Primary aid or survival medicine is the form of medical care that people administer to others who need it in severe conditions when no licensed medical personnel is around. Most cruise ships also have people who know how to administer survival medicine even when there's a medical doctor or a health care worker around so that everyone can be attended in the event of an accident. In addition to providing first aid, definitive medical care and treatment (if needed) will need to be provided by the one administering the treatments.
Preparing for a Crisis
In crisis situations like an evacuation, a bombing, a fire and others, preparing for accidents involves including a survival medicine kit in your emergency bag. For some, the supplies are meant to last only for a 72 hour crisis. Your health preparations will need to reflect your own risk assessments. For instance, if you understand that the area you are evacuating into is frequently used for hunting, bring splints and dressings you will need just in case someone steps on booby traps.
The more you know about basic and advanced first aid the better your chances of saving someone's life or yours in a dire situation. Knowledge and training are required for someone filling the role of "medic" in any unit.
Basics of Advanced First Aid
Advanced first aid means being able to clean a wound and debride a burn. You must make the correct decisions whether to stitch a wound or not. Find out the basics of delivering a baby and afterbirth care just in case no other person is willing to attend to a woman who is about to give birth.
One significant skill you should master is understanding what type of disease an individual has. At the very least, you should know how to check a pulse properly, how to tell if a wound is infected or not, and how to tell if a person is having a spasm or he's just trembling from extreme cold.
Training Possibilities
Some programs on survival techniques also include basic CPR and other EMT skills. Any training course that give a fundamental background in anatomy and physiology, medical vocabulary and the fundamentals of emergency medicine is ideal. It never hurts to carry with you good medical reference books if you are traveling alone or with a group. A good resource for a medic or a first aid practitioner must contain the basics of all aspects of survival medicine. One more reference you absolutely must have is a guidebook on aboriginal cures or organic medicines that locals use to treat illnesses.
Preparing for a Crisis
In crisis situations like an evacuation, a bombing, a fire and others, preparing for accidents involves including a survival medicine kit in your emergency bag. For some, the supplies are meant to last only for a 72 hour crisis. Your health preparations will need to reflect your own risk assessments. For instance, if you understand that the area you are evacuating into is frequently used for hunting, bring splints and dressings you will need just in case someone steps on booby traps.
The more you know about basic and advanced first aid the better your chances of saving someone's life or yours in a dire situation. Knowledge and training are required for someone filling the role of "medic" in any unit.
Basics of Advanced First Aid
Advanced first aid means being able to clean a wound and debride a burn. You must make the correct decisions whether to stitch a wound or not. Find out the basics of delivering a baby and afterbirth care just in case no other person is willing to attend to a woman who is about to give birth.
One significant skill you should master is understanding what type of disease an individual has. At the very least, you should know how to check a pulse properly, how to tell if a wound is infected or not, and how to tell if a person is having a spasm or he's just trembling from extreme cold.
Training Possibilities
Some programs on survival techniques also include basic CPR and other EMT skills. Any training course that give a fundamental background in anatomy and physiology, medical vocabulary and the fundamentals of emergency medicine is ideal. It never hurts to carry with you good medical reference books if you are traveling alone or with a group. A good resource for a medic or a first aid practitioner must contain the basics of all aspects of survival medicine. One more reference you absolutely must have is a guidebook on aboriginal cures or organic medicines that locals use to treat illnesses.
About the Author:
The author is a emergency shelters expert whose obsession in his life comprises of training regular people young and old ways to survive disasters as well as war. Including unarmed combat, weapons & survival skills and a great deal more!
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