A Medic of Last Resort – Part 1
February 28, 2023
"...Prepping is ideally a systematic and balanced effort to acquire, in advance, the essential resources, skills and knowledge that make sustaining life on this planet possible after a collapse of a civilization occurs. Many preppers have the resources – that is, supplies and equipment – but do they have the skills and knowledge to make use of them?
Most, including myself, are sorely lacking in medical knowledge, skills, and resources. Without one of these three (knowledge, skills, and resources) our ability to provide meaningful medical care is diminished. A medical professional could certainly do a better job on this topic than a layman like myself. However, this is what I can offer in place of a void. A Medic of Last Resort would be better than nothing, especially in an austere setting, where there will be no outside help.
The article is an attempt to help others close a gap that I found in my own preparedness, and to continue my own self-guided education. It pays to review what we have learned by researching and writing as we then naturally focus, and learn more in the process. The article also serves to better organize my approach to this topic, and as an inventory of some of what I have, and would like to acquire in the future. And it serves my friends who will likely outlive me and inherit my supplies..."
Source:
https://survivalblog.com/2023/02/28/medic-last-resort-part-1-tunnel-rabbit/
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Some people may find this useful:
ACS Stop the Bleed Interactive Course
https://www.stopthebleed.org/get-trained/online-course/
Some people may find this useful:
ACS Stop the Bleed Interactive Course
https://www.stopthebleed.org/get-trained/online-course/
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A Medic of Last Resort – Part 2
March 1, 2023
"...Without the basic knowledge and skills to use our supplies, that first aid kit is actually a 'last aid' kit. By shopping shrewdly and avoiding items that we do not know how to use, one might acquire a larger store of items that we can actually use.
Given the possible savings that result from shopping hard and long for bargains, and limiting ourselves to the basics, we can then purchase more of the basics supplies that are needed most of the time. And we should strive to continually improve our knowledge and skills, and expand our equipment accordingly. And we might also save enough to purchase items that make the job easier, such as an automated blood pressure cuff, or a fingertip pulse/oxygen meter, and other such equipment.
Managing resources and priorities is not easy. It is harder when one can not afford to buy a 'hospital in a box', a comprehensive and large kit assembled by a medical professional with the survivalist in mind. While such a kit is highly desirable, the survivalist also contends with competing priorities, limited resources, not to mention a finite amount of time.
It would certainly be nice to have it, and not need it. But then again, as most do, including myself, buying stuff that they do not know how to use, is a waste of resources. Unless of course, one has a medical professional they know, who can use a 'hospital in a bag', these specialized items would not be useful and in fact could be dangerous in untrained hands..."
Source:
https://survivalblog.com/2023/03/01/medic-last-resort-part-2-tunnel-rabbit/
March 1, 2023
"...Without the basic knowledge and skills to use our supplies, that first aid kit is actually a 'last aid' kit. By shopping shrewdly and avoiding items that we do not know how to use, one might acquire a larger store of items that we can actually use.
Given the possible savings that result from shopping hard and long for bargains, and limiting ourselves to the basics, we can then purchase more of the basics supplies that are needed most of the time. And we should strive to continually improve our knowledge and skills, and expand our equipment accordingly. And we might also save enough to purchase items that make the job easier, such as an automated blood pressure cuff, or a fingertip pulse/oxygen meter, and other such equipment.
Managing resources and priorities is not easy. It is harder when one can not afford to buy a 'hospital in a box', a comprehensive and large kit assembled by a medical professional with the survivalist in mind. While such a kit is highly desirable, the survivalist also contends with competing priorities, limited resources, not to mention a finite amount of time.
It would certainly be nice to have it, and not need it. But then again, as most do, including myself, buying stuff that they do not know how to use, is a waste of resources. Unless of course, one has a medical professional they know, who can use a 'hospital in a bag', these specialized items would not be useful and in fact could be dangerous in untrained hands..."
Source:
https://survivalblog.com/2023/03/01/medic-last-resort-part-2-tunnel-rabbit/