Teaching The Kids (& Learning More Myself) – Trauma First Aid

Teaching About Pressure Dressings, Tourniquets, QuikClot Bandages, and Israeli Battle Dressings – – Because of my background–as an Army medic and civilian paramedic–I sometimes forget that not everyone understands the basics of first aid. To me it’s very logical: if there’s bleeding – you need to stop it; if they’re not breathing – you need to try and restart it; if they’re pale and dizzy – lay them down and keep them warm, etc. I forget that hurt and/or sick people frequently make others uncomfortable. I forget that blood can be scary and that people don’t know it’ll be slippery, […]