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A 30 year Paramedic talks about the most severe injuries sustained during Deer Hunting Season, and how to manage these situations.

These are the 3 most significant things that bystanders can do in both trauma and medical emergencies to make a lifelong difference in someone's life.

Suturing and stapling wounds are both necessary skills that may not always be available. If the grid ever collapses, and first world medical care isn't available, or if you find yourself providing medical care in a 3rd world country, it would be good to at least know the basics of how to suture and staple. But is this training available to the public??? https://www.eidolontactical.com/ https://www.facebook.com/EidolonTactical Suture Kit: https://tinyurl.com/42pnvryj

There's an emerging parasite discovered in rats at the Atlanta Zoo, that has caused serious problems elsewhere in the world, including Hawaii in the last few years. Preventing an infection only requires a few simple steps on your part!

30 year paramedic tells you about the best survival manual to add to your library. Here's the Amazon link, even though Amazon doesn't allow Rumble videos to have Amazon affiliate links. https://www.amazon.com/United-States-Search-Survival-Training/dp/1586637223

30 year paramedic describes how he would treat a large flail segment. This video is intended for educational purposes only. *I claim no rights to the video of the flail chest patient.*

A 30 year paramedic tells you what he would do in the event he encountered a HAZMAT spill.

Physical Security is the first line of defense for GOOD HEALTH!!! There's no faster way to become unhealthy than to be shot or stabbed. How will you prevent it? What steps have you taken and what else can you do? Here are the thoughts of a 30 year paramedic on the subject.

Do you have the full "survival skill set"? In the military, the first 2 months they have you - you learn to shoot, move and communicate. You learn how to do First Aid, Shoot a firearm, Hike, and operate radios. You learn basic infantry concepts. These are the skills that the US military considers foundational to survival. You also learn hand to hand combat. This is the starting point of survival.

A very common sinus decongestant is being pulled off of the market. The FDA recently convened and made this decision. The claim is "that it doesn't work". How many decades does it take to figure out something like this? If it didn't work, would it have been on the market for so long???

It would be really nice if people would figure out that they need to create radio communication infrastructure NOW, BEFORE things get worse. Better to have it in place before we have a major national disaster, and the cell phone system gets targeted through cyber-warfare. Yeah, I said it. Get on board. Plan ahead.

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This is a general discussion about how to use Pulse Oximeters for the lay person. They are a tool to let you know when you may be dealing with a severe respiratory patient. These items are now available in pharmacies and big box stores, so it's necessary for the average person to have a working idea of how they operate. Innovo Deluxe iP900AP Fingertip Pulse Oximeter with Plethysmograph and Perfusion Index (Off-White with Black) : https://amzn.to/460VJ4M Zacurate Pro Series 500DL Fingertip Pulse Oximeter Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor with Silicone Cover, Batteries and Lanyard (Royal Black): https://amzn.to/48azr2k PROFESSIONAL $140 Rechargeable Pulse Oximeter, Handheld Pulse Oximeter, Fingertip Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor Continuous Infant Monitoring & Adult Finger, Checking with SpO2 & Pulse Rate https://amzn.to/3EzL7OJ

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Actually, way more than 5 First Aid tricks from a 30 year Paramedic that will make your life a lot easier.

It is vital to life that severe trauma patients, "shock patients" be kept warm. I go into detail about how the body responds to blood loss and blood pressure dropping (within reason) and what you can do to help keep that person alive until higher care arrives. NAR Hypothermia Prevention & Management Kit: https://amzn.to/44uP95h A $30 Summer Weight Sleeping Bag would work great for keeping a Trauma Patient warm: https://amzn.to/3YY02eI

How to splint a lower extremity fracture or sprain when the grid is down, and there is no higher medical care available. Mentioned in the video, the only time you'd want to take antibiotics for a fracture is when it is a compound, or open fracture, with a tear in the skin. Sometimes the bone is sticking out, and sometimes it isn't. Occasionally, the bone will pop out briefly during the injury, then go back in. These injuries that expose the bone are DANGEROUS because they can lead to infection. Thus, antibiotics are required.

How a 30 year paramedic thinks about death, and what lessons he's learned on how to deal with it.

Here's the best way to treat Jellyfish stings along with a few stories.

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