The White Powder You Should Bring on Every Deployment
Powdered High Strength Calcium Hypochlorite (Ca(ClO)₂) is essential for a medic to keep in the team house or aid station in an austere environment. It can easily be bought, transported and reconstituted for many purposes…
Podcast Episode 35: Priorities of Burn Care With Dr. Cairns of The UNC Chapel Hill Jaycee Burn Center and the AMIT Program
Which burn fluid resuscitation formula is best? Does it really matter? What can happen if you over resuscitate? Under? What can cause an increase or decrease in the demand of fluids? What can you do if you are running out of Lactated Ringers? As…
Podcast Episode 19: Sepsis
If you sit on a patient long enough, infection has a greater chance of taking hold and progressing to sepsis, or you may receive a patient who has already been sick for days. Doc Jabon Ellis walks us through the full spectrum from infection…