Rapid trauma quiz – how we scored
Thanks to everyone for coming over and reading the Rapid Trauma Assessment – Part II. We had great participation in the five question quiz at the end, and we want […]
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The rapid trauma assessment – Part II
Part I [Skip to the quiz if you’d like] On his way over to Charlie’s, Bill connected with Reggie Hammond, his neighbor from across the street. Reggie and his wife […]
Quick Post: All aboard the FEMA train – the Incident Command System
Now, I know a lot of us on the site have political views that are to the right of Patrick Henry and we get suspicious of anything Federal that comes […]
The rapid trauma assessment – part I
The hurricane came in off the Atlantic and slammed into the Carolina coasts at 2am on Thursday. For once, the weather forecasters were right, and it did not weaken to […]
Quick Post: A good example of a comprehensive medical kit
Here’s a video that gives a pretty good example of a comprehensive medical kit designed for a group. It comes from Analytical Survival on YouTube, which is a channel chock […]
What to do if you are shot
Originally posted on minimalmed's Blog:
Even if the S does not HTF, in our society, if you are out and about, there is a small but real possibility you…
I want to be an EMT
Let’s look at getting an emergency medical technician – basic (EMT-B) certification as the basis for growing your wilderness and grid-down medicine skills. An EMT-B is capable of providing basic […]
Physiology and the pathophysiology of shock
Today we’ll discuss shock. In a grid-down scenario, where there is no Facebook, Starbucks, running water, EMS service, trauma hospital, or anything else we’ve become accustomed to in our very […]
Open for business
Hogwarts School of Grid-Down Medicine and Wizardry is open for business, and we welcome you. OK, so this is not an actual, accredited school, nor is it a business (yet). […]
Check yourself
If you want to be resilient in a grid-down scenario, the better shape you are in, the more likely you will come out minimally damaged. If you are on this […]
Hogwarts School of Grid-Down Medicine and Wizardry 