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Quick Post: Difficult Pressure Dressings

May 7, 2015by pa4ortho 6 Comments

Difficult Pressure Dressings Here are some solutions to apply and continue direct pressure without having to keep your knee in someone’s crotch the whole time. These can be done with […]

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Athletic injuries, Head injuries, Medical supplies, Medical supplies, kits, and gear, Mindset & preparation, Quick Posts, Wilderness wound management, Wound care and orthopedics

From Modern Survival Online – Make your own lidocaine topical anesthetic

April 25, 2015by pa4ortho 9 Comments

Hat tip to these guys. Lidocaine shelf life is a big issue for medical prepping. http://modernsurvivalonline.com/how-to-make-injectable-lidocaine-hcl/ How to make injectable Lidocaine HCL The following post was previously published here on […]

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Anaesthesia, Field pharmacology, Medical supplies, kits, and gear, Medications, Surgical considerations

The scratch test. The resource poor mans ultrasound.

February 10, 2015by pa4ortho 8 Comments

Palpation of the belly for pathology is a fine art. One tool for outlining the solid organs of the belly or detecting large amounts of blood vs air is the […]

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