The Color Purple In our Simple Trauma classes one of the things that we discuss is the use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), more specifically, gloves. During the discussion we talk about using nitrile gloves instead of latex due to patient allergy concerns. Another thing that we talk about is the color of the gloves …
I was reading some emails the other day when I happened across an email from a District Attorney’s office detailing facts of a recent officer involved shooting and why the DA’s office was choosing not to prosecute the officer. Within the email, there were bullet points from each of the officer’s interviews following the shooting …
Over the past few years we have seen an ever-increasing push for people to obtain medical training. Across the social media spectrum, and on numerous internet forums, we have seen an often-cited refrain of “but what about medical?” when people are showing off their favorite blaster and zombie apocalypse deployment kit. As a result, a …
Let me start this by simply posting a video. Now let me post a video that defends what we see in video #1. During video #2, the narrator says that there is no mention of there not being shooters downrange when discussing the safety rules and technically he is correct. He then brings up the …
Let me start by stating that I absolutely love aviator gloves. Aviator gloves tend to offer me the best balance between fit, finger dexterity, and protection. I’ve been using aviator gloves in professional capacity since the first time my platoon Sergeant yelled at me to camo my hands while west of Gruber Rd on Ft …
In the opening minutes of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” we watch as a group of ape-men discover the Monolith and are quickly set down the road of evolution. One of these steps of evolution is the use of tools which is displayed by one ape-man picking up a down and smashing the skull …
…And what to do if you are caught in one. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that Charlotte just went through a round of civil unrest that included two days of rioting. Needless to say, this has served as a wake-up call for many people in Charlotte and people that were working …
In case you have missed it; there’s a lot of crap happening right now. We have had another major terrorist attack (Orlando), the FBI deciding not to pursue charges for the mishandling of classified information, numerous protests in major cities, and the presidential election is only a few months away. With all of that underway …
1)Start buying stuff (that includes putting things on layaway) that you want/need now. Prices will skyrocket and availability will become scarce. This does not apply to things like optics and weapon lights though 2)Start buying ammo but don’t panic buy 3)Keep training, competing, and shooting. Shooting is a perishable skill and if you aren’t working …
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