Control the Bleed
A catastrophic bleed is a bleed that will rapidly become life threatening to the casualty and must be aggressively addressed. A massive external haemorrhage should
A catastrophic bleed is a bleed that will rapidly become life threatening to the casualty and must be aggressively addressed. A massive external haemorrhage should
Which every approach to the Primary Survey you prefer, such as DRABC or MARCH, the first step is to ensure that you make a safe
When I first got into mountain hiking, each time I went out I pushed up the difficulty – travelling further, climbing higher, taking harder routes.
The MARCH “Algorithm”, as it is often called, is an approach for performing a Primary Survey when dealing with a casualty. In a previous post
As a Responder, if a life threatening injury or condition was identified during the Primary Survey, it is very likely that a handover to paramedics
The Primary Survey is a rapid assessment of a casualty to determine if there are life threatening injuries or a condition that needs addressing immediately.
The Primary Survey is a rapid assessment of a casualty to determine if there are life threatening injuries or a condition that needs addressing immediately.
Recently a member of our team shared a survival kit video with me, and was laughing because he was pretty sure that I everyday carry
What you carry in your Individual First Aid Kit should be just that: individual. Both in terms of how much you carry, the aim of