tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post2584264593408791324..comments2024-03-28T10:37:15.287-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: Monday Medical: Wound CareAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-83461737892318284972021-12-03T04:45:20.308-08:002021-12-03T04:45:20.308-08:00Aesop, These Medical Mondays are medical gold. I h...Aesop, These Medical Mondays are medical gold. I have read, re-read, studied, made notes, and stocked my kit accordingly. I thank you for all this FREE, amazing knowledge and wisdom. If you would consider adding more posts, you have here an eager audience, if you put it behind a paywall I will gladly pay your fee.John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001831488111705781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-8938116557308140422020-11-10T20:04:25.694-08:002020-11-10T20:04:25.694-08:00Could it be akin to the sterile supply outdates?
...Could it be akin to the sterile supply outdates?<br /><br />Places that I have worked, if the wrapper was intact, and had stayed dry, it was serviceable.Reltney McFeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05618854967182237492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-16452534437952362002020-11-10T12:34:27.631-08:002020-11-10T12:34:27.631-08:00What is it that's supposed to have expired?
El...What is it that's supposed to have expired?<br />Elastic may become less stretchy over time, but if it's still sealed, a bandage is a bandage is a bandage.<br /><br />Most expiration dates on items, like a lot of packaging instructions, are a scam to get you to buy more.<br />Hence the famous words: "<i>Lather. Rinse. <b>Repeat.</b></i>"<br /><br />If someone can explain what it is that suddenly doesn't work on a given day, I'd like to hear it.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-81571675453771054692020-11-10T11:37:36.788-08:002020-11-10T11:37:36.788-08:00I’d like to hear your thoughts on an expired Israe...I’d like to hear your thoughts on an expired Israeli Battle Dressing, still in the package. Toss it, iris it still useful, or use it for training purposes only?Cjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334100593630415472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-85287510942230920862020-11-10T09:22:16.402-08:002020-11-10T09:22:16.402-08:00Thanks for spotting the dead link.
I updated it wi...Thanks for spotting the dead link.<br />I updated it with the new one Robin provided.<br />That's what I get when I'm posting between shifts.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-49162779123527002872020-11-09T22:53:17.703-08:002020-11-09T22:53:17.703-08:00Until you print your manual for sale, would you ma...Until you print your manual for sale, would you make the posts available for easy downloads. Might I add that frequent change of dressing and bandaging and debridement are part of the healing process as are oral or iv antibiotics as necessary. Re-mentioning of the need for Dtp[tetanus prevention] is recommended.docfromjerusalemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11127088384948755328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-82703793947066352932020-11-09T19:08:48.365-08:002020-11-09T19:08:48.365-08:00This is really useful. Can you add an appropriate...This is really useful. Can you add an appropriate tag (like "SHTF First Aid") then folks like me can link to it. This needs wider distribution.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-78163611587973093202020-11-09T11:31:44.466-08:002020-11-09T11:31:44.466-08:00This one's a functioning link to a 1950s editi...This one's a functioning link to a 1950s edition of the <a href="https://fas.org/irp/doddir/milmed/bandage.pdf" rel="nofollow">US Army Field Manual FM 8-50 Bandaging and Splinting</a>.Robin Dattahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358491380192365005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-91443847426949229392020-11-09T11:13:19.732-08:002020-11-09T11:13:19.732-08:00Your FM link was dead apparently. The FM can be fo...Your FM link was dead apparently. The FM can be found here:<br />https://archive.org/details/FM8-50BandagingandSplinting/page/n1/mode/2up<br />Thanks for the info. Keep up the Good Work.<br />Semper Fi<br />Catfish<br />catfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812274935564874737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-50409937687959418382020-11-09T10:43:57.270-08:002020-11-09T10:43:57.270-08:00One of the classic books for dealing with this asp...One of the classic books for dealing with this aspect of patients is Pye's Surgigal Handicraft which first appeared in the late 1800s and was updaed until the late 1900s. Varius editions in pdf and other downloadable formats are <a href="https://openlibrary.org/books/OL20436107M/Pye's_Surgical_Handicraft_A_Manual_of_Surgical_Manipulations_Minor_Surgery_..." rel="nofollow">lurking on the web</a> at various places, and even thiis 1893 edition has numerous nuggets of wisdom. Hardcopies can still be found at online booksellers and bookfinders. An <a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?author=&title=Surgical+Handicraft&lang=en&submitBtn=Search&new_used=*&destination=us&currency=USD&binding=*&isbn=&keywords=&minprice=&maxprice=&publisher=&min_year=&max_year=&mode=advanced&st=sr&ac=qr" rel="nofollow">Amazon.com subsidiary</a> is one among such places.Robin Dattahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358491380192365005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-88775992364523138492020-11-09T10:21:50.702-08:002020-11-09T10:21:50.702-08:00I'm getting a "Page Not found" when ...I'm getting a "Page Not found" when clicking on the referenced Field ManualRandyGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758726126424011542noreply@blogger.com