Prolonged Field Care

I wanted to get this on the site as soon as I could after witnessing certain trends from participating in, and observing many training scenarios and AARs.  These principals glare at me each time I watch a medic go through a PFC scenario for the first time.  The light bulbs then start clicking on and they begin working toward these same solutions while in the middle of the scenario, when it is too late.  Learn from all of our hard-won lessons while you still have the luxury of doing so.   Continue reading “Principals for Practicing Effective Prolonged Field Care”

Star Tribune – by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press

MOSCOW — The Russian maker of the Buk air defense missile system said Tuesday that it has concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight 17 was downed by an older version of the missile, which isn’t in service with the Russian military but is in Ukrainian arsenals.   Continue reading “Russian maker of the Buk missile says MH17 shot down by older missile, in Ukrainian service”

poorThe Guardian – by Corrina Regnier

Ray Charles Staten Sr. should have celebrated his 60th birthday this month. Instead, his family marked the fourth anniversary of his death. It all started, according to a lawsuit that settled in March 2015, when a small debt became a death sentence in the spring of 2011.

Unable to pay an outstanding debt of $409 in court fines, Mr Staten was arrested and sentenced to 16 days in Mississippi’s Harrison County Jail. Shortly after being booked at the jail, Mr Staten fell seriously ill. Despite his obvious symptoms and his cellmates’ cries for help, the jail’s privately-contracted medical staff allowed his condition to worsen until – on the fifth day of his sentence – he collapsed in his cell and, upon being transported to a medical center, could not be revived. He had suffered acute peritonitis, a life-threatening infection of the abdominal lining for which early treatment is essential.   Continue reading “America cannot lock its poor in debtor’s prisons to fund its police departments”

failThe Daily Sheeple – by Lily Dane

An internal investigation of the Tyrannical Sexual Assaulters, er…I mean, the Transportation Security Administration, revealed some absolutely shocking information:

TSA agents are largely incompetent.

ABC News reported the exclusive story this morning. Here’s an excerpt from their coverage – emphasis mine.   Continue reading “Shocker: TSA Failed 95 Percent of Undercover Breach Tests”

Reuters / Kai Pfaffenbach RT

Texas legislators approved two bills legalizing the open carrying of handguns in public and on university campuses, overcoming objections from gun control activists but caving in to pressure from law enforcement on some provisions.

Known as House Bill 901, the open carry law would allow holders of the concealed-carry license to carry handguns in public in a hip or shoulder holster. After a week of fierce debate and a threat of a Democratic filibuster that never materialized, the bill cleared the state House on Friday with 102 votes in favor and 43 against. It was approved by a 20-11 vote in the Senate.   Continue reading “Texas legalizes open carry in public, on campus”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

The somewhat farcical journey home from Europe for Secretary of State John Kerry continues. As we noted previously, after breaking his leg on an arbidged Tour de France’-esque accident in which he hit a curb, he was flown to Geneva in a helicopter where he was “stable and never lost consciousness,” which makes sense (unless as many have suggested his brain lies considerably lower in his body than most humans).   Continue reading “It Cost US Taxpayers At Least $250,000 To Repatriate A Bicycle-Challenged John Kerry”

NORML – by Paul Armentano

Members of the United States House of Representatives are anticipated to vote this week (perhaps as earl as Wednesday) on a series of amendments to a Justice Department spending bill. These amendments seek to limit the federal government’s intrusion in states that have regulated various aspects of marijuana production and access.   Continue reading “House Floor Vote To Protect States’ Marijuana Laws Pending In Congress”

Screen Shot 2015-04-24 at 1.30.09 PMLiberty Blitzkrieg – by Michael Krieger

A couple of months ago, I highlighted the horrifying fact that U.S. police killed more civilians in March than UK police killed in 100 years. With May 2015 in the history book, we now have some updated stats, and the results are not pretty. 464 Americans have been killed by police so far this year, which amounts to more than three deaths every single day. If you don’t think this is a problem, I don’t know how to help you.   Continue reading “464 Americans Have Been Killed by Police in 2015 – Here are Their Stories”

waco 28 supressorThe Last Refuge – by Sundance

Several places are now reporting a very disconcerting claim about the justice system in Waco Texas requesting detainees sign waivers promising not to sue the city for unlawful arrest, detention, and civil rights violations.

One law firm has posted the following on their Facebook page outlining the demand:   Continue reading “Update Waco “Twin Peaks” Shooting – Waco Authority Demanding Liability Waivers Prior To Bond Reductions…”

sunset-the-patriot-act.jpgBATR

Watching the DC establishment respond to Senator Rand Paul’s efforts to sunset important aspects of the Patriot Act is like peeling back the skin of a decaying onion to expose the rot. Members of the Senate all take an oath to defend and protect the U.S. Constitution. Well those “public servants” who are doing their perfected “Potomac Two Step” would have the public believe that next week’s vote on some version of the House passed USA Freedom Act will halt the NSA from their systematic violation of 4th Amendment protections.   Continue reading “The Senate’s Patriot Act Betrayal”

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Yahoo News

(Reuters) – A series of moderately powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Oregonovernight and on Monday, but did not trigger tsunamis, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

On Monday, a magnitude 6.0 quake struck off the coast of the West Coast state at a depth of 8.1 miles (13 km) at about 1:11 p.m. local time. Earlier, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit at 3:46 a.m. at a depth of 9.3 miles (15 km).   Continue reading “Earthquakes hit off Oregon coast”

Washington’s Blog

Corruption Is Destroying Basic Science

Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine are the two most prestigious medical journals in the world.

It is therefore striking that their chief editors have both publicly written that corruption is undermining science.   Continue reading “Editors In Chief of World’s Most Prestigious Medical Journals: “Much of the Scientific Literature, Perhaps HALF, May Simply Be Untrue””

Spokesman Review – by Mike Prager

The son-in-law of one of the three people shot to death before fire was set to their Colbert home and barn was arrested Saturday afternoon on three counts of first-degree murder, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said.

Roy H. Murry, of Lewiston, was taken into custody after he appeared voluntarily at the Public Safety Building and was interviewed by detectives, Knezovich said.   Continue reading “Suspect arrested in Colbert triple homicide”

HILLARY CLINTON SPEECHESHuffington Post – by Ryan Grim

WASHINGTON — Two Canadian banks tightly connected to promoting the controversial Keystone XL pipeline in the United States either fully or partially paid for eight speeches made by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the period not long before she announced her campaign for president. Those speeches put more than $1.6 million in the Democratic candidate’s pocket.   Continue reading “Banks Behind Hillary Clinton’s Canadian Speeches Really Want The Keystone Pipeline”

File: Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, stands behind five Apple 1 computers for a photo op on June 18, 2013 at History San Jose. Mercury News – by Sharon Noguchi

MILPITAS — It turns out that one person’s junk is indeed someone else’s treasure.

A South Bay recycling firm is looking for a woman who, in early April, dropped off boxes of electronics that she had cleaned out from her house after her husband died. About two weeks later, the firm, Clean Bay Area, discovered inside one of the boxes a rare find: a vintage Apple I, one of only about 200 first-generation desktop computers put together by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne in 1976.   Continue reading “Apple I discarded as junk sells for $200,000; mystery woman stands to get half”