Episode Description: In this episode, we dive into one of the most critical yet often overlooked skills in austere and wilderness medicine—patient packaging. Whether it’s a multi-system trauma on a scree slope, a hypothermic hiker deep in the backcountry, a caver with unstable chest trauma, or a mountain biker with a TBI, how you secure, protect, and move your patient can make or break their outcome. We’ll explore the goals, concepts, and challenges of patient packaging, including: Stabilizi...
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Episode Description: In this episode, we dive into one of the most critical yet often overlooked skills in austere and wilderness medicine—patient packaging. Whether it’s a multi-system trauma on a scree slope, a hypothermic hiker deep in the backcountry, a caver with unstable chest trauma, or a mountain biker with a TBI, how you secure, protect, and move your patient can make or break their outcome. We’ll explore the goals, concepts, and challenges of patient packaging, including: Stabilizi...
In today's episode, we tackle a crucial yet often overlooked aspect of trauma care: minimizing on-scene time to improve patient outcomes. Drawing from leading trauma courses like PHTLS, BTLS, and ITLS, we introduce a new acronym, MAST, designed to streamline your trauma care and response. Scene time is a critical factor in trauma care, and studies consistently show that longer on-scene durations negatively impact patient outcomes. We explore the universal agreement on the need for rapi...
SRTC Rogue Medic Podcast
Episode Description: In this episode, we dive into one of the most critical yet often overlooked skills in austere and wilderness medicine—patient packaging. Whether it’s a multi-system trauma on a scree slope, a hypothermic hiker deep in the backcountry, a caver with unstable chest trauma, or a mountain biker with a TBI, how you secure, protect, and move your patient can make or break their outcome. We’ll explore the goals, concepts, and challenges of patient packaging, including: Stabilizi...
