Thursday, April 29, 2021

Emergency Equipment First aid - Shock and bleeding

Bleeding is loss of blood from the circulatory system. Causes can include minor bleeding from small cuts and abrasions, nosebleeds, severe external bleeding, or internal bleeding. Shock is a serious, life-threatening condition where insufficient blood flow reaches the body tissues. Shock may accompany any injury/illness to some degree. The first aid fanny hip bag is constructed with the outstanding quality of 3 water-resistant zipper pockets and tear-resistant nylon material with a heavy-duty adjustable waist strap. The waist fanny pack is made with bright red color with white cross guard printed on the front pocket for easy visibility and access in the time of an emergency even in a wet environment. This essential waist fanny pack for men and women ensures you bring all of your emergency medical supplies for camping, hunting, outdoor hiking, survival, home, and car, or workplace Features:- Durable tear-resistant nylon construction Heavy-duty adjustable waist strap Three water-resistant zipper pockets The waist strap is adjustable for a secure fit Fanny Pack Only (First aid supplies sold separately)

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Is the Axe the Best Survival Tool?

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It's just another data point for you guys but the short answer is no. But Nutnfancy's is not really anti-axe. There are situations for which an axe is well-suited. But I am realistic about how it rarely fits well into SURVIVAL AND BACKPACKING systems.  

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Some armchair critics and car campers, sometimes inexperienced in backpacking, will tout the axe as a much better wood chopping and splitting tool than the survival knives I review and show in use. True, an axe is a capable tool as I show in this video. When wielded with skill it can chop effectively and it pairs of limbs with ease. But you'll need a long handled version like this $30-$45 Gerber Splitting Axe, #GB-42763, to minimize your work. 

Even then the axe is bulkier, heavier (4 lbs!), potentially more dangerous than a large survival blade, lacks the finesse to produce fine kindling, and its an inefficient use of your limited energy in a survival situation. Also its pretty much guaranteed that you wont have a large handled axe like this with you when you get stranded and/or youre miles into the backcountry. I have backpacked many hundreds of miles into various terrains and I see few backpackers, miles into the backcountry, porting around an axe of any kind. Theyre just too heavy and bulky (of course the Hot Shots use their Pulaski axes with good effect for trail-building, brush clearance, and fire suppression techniques but thats wilderness fire fighting). However, as I proven myself many times, a medium to large knife coupled with a Sawvivor backpack saw indeed are packable commodities. And that pair will do everything an axe can, more efficiently and safely and with less energy expenditure. 

Also an axe will experience more damage and wear on its edge, frequently requiring the carry of a large file for re-sharpening as well so add another 10 oz to the load out. Finally even when your axe is sharp, cutting a full size dense tree, like this one, takes A LOT of effort. Youll save NO work of any kind with an axe as I prove in this video and this was just ONE cut. In a survival or even backpacking situation this is bad as youll have to replace those calories somehow. At the cabin or while car camping, who caresits probably a good thing. The full sized axe is a good camping or cabin woods tool but rarely will it make a good backcountry woods tool. As Nutnfancys proven in real world, wilderness videos, theres just better, more efficient systems to use. Nutnfancys Likeability Scale of Gerber Splitting Axe: 5 out of 10 

***Also for those armchair warriors would criticize my technique, choice of axe, stance, location and other "mistakes" like that: please get out of your easy chair and go make your own videos showing your skills and philosophies in high mountain areas after backpacking your axe in like I did and on a similar sized tree. Talk is cheap. Note: At end of the video I show some edge damage to this Gerber Axe after just this one cross cut!

