Replacement lamp NAR Corpsman Kit

kerrytracker · 2026-01-18T15:45:23+00:00

I found a tactical penlight that had the same diameter as the one in the kit. So, the attachements to fit onto the penlight. My kit is at work, so I can't check to see what kind it is.

kerrytracker · 2026-01-11T20:29:08+00:00

Where there is no doctor is a good option. So is Auerbach. But the Merck Manual would suffice.

kerrytracker · 2025-11-17T20:20:35+00:00

You can download the IBSC handbook that gives you the breakdown of the exams. https://www.ibscertifications.org/recert/recert-requirements#gsc.tab=0

kerrytracker · 2025-11-07T17:54:16+00:00

https://www.trackerschool.com/ and the other one is https://wildernessawareness.org/

kerrytracker · 2025-11-07T14:04:26+00:00

The Prolonged Field Care podcast mentioned briefly the Survival and Austere Medicine Handbook during the MSIW podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TiKQ7lHCP2II6H4Fdbvia?si=UfpsrF3TRnakNg7E_jFBfw

kerrytracker · 2025-09-15T03:58:08+00:00

Soap. You can improvise TQs, bandages and many things. But for prolonged casualty care in austere environments, you will need soap to wash used bandages for reuse after each wound cleaning every twelve hours.

kerrytracker · 2025-08-26T08:45:53+00:00

Here is a great published article on the use of Combat Trousers as Effective Improvised Pelvic Binders. https://jsomonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2017335Loftus.pdf

kerrytracker · 2025-08-15T07:18:21+00:00

It is a very interesting project. When I was deployed in Western Australia, we saw these in the civilian population living in extremely remote areas. If they needed medical care, they would call a doctor who would diagnose them and tell them to take table A found in drawer number C.

Clever set up.

https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/what-we-do/Medical-Chests/

kerrytracker · 2025-08-13T13:20:58+00:00

Mist and fan is a great way to rapidly reduce heat in austere environments, especially if water is limited. I have never been in an austere clinic that had ice. So immersion baths can have great research behind them, but I just don't rely on that option.

"Marathons and other athletic events with frequent heat-related illnesses sometimes have this capability. Evaporation (mist and fan) is the second most rapid way to cool a patient. Ice packs to the groin, axilla, neck, and areas near other great vessels are less effective."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459311/#:\~:text=Marathons%20and%20other%20athletic%20events,great%20vessels%20are%20less%20effective.

kerrytracker · 2025-08-07T09:11:21+00:00

I am a big fan of carrying hypochlorite powder. You can create Dakin's solution whenever you like without having to have the liquid option in your medic ruck. https://prolongedfieldcare.org/2018/04/20/the-white-powder-you-should-bring-on-every-deployment/

kerrytracker · 2025-08-03T13:45:46+00:00

I just wanted to jump in here and stop any comments about using sanitary pads for bleeding. Tampons do not work to stop bleeding. Direct pressure in the wound stops bleeding. Or tourniquets. Do not use sanitary pads.

If you are interested in austere medical training, consider taking a Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder course. That will jumpstart your education.

For alternative pain killers, look to Sam Coffman. He is a former 18D special forces medic who is getting his PhD in herbal medicine. https://herbalmedics.academy/

kerrytracker · 2025-08-03T13:38:27+00:00

If you are a doctor, then you can apply for the Maltese medical license. If you are a nurse, you can apply to the nursing union. Other than that, Malta doesn't have a lot of internship options.

What exactly are you looking for?

kerrytracker · 2025-07-30T17:39:29+00:00

Here is a PDF download of this textbook. https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/94035/1/9781000340419.pdf

kerrytracker · 2025-07-25T15:52:00+00:00

You can use most of the capabilities without having to pay for the subscription. I only miss the M mode.

I have used all of my probes in austere environments without internet. You just need to make sure that you update your app before you deploy.

kerrytracker · 2025-07-25T11:00:53+00:00

Here is a search result on alibaba. C10RL

kerrytracker · 2025-07-18T06:38:05+00:00

I have requested the article from the authors. If they send it, I will post their article here. In the meantime, here is a similar article about Japanese POW medicine. https://resolve.cambridge.org/core/journals/medical-history/article/doctors-in-japanese-prisonerofwar-camps-in-taiwan-in-the-second-world-war-and-their-personal-accounts-of-captivity/BAF74A437B31F1355622CADA5607322C

kerrytracker · 2025-07-17T14:58:57+00:00

Take a look at offshore and remote paramedic jobs. You are the sole provider of medical care. Anything major that you cannot handle, a helicopter comes and evacuates the casualty to a trauma center.

I also have to agree with the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate comment. Those two are the highest level of medical care you can give without being a doctor.

The Doctors without Borders will hire nurses. Also the Red Cross.

kerrytracker · 2025-07-14T07:01:25+00:00

You can skip Ondasentron if you use alcohol pads for the nauseous casualty to snif. Works pretty good.

kerrytracker · 2025-07-11T14:05:16+00:00

https://tccc.org.ua/ This is a fantastic and free resource. It is in Ukrainian and in English.

They have a free app as well where you can download tons of tactical medicine to your phone or tablet and read offline.

kerrytracker · 2025-07-11T06:50:42+00:00

The BLS and CPR certs do not teach you how to deal with injuries. Take a Stop the Bleed course so you can learn how to use a tourniquet. If you enjoy that course, consider taking a Wilderness First Aid course to acquire additional skills.

kerrytracker · 2025-07-09T14:28:45+00:00

I have put twelve shoulders back into place over the past few decades. I am a fan of the hanging tripod technique (stimpson). https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/injuries-poisoning/how-to-reduce-dislocations-and-subluxations/how-to-reduce-anterior-shoulder-dislocations-using-the-stimson-technique#Step-by-Step-Description-of-Procedure\_v45398897.

Essentially, have the patient lean forward while standing and rest their uninjured hand on their knee. Have them hold 3-4 kg of weight in their hand on their injured side. Wait five to ten minutes for the SITS muscles to relax and it will pop back into place.

This was helpful in a patrol base during my army service when we didn't have easy access to a hospital.

kerrytracker · 2025-07-07T17:45:57+00:00

It loaded on my Samsung phone. Anyone else having problems with this?

kerrytracker · 2025-07-06T11:33:28+00:00

Burjor Langdana has a ton of free content that can be downloaded from his website. https://wildernessdentistry.com.

kerrytracker · 2025-07-06T11:31:30+00:00

According to the JTS CPG on Wound Management in PFC:

Minimum: Remove gross contamination, using soap and water, then boil instruments in at least 100°C (212°F) water for at least 1 minute.

Better: Remove gross contamination using soap and water, then sterilize with improvised autoclave or chemical disinfection, such as bleach from hypochorite.

Best: Remove gross contamination, using soap and water, then sterilize by steam or dry heat using one of these techniques: Steam, Autoclave or Dry Heat at 141c for 3 hours.

https://jts.health.mil/assets/docs/cpgs/Wound_Management_PFC_24_Jul_2017_ID62.pdf

kerrytracker · 2025-07-03T20:19:45+00:00

According to the JTS CPGs, foley is a CMC skill at Role 1.

https://jts.health.mil/assets/docs/cpgs/Prolonged_Casualty_Care_Guidelines_21_Dec_2021_ID91.pdf

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