The Truth About Wound Care
We’ve all had skin injuries and wounds at one time or another, either as children, but probably as adults as well – ranging from …
5 Types of Shock
Shock is simply the body’s inability to meet its metabolic demands. In plain English, it is the lack of blood flow to important organs …
How to Have Increased Energy
Are you tired? Worn out? Feel like you’re completely out of gas more often than not? Wishing that you could have a continual IV …
The Dangers of Rug Shopping in Bagram
It was late Fall of 2002. Snow was already visible on the distant mountain peaks surrounding our base in Bagram. We’d taken a team …
The Books I Recommend
I love books. In fact, I have a library of over 3,000 books. Perhaps a couple dozen of them are fiction, the rest not. …
Staying Safe From Tick Bites
Most of us love being outside hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, shooting, running, exercising, even doing yard work. As relaxing and natural as that may …
Tetanus?
We’ve been getting tetanus shots since we were kids. Now it’s just sort of a reflex that every time we go to the Emergency …
Title: How to Beat the Heat and Avoid Dehydration
As a veteran physician for the U.S. Special Forces and a current emergency room doctor, Dr. Omar Hamada knows a thing or two about staying hydrated for your health. Read on below to discover how much water you should be drinking — and the best way to make sure you’re never without.
Basic Trauma Care for Civilians
Today, our resident Special Operations physician, Omar Hamada, reviewed the basics of trauma care for civilians. These skills could come in handy not only after a shooting incident, but also after a car accident or any number of other emergencies.
Survival Medicine: Asked and Answered
This week, special operations physician Omar Hamada answers your survival medicine questions. Hopefully, you will learn a thing or two that might save your life — or the life of a loved one — by giving you time to get to a proper medical facility.