/pol/ - Politically Incorrect

Some people may find this useful:


ACS Stop the Bleed Interactive Course
https://www.stopthebleed.org/get-trained/online-course/

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/

The numbered list below is one type of prioritized medical training list that people could follow. Although most people may not be able to do number 4 (EMT). Number 5 (Nurses Aid) may be easier and cheaper, but the skills are not as valuable as EMT skills:


1. Take a CPR class
2. Take a First Aid class
3. Take a StopTheBleed class
4. Take an EMT course/program
5. Take a Nurse's Aide (CNA) course
6. Take an LPN program


Number 6, becoming an LPN definitely takes the longest amount of time to complete, most LPN programs are between 14 and 18 months long, but LPNs learn a lot of different skills. Some hospitals around the US offer programs where they provide LPN training and tuition assistance.

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Individual First Aid Kits (IFAK)

https://wildernesssurvivalsystems.com/collections/individual-first-aid-kits-ifak

A Medic of Last Resort – Part 3
March 2, 2023


"...Emergency Medical Supplies for Wilderness Situations are for stabilizing the injured at a remote location for the purpose of transporting the injured to where they can be properly cared for. 

This is a compact kit sized for the number of persons, and designed to handle the most common injuries. With broken bones, a simple fracture that could become a compound fracture where the bone could sever a vein or artery and protrude from the skin, and therefore be potentially life-threatening.

There can also be ankle sprains, burns to the hands and arms, foot blisters, lacerations, and possibly gunshot wounds. 

A specialized multi-compartment bag, or small backpack can house the kit that is loaded with separate 1 gallon size zip-lock, or other small bags to organize and moisture-protect the contents. It can be used in conjunction with an IFAK. We can substitute like-in-kind, or equivalent items, and improvise if necessary. 

It could be simplified, or made more complex, but it should treat at least one or two persons, and is always carried whenever a group of persons travels away from their retreat, or base camp location, when and where no motorized vehicle can quickly transport the victim.

In the case of a gunshot wound or other trauma that requires a tourniquet be applied to an extremity, we have no more than 7 hours to get to an emergency room in the hope of saving the limb. At no time release the tourniquet as the toxins in the affected limb can cause traumatic shock and death..."

Source:
https://survivalblog.com/2023/03/02/medic-last-resort-part-3-tunnel-rabbit/

>>4670


I strongly encourage people reading this text to try to accomplish numbers 1, 2, and 3 on the list in the message which I'm replying to.

Try to get numbers 1, 2 and 3 completed sometime within the next 3 to 4 weeks.

The link below is for the EMT program at the community college (now a state college) where I graduated from in 2000:

Emergency Medical Technician ― Applied Technology Diploma
http://phsc.smartcatalogiq.com/2025-2026/catalog-and-student-handbook/prog-desc/atd/atd-emt

A Medic of Last Resort – Part 4
March 3, 2023


"...Antibiotics, antibiotic ointments, and any antiseptics will be worth their weight in gold, because these can save lives when nothing else will. If I were just starting to acquire a supply of medical goods, I would first begin by buying all the oral antibiotics that I could afford at the time, and then later fill the rest of my list.  

It would be wise to learn about the latest medical advice about how and what to use to keep a wound from becoming infected. And how the judicious use of the correct antibiotic, ointments, and antiseptics, and frequent change of dressings that can promote the faster healing of a wound. We can improvise dressings and bandages, but not the stuff that kills bacteria.

I already have enough antibiotics, and antiseptics, yet not enough antibiotic ointment. Because this was an outstanding bargain on eBay, just $2.50 instead of $8.00 for a 1oz. tube at the store, I backed up the truck and loaded up 18 one-ounce tubes at only $2.50 each. The quantity of medical supplies need to treat only one serious injury can be enormous - more than one would imagine. Buy more than you’ll think you’ll need now while it is cheap and available, as there will likely be no resupply, or hospital to help.

If we had no oral antibiotics, topical antibiotic ointments, and antiseptics of any kind could prevent the infection in the wound from becoming serious in the first place. Unless we had them stored in great abundance, I would resist using oral antibiotics as these may not be replaceable at any cost. Again, we are more likely to die from a bug than a bullet. Oral and topical antibiotics are currently cheap prevention and will become priceless. While some bought silver coins, I purchased life-saving things..."

Source:
https://survivalblog.com/2023/03/03/medic-last-resort-part-4-tunnel-rabbit/

It would be useful to have a physical copy of the Physicians' Desk Reference, even an older copy would be somewhat useful. They stopped publishing physical copies of the book in 2017.

Physicians' Desk Reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physicians%27_Desk_Reference