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An IFAK is not a First Aid kit

Although an IFAK is technically an Individual First Aid Kit, it really should more appropriately be thought of as an Individual Trauma Kit. First Aid kits and First Aid courses, as commonly thought of, deal with topics more akin to bandaids than tourniquets and...

Good Samaritans

What is a Good Samaritan? If I have first-aid training, am I covered by Good Samaritan laws and protection? Generally speaking, a Good Samaritan rendering first aid should reasonably avoid lawsuits and litigation if they provide: medical care which the first-aider...

MARCH: A simple way to evaluate casualties

MARCH: Massive Hemorrhage, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, Hypothermia Prevention The simple to recall memory mnemonic MARCH helps us to remember the needs in treating trauma casualties. MARCH gives a system to address prompt life dangers and gives an organized way...