Videos tagged with Wound Packing

This episode of The Louisiana Firearms Podcast focuses on the critical medical aspects often overlooked in the firearms community. Guest Elijah, an experienced firefighter and EMT, emphasizes the importance of carrying medical gear and knowing how to use it, drawing from real-world trauma scenarios. The discussion covers essential life-saving techniques like hemorrhage control, wound packing, and the use of tourniquets and chest seals, stressing preparedness for unexpected emergencies.

This video demonstrates the effectiveness of Celox, a hemostatic agent, in controlling bleeding. The presenter uses bovine blood to simulate a wound and shows how Celox crystals activate upon contact with blood to form a plug. The test highlights Celox's ability to create a hydrostatic lock, significantly slowing or stopping blood flow, even under pressure. The presenter emphasizes the importance of having medical kits readily available.

This video provides an introduction to wound packing techniques for controlling massive hemorrhage, a critical step in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC). The instructor emphasizes that bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death in traumatic injuries and demonstrates how to aggressively pack a wound to stop blood loss. The importance of immediate on-site treatment and proper application of pressure bandages for transport is also highlighted.

This video details essential medical gear for a tactical range bag, emphasizing preparedness for potential injuries. It highlights the importance of a tourniquet, chest seals, wound packing, gloves, and trauma dressings, all fitting into a compact pouch. The presenter also notes the utility of MOLLE straps for easy access to the medical kit within the larger bag.

This video demonstrates critical tactical medicine techniques for managing a casualty with gunshot wounds. It covers immediate pressure application, chest seal placement for penetrating chest trauma, wound packing, and basic casualty assessment including responsiveness and breathing. The instruction emphasizes rapid intervention and stabilization in a combat or tactical scenario.

Venus Felix, a Sheriff's Deputy and owner of Triple Nine Training, emphasizes the critical need for tactical medicine and first aid training for both law enforcement and civilians. She details the importance of immediate action in life-threatening situations, focusing on skills like tourniquet application, wound packing, and chest seal usage. Her training aims to empower individuals to act decisively and save lives before professional help arrives, stressing that these skills are essential for everyone in today's world.

This video provides essential bleeding control techniques, emphasizing the importance of immediate action before professional medical help arrives. It details how to differentiate between life-threatening and non-life-threatening bleeds, and demonstrates direct pressure, wound packing with gauze or cloth, and the proper application of a tourniquet as a last resort for severe limb hemorrhages. The instruction comes from Doc AA, an orthopedic surgeon and Filipino martial arts practitioner.

This video provides practical instruction on assembling and using an Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK), with a focus on controlling severe bleeding. It details the contents of a recommended IFAK, including tourniquets, gauze, and chest seals, emphasizing the importance of proper placement and usage. The instructor, a civilian paramedic, also covers basic trauma assessment techniques and stresses the critical need for accredited training to become proficient in life-saving interventions.

Ghost Firearms Training LLC emphasizes realistic training scenarios for 2025. Their classes incorporate moving targets for long-range precision, down limb drills with synthetic blood for carbine courses, and complex force-on-force simulations involving multiple students, wound packing stations, and induced malfunctions. Tactical meta classes escalate realism with up to 10 students and medical skill stations.

This video emphasizes the critical importance of tactical medical training, specifically Stop the Bleed, for firearm owners and the general public. Dr. Brian Despinos, a pediatrician and emergency medicine physician, highlights that uncontrolled bleeding is the leading preventable cause of death from injury. He stresses that anyone can learn these life-saving skills, which are crucial for responding to gunshot wounds, accidents, and other traumatic events before professional medical help arrives. The discussion covers essential equipment like tourniquets and hemostatic gauze, proper application techniques, and the necessity of regular practice to maintain proficiency.

This video from Flexas Medical provides essential training on packing wounds, specifically focusing on junctional wounds which are a leading preventable cause of death in combat situations. The instructor demonstrates the technique, emphasizing direct pressure to control bleeding when a tourniquet is not feasible. The video highlights the use of specialized wound packing gauze and blood training aids from TrueClot, acquired from Ron Wenzel, to enhance the learning experience. The content is presented in a practical, instructional format.

This video details the assembly and application of a purpose-built trauma medical kit for remote hunting expeditions. It emphasizes a systematic approach to patient assessment using the MARCH acronym, focusing on controlling massive hemorrhaging with tourniquets and wound packing, managing airway and respirations, promoting circulation, and preventing hypothermia. The guide also covers splinting techniques and the importance of organization within the kit, highlighting that equipment is only as effective as the training behind it.