We’ve all had skin injuries and wounds at one time or another, either as children, but probably as adults as well – ranging from paper cuts to diabetic foot ulcers. What are we supposed to do for our skin injuries and wounds? Have mom kiss them and make them better? Soak them in turpentine? Heat …
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 limiting the delivery of oxygen, fuel, and nutrients. If not reversed, death occurs. Though all shock does limit blood flow and causes low blood pressure, there are five different forms of …
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 drip of caffeine? Most of us are, and with good reason. But, there’s something we can do about it. Today, I’m going to tell you why we’re so tired and how …
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 of six into town on what was to be a short-dismounted patrol and shopping excursion. This was just a couple of days after a 12-year-old kid tossed a hand grenade into …
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. They range in topic to include most everything – military history, psychology, medicine, theology, business, music, art, science, counseling, finance, you name it. I’m sure you’ve long heard and believe that …
Most of us love being outside hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, shooting, running, exercising, even doing yard work. As relaxing and natural as that may be, there are many potential threats that we must be aware of that could cause injury or illness. One of the most innocuous, yet irritating and potentially deadly threats, are ticks. …
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 Room or to our personal physician, we’re asked whether or not our tetanus status is up to date. What’s the big deal anyway? No one’s ever died of tetanus. Have they? …
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.
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.
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.