“Tourniquets are the last resort,” they said. Well, “they” are wrong and way behind the times.Thankfully, things have changed and as we learn more about the human body, our skills and tools have improved. Tourniquets, once maligned, are now credited for saving many, many lives after being the first …

Say the word “Tourniquet” around some people and you’ll see their heads spin around. This is unfortunate because even with a proven track record, there is still a lot of negativity and stigma surrounding the use of a tourniquet. Tourniquets, when I came in the military back in 1991, were the last re …

What is ‘shock’? There are several types of shock but the one we will be going over today is hemorrhagic shock. Basically, it is caused by blood being lost too rapidly for the body to "keep up" or compensate for the loss. We'll talk about what we may expect to see, hear or feel or what our victim ma …