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

RD: Medical (Building a Bug Out Bag)

BUILDING A BUG OUT BAG: Medical Compartment (Research & Development Video) SHOUTOUT: I would like to give a HUGE shoutout to "Bodin87", who was kind enough to mail me a care package of several medical supply items to help me with this compartment. Bodin87 works in the medical field and was able to provide with me with a lot of guidance in this video. This video shows the Medical Compartment for my bug out bag redesign project. I have everything stored in a Maxpedition F. I.G. H.T. medical pouch, and the items are heavily influenced by USNERDOC's Level II FAK, although scaled down. I tried to focus on having enough gear for blood loss and not include too many items that I have no idea how to use. With the Medical Compartment, the actual items are secondary to "knowledge". Since I am no medical expert, I decided to sign myself up for a few classes in my local area: a CPR certification class and a Wilderness & Remote First Aid course given by the American Red Cross. For those of you looking to build your own first aid bag, I would recommend taking the classes FIRST before building all of your gear in order to focus on the items that you actually know how to use. Please feel free to offer any constructive comments to help me refine my system. It would be greatly appreciated.

Field Wound Care - Tips for surviving a severe wounds away from medical care

If you are ever stuck out in the middle of nowhere, will you know what to do if you suffer a severe wound? This video includes tips for a medevac helicopter, stopping hemorrhage, deciding on what wounds to close, what not to close and how to close them as well as ways to prevent infection in them. Its a long video, but I believe there is quite a bit of useful information in it.

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Prestan Adult and Infant CPR Manikin with Feedback, Prestan AED UltraTrainer, MCR Accessories & Carry Bag

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This CPR training starter kit contains a Prestan Adult manikin with feedback in a nylon carry case, 10 manikin lung bags, a Prestan Infant manikin with feedback in a nylon carry case, 10 manikin lung bags, one Prestan UltraTrainer AED, a carry bag with shoulder strap, and MCR Accessories Please Note: Both the adult and infant manikin in this kit include AHA required feedback. 

More information about the Prestan Adult and Infant Manikin : 

  • - Fully compliant with American Heart Association Guidelines 
  • - Realistic looking manikins with pinch-able noses and fully formed neck portion - Easy-to-insert lung bags speed setup of the manikin 
  • -Realistic skin resists dirt, grime and grease 
  • -Clicker mechanism increases student's confidence in administering adequate compressions 
  • -Batteries not included with manikin feedback device 

 More information about the Prestan AED UltraTrainer: The instructor and student friendly trainer feature a Pad Sensing System that senses when the AED pads are placed on the manikin's torso. Clear, calm voice prompts guide students through proper usage while a chest compression metronome (which is able to be turned off) encourages students to compress at the ECC recommended rate. And just like with most modern field AEDs, once assembled, the pads stay pre-connected to the unit. This gives your students a good feel for what it's like using an actual defibrillator. The CarryAll-S bag with shoulder strapped was deigned to fit the adult manikin, infant manikin and AED Trainer. No need to carry multiple bags when all of your products can fit in one. 

 Also included: Manivest, Manibibs, and two Kneeling Mats

Prestan Adult and Infant CPR Manikin with Feedback, Prestan AED UltraTrainer, MCR Accessories & Carry Bag 

 

More information about the Adult and Infant Manikins included in this kit:

These Adult and Infant Manikins will optimize your training program by ensuring the student’s Compression Depth and Compression Rate are reached with an audible 'clicking' sound and LED indicators provided by two separate feedback devices. With Prestan's visual and audible reinforcement of good CPR technique, students will confidently embrace their role in the cardiac chain of survival.

**ManiVest, ManiBibs, & MCR Kneeling Mat included!

Note: This product requires 4 AA batteries to operate. Batteries purchased separately.

More information about the Prestan AED Trainer (quantity of one included in this kit)

The Prestan AED UltraTrainer offers features not found on any other universal AED trainer and is the most accurate representation of how current AEDs perform. This compact and lightweight unit will give students a realistic training experience with training pads that sense when they are placed on a manikin. In addition, the pads are pre-connected and voice prompts are clear and calm.

More information about the CarryAll-S bag

Be ready to roll at a moment’s notice when you keep your essential CPR and first aid training supplies in this convenient and easy to carry bag! Our exclusive MCR Medical CarryAll-S is the perfect size to transport and store your equipment with style and ease. The CarryAll-S bag with shoulder strap was deigned to fit the adult manikin, infant manikin and AED Trainer.

