Most of our readers have probably heard of the Rule of Four S’s. I think John and I have both referenced it before in articles in the past. I believe this rule is generally accredited to the great John Farnam (though I think his version had three S’s rather than four, but whatever). The rule […]
In my article on my EDC gear, I included a flat-folded SOFTT-W tourniquet that I had been carrying for quite a while. Part of that time I had rubber-banded some flat folded duct tape and a package of Quik Clot Combat Gauze to it for a nice, compact blow-out kit I could carry virtually anywhere in […]
With all the training I have done over the last few years, I thought it might be useful to make a list of useful training items to have. As such, this article can serve as a handy complement to my article on preparing for your first firearms class. The items discussed in this list, however, are specific […]
Overview I was recently asked to write about what is commonly referred to as a blow out kit. The term refers to an individual medical kit carried to treat immediately life threatening extremity hemorrhage, tension pneumothorax (collapsed lung), and airway obstruction. These three things are responsible for most traumatic battlefield deaths. While all have long […]
