medic! Everyday First Aid for Range, Home or Work
There are a lot of folks out there who want to carry first aid equipment but are afraid because they don’t have formal training. Carry the gear! Chances are there will be someone who knows what to do if you don’t. Learn what you can from friends and the internet. Go take a class. Stopping […]