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7 Reasons Your Teeth Hurt While Running

I just got back from a trail run and my teeth hurt like crazy. I just started running again after a 3 year break; left the military, got married, had a baby (well, my wife did)...

10 Misconceptions About Things That Kill You

We hate dying, it sucks... it really sucks. Recently we were notified about some thing pretty incredible...

What's The Difference Between a First Aid Kit and a Trauma Kit?

So what is the difference between these two things? We often hear the phrase "Trauma Kit" and there seems to be plenty of confusion between what a Trauma Kit is and what a First Aid Kit consists of. Let's solve this problem together by first defining each. 

 

9 Things Your First Aid Kit Must Have

The most important thing you can do after you buy a First Aid Kit is to...

U.S. Company Makes Bandaids From Lobster Shells

Lobster Tough, a company in Maine is developing a bandage coated with a substance extracted from crushed lobster shells that would promote blood-clotting and is resistant to bacterial infection.

1 Crazy Thing You Don't Know About Dehydration

 No one notices sweating when they're underwater so it's a huge surprise that you can suffer from severe dehydration while swimming, surfing, diving or doing other water sports if you're not careful. 

6 Ways Paracord Can Save Your Life...

If a wound needs stitching, the inner strands of a paracord can be used...

Plug Gunshot Wounds in 15 Seconds - New device receives FDA Approval

XSTAT was developed for the military but the FDA says First Responders can now use the device to treat adults and teens in the general population who are experiencing life-threatening and severe hemorrhagic shock. Approved last year for battlefield use, the device can plug a gunshot wound in just 15 seconds.

Tales From The E.R. #1: It Burns

I stood in the Emergency Room, it was morning and a preschool aged child was walking toward the front door with her parents...

To The Stranger That Saved My life

At the corner of Harrison Blvd and 3850 South in Ogden, Utah on the West side of Harrison across from Weber State University, at approximately 4:30 am on April 17th, 2000…You, a stranger, saved my life…and became a hero to me.