By Yancey Harrington, S.W.A.T.
Military special operations personnel, law enforcement SWAT and even a certain segment of the private population are usually prepared for many different tactical situations. Unfortunately, they are often unprepared for medical emergencies. This lack of basic medical preparation often leads to tragic and unnecessary consequences…We cannot depend on someone else tohave the medical training or experience totreat the injured and wounded.
That very mindset was the theme of a recent practical training seminar held at the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas by Texas Health Resources…
…We also learned about the use of QuikClot…Representatives from Z-Medica Corporation were available for demonstrations and to answer questions. They showed as a new product they are now offering called the QuikClot ACS, or Advanced Clotting Sponge…