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Author: keith.sleightholm

The Muscular System

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 21 January, 2018
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The muscular system consists of three main types of muscle tissue. We have smooth tissue, we have cardio tissue, often known as the myocardium, and we have skeletal tissue. So, … Continue Reading →

Blood loss volume estimation with serious bleeding

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 15 January, 2018
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Blood loss volume is a very difficult thing to calculate as it is adsorbed in to different surfaces at different levels.  In this video we look at a film that … Continue Reading →

Head injury

Head Injury and Brainy Dogs from Headway Suffolk

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 1 June, 2017
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Head Injury recovery is a long and difficult process and Headway Suffolk are using dogs to help in this recovery. Brainy Dogs is a unique project. Rescue dogs from Felixstowe Blue … Continue Reading →

When Tourniquets Don’t Work

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 13 January, 2017
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Tourniquets are very good at stopping bleeding but sometimes they do not stop the bleed.  This may be because they are not tight enough or that another method of bleeding … Continue Reading →

Tourniquets

Tourniquet or Haemostatic dressing patient monitoring

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 9 January, 2017
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Tourniquet or Haemostatic dressing patient monitoring Is vital after their use as you need to monitor the persons injury and signs and symptoms to ensure they do not get any … Continue Reading →

Celox Z fold

Celox Z fold

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 5 January, 2017
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Celox Z fold is a easy to use Haemostatic dressing that has been Z folded which makes it much easier to apply compared to a Haemostatic gauze on a roll. … Continue Reading →

Tourniquets

Tourniquets, what damage can be done with thier use

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 28 December, 2016
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Tourniquets are very effective but damage can occur to the limb but the risk of damage is not as much as was originally thought. Tourniquet use by the military has … Continue Reading →

SOFT T Tourniquet

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 21 December, 2016
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SOFT T tournique is another commercial tourniquet with a windlass that allows 180 degree turns.  It has metal components rather than plastic and is availablle in black or orange. New … Continue Reading →

Haemostatic Dressings

Haemostatic Dressings

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 18 December, 2016
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Haemostatic gauze is a Haemostatic imreginated gauze that is used to ack a wound to stop catastrophic bleeding. In this video covers an overview of Haemostatic gauze. Celox Haemostatic Gauze … Continue Reading →

MAT tourniquet

MAT Tourniquet

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 15 December, 2016
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MAT Tourniquets are ideal for first aiders and medics as they are simple to use and you can apply the pressure in clicks rather than 180 degree turns so you … Continue Reading →

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