Is it a first aid or a trauma kit? OR…..is it both? The correct answer is that it should be either one or the other and that you should know, both, the differences AND the limitations of each. A first aid kit isn’t a trauma kit, though it can have some traumatic care items in […]
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First-aid for the entire family: Make sure your tourniquet can fit children
Here is a case to illustrate why parents or caregivers (like teachers, grandparents, babysitters, etc) should always carry a tourniquet for children in their first-aid bag. Below are some recommended tourniquet options. Six year old killed by active shooter in South Carolina Sadly, the six-year-old boy who was shot in the Townville Elementry School shooting has died from […]