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First Aid ’
May 23rd, 2013 |
By admin
I’m writing this article to stress and hopefully educate you on the importance of taking first aid classes, then to practice these skills. Much like marksmanship, running an assessment and/or performing CPR is a perishable skill. To do that I will review the fundamentals of first aid, review a couple first aid treatments, and direct you toward local resources
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Tags: ABC's, Airway, breathing, Circulation, Do no Harm, emergency, First Aid, Medical, Responder, Response, Technician, treatment
Nov 29th, 2012 |
By Garrison
Christmas is coming soon and gift Ideas are being thought of and bought, and this Christmas I have an idea for you. As a stocking stuffer how about a First-aid and CPR class taught by Bear Flag Trading Co. or a UTAH & ARIZONA CCWCarrying a Concealed Weapon class for you and your prepperOne who prepares family. For all
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Tags: Bear Flag Trading Co, classes, CPR, First Aid, gift ideas, medical kits
Nov 27th, 2012 |
By Garrison
At some point survival is going to come down to whether or not you know how to perform basic life-saving techniques. You may have the soul if a warrior, the heart of a champion, and know how to defend yourself and your family, but injuries will happen. The chances of facing a medical emergency increases substantially and
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Tags: Bear Flag Trading Co, First Aid, life-saving skills, medical training, medication
Nov 26th, 2012 |
By Garrison
When ever you face a disaster like earthquake, hurricane, tornado, flood, or even when the SHTFSh!t Hits the Fan, there are certain supplies you should have on hand that will be valuable in these and many situations. Some say relief workers will be doing there best to assist everyone and maybe they will but given
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Tags: Bear Flag Trading Co, Bug out Bag, disaster, First Aid, supplies
Nov 4th, 2012 |
By Garrison
One of the most important, but probably one of the most overlooked aspects of survival preparedness is hygiene. In a disaster or collapse situation in which the services which most of us take for granted – such as water sanitation and trash removal – stop running, you will see large outbreaks of sickness and disease that come as result of living in our own waste in densely populated areas.
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Tags: BFTC, disaster, First Aid, hygiene, Prepping, sanitation, Survival
Sep 20th, 2012 |
By Garrison
The other night September 18 at around 9:00P.M. I was heading home from the store with my girl and the way home was blocked with an accident. We stopped and I got out to see if everyone was okay, everyone was not okay. One of the drivers involved in the accident was unconscious, not breathing very well,
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Tags: accident, BFTC, breathing, CPR, First Aid
Aug 23rd, 2012 |
By Garrison
We have written articles on prepping, and building a bug outTo leave for a more secure position. i.e. Survival Retreat, Neighbors, etc. bag for you family and animals, and first aid and CPR for you and your family but what about your dogs. They say dog is a mans best friend, in my house dog is the
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Tags: BFTC, compression's, CPR, Dogs, family, First Aid, muzzle, pulse, rescue breaths
Aug 10th, 2012 |
By Garrison
A lot of people want to buy guns, first aid kits, bow and arrows, fishing gear, etc. and half the time they don’t know how to use them. Let say you go out and but yourself the top of the line firearm and top of the line first aid kit, would you know how to
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Tags: BFTC, Firearms, First Aid, learning, proper, Safety, training
Jul 7th, 2012 |
By Garrison
Do you plan on hiking anytime soon? The news report of the missing hiker in Arizona (Body of missing hiker found in Arizona mountains) made me really start thinking of all the safety tips we should know when hiking anywhere. RIP to the 56 year old hiker Kenny Clark whos body was found in the Arizona mountains. When you
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Tags: basic gear, basic provisions, BFTC, Common Sense, Compass, First Aid, GPS, hiking, Safety, tips, travel, what to wear
Jun 30th, 2012 |
By Garrison
Summer is here and some of you might go camping or hiking, would you know what to do if something happened to you, a friend, or a family member? These are a few tips that could help in an emergency situation. First, know your limitations and match them to the location, duration of your outing and weather.
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Tags: Camping, First Aid, gauze, hiking, honey, improvised care, Medical, medicin, safty, splints, tips