Hunter's Field Medicine with Lone Star Medics 2024
Saturday, July 13, 2024, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
Category: Member Activity
Hunter's Field Medicine with Lone Star Medics Ticket price: $250 (includes lunch) Click here to register for this event
Some of the subjects covered in class: - Pre-hunt planning and medical contingencies - Medical equipment and selection - Scene Safety - Patient movement techniques for short and long ranges - Patient assessment techniques - Identify and treat penetrating & blunt traumatic injuries - Modern hemorrhage control techniques - Identify and treat - Penetrating thoracic injuries - Thermal burns - Eye injuries - Shock - General medical emergencies; stroke, diabetic, seizures, etc. - Identify and treat penetrating thoracic injuries - Identify and treat thermal burns - Environmental emergencies - Heat & cold-weather related injuries/illnesses - Poisonous plants of North America - Animal bites and stings, native to North America - Introduction to wound management - Irrigation & debridement techniques - Closure techniques - Infection control techniques - Evacuation considerations - Landing Zone (LZ) preparation - Patient transport via POV - Rally points - EMS/SAR capabilities - Field hygiene and preventative medicine |