When working as a team, whether it is your family or group of friends, there can be times when more advanced first aid needs arise.  If you are hunting someone may get shot accidentally or if hiking someone may fall and cut themselves.  Having the ability to provide more in-depth first aid to your team…

So there I was…sitting in the dentist chair yesterday morning…YUCK! First off, I hate going to the dentist. More accurately, I hate getting my teeth touched by a dentist. But obviously that isn’t my point…although germane to this posting. It raised a question in my mind…How bad would it be to have a really bad…

note: first appeared in December 2015 If there was ever a headline that should get your attention, I think that was it, yes? You’re reading the article so it must have worked. Have you ever had serous foot problems? I mean the kind where you can barely walk? Maybe not even be able to walk?…

The risk of injury or sickness is always present in any emergency, disaster, or grid-down situation. Think of any emergency…now, think of all the ways you can get injured or sick during that emergency. The outcome to your family can be devastating without the ability to properly care for minor and intermediate injuries and sickness.…

In Part #1 I explained the need for a Family First Aid Kit or Family Medical kit and I included a list of contents based on expected needs. This is not really a tactical or field first aid kit, more along the lines of around the home first aid kit. < click here to read Part…

I’ve really not wanted to write this article…I mean really not. From the previous articles on first aid kits you can tell I am way more a tactical first aid kind of guy. I subscribe to that model and believe in it. However, the time has come that I go a little more conventional when talking about…