Please Note:

  • Both manikins in this kit include the rate monitor feature.
  • Both manikins in this kit are 100% compliant with 2019 AHA Guidelines.

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

Backpacking First-Aid Kit & Source for Supplies

As with any piece of gear going through a pre-packing FAK & customizing it to meet your needs is key. Or maybe you like to simply build your own custom kit. Either way FAK's are one of those pieces of gear that need to be gone through from a time to time. Here I talk about my personal backpacking FAK, re-packaging supplies & AMP3. AMP3 is one of the best pre-packaged First-Aid kits that I've come across. http://stores. amp-3.net/StoreFront. bok Campfiretalk's LEVEL 1 / FIRST-AID KIT SUPPLIES (8) 4x4 Gauze Pads (2) 4x3 Non-Stick Pads (1) 25 gm Quick Clot (2) Tegaderm (2) 3x3 Gauze Pads (4) Nitrile Gloves (6) Band-Aid & (5) Steri-Strip (2) Hydrocortisone Cream 1% (4) Antiseptic Wipes (1) Moleskin (1) 1" tape (1) Self-Adhesive Wrap (1) Tweezers (2) Safety Pins (1) 10cc Syringe (1) 18ga Needle MEDICATION PACK (10) Ibuprofen 200mg PAIN / FEVER 2-4 tab by mouth every 8 hours w / food (10) Acetaminophen 500mg PAIN / FEVER 2 tab by mouth every 6 hours (4) Benadryl 25mg ITCHING / SLEEP 1-2 tab by mouth every 4-6 hours (4) Meclizine 25mg NAUSEA / VOMITING / DIZZINESS 1-2 tab by mouth every 4-6 hours (4) Lopermide 2mg DIARRHEA 2 tab by mouth then 1 tab by mouth after each loose stool Thanks for watching & take care.

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Friday, April 27, 2018

Basic First Aid Training UK (Updated 2021)

 We have created this high-quality training to help you gain sufficient awareness of first aid - you never know when you may need to use first aid skills in a potentially life-threatening situation. 

You can complete our Basic First Aid 

 


 TIMESTAMPS Intro: (0:00) Module 1 - What is First Aid?: (1:08) Module 2 - First Aid Kit: (2:46) Module 3 - Primary Survey: (4:22) Module 4 - Recovery Position: (6:41) Module 5 - Second Survey: (10:07) Module 6 - Resuscitation (CPR): (11:20) Module 7 - Automated External Defibrillator (AED): (16:51) Module 8 - Non-Breathing Casualty: (21:41) Module 9 - Chain of Survival: (23:23) Module 10 - Child CPR: (24:50) Module 11 - Infant CPR: (27:26) Module 12 - Child and Infant AED: (30:02) Module 13 - Adult Choking: (31:51) Module 14 - Child Choking: (35:23) Module 15 - Infant Choking: (38:52) Module 16 - Seizures: (41:50) Module 17 - Burns and Scalds: (47:09) Module 18 - Foreign Objects: (50:58) Module 19 - Heart Conditions: (55:28) Module 20 - Strokes: (58:28) Module 21 - Applying a Sling: (59:32)

 

Training course here: https://learn.get-licensed.co.uk/p/fi... NOTE: This online course will help you gain sufficient awareness of first aid but does not replace competency-based, practical training and does not qualify you to work as a First Aider. If you wish to gain the Emergency First Aid at Work Certificate, you must also complete practical training and assessment in addition to this online training. Gain the Emergency First Aid at Work Certificate here: https://www.get-licensed.co.uk/emerge...

Monday, April 9, 2018

CPR First Aid Children AED Training Certification Video-Safety Media

CPR FIRST AID ADULTS and CHILD AED VIDEO. This video includes infant CPR, child CPR, and adult CPR. This CPR Training video teaches FIRST RESPONDERS emergency action, signs and symptoms, medical illnesses associated with the need for CPR. Also included is the new AED emergency defibrillator equipment that will soon be required in most all organizations providing CPR. For more information on how to deliver this video for your training