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GuideCal Brennan3 Oct 20267 min

Four emergencies, and the instinct that makes each one worse

Bleeding, burns, choking and sprains each come with one obvious move that's wrong. Learn the right one now, while nobody's hurt.

CPR and choking rescue, in the order it actually happens

Compressions, breaths, the AED, and what changes for a kid or a baby — the whole sequence, plus the part everybody gets wrong at the table.

GuideMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

Build a first aid kit around the injuries you actually get

Most kits are bought as a box and never opened. Build yours in modules, size it to real injuries, and learn to use the three things that matter.

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GuideMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

How to do CPR now, and what changed since your last class

Most of what you were taught a decade ago has been simplified, and the parts people get wrong are the parts that matter most.

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What to do in the ten minutes before the ambulance arrives

Most emergencies are decided by an untrained person standing closest to the problem. Learn the order, and you stop being useless.

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The first ten minutes after something hits your eye

Flush it, shield it, or drive. Knowing which one applies to a metal chip, a chemical splash or a wire bristle is the whole game.

GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Cool him first, then drive him to the hospital

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke look similar for about a minute. Then one of them starts killing him, and the tell is how he talks.

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

What to do when someone has a seizure in front of you

Five minutes is the number that matters, the floor is your friend, and nothing ever goes in the mouth.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The Survival Gear That Actually Matters and What to Skip

Build a kit around what kills you fastest, not around what looks good in a tin. Real items, rough prices, and the stuff that belongs in the trash.

GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Pull the tick straight out and watch the spot for a month

Fine-tipped tweezers, steady pressure, no matches and no petroleum jelly. Then know exactly which rash and which symptoms send you to a doctor.

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Naloxone is over the counter now and you should own some

Slow breathing, pinpoint pupils, gray lips. What an opioid overdose actually looks like, and what to do in the minutes that decide it.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The Go-Bag Items That Actually Earn Their Weight

Most bags fail at the same three points. Here's what to carry, what to cut, and what it costs to get it right the first time.

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GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20264 min

The silver spray that earned a spot next to my razor

GermProof is a chelated-silver spray built for skin that takes a beating. Here's what it is, what the company says it does, and how to actually use it from shave to scrape.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The outer thigh, three seconds, and then you call 911

An epinephrine auto-injector is the easiest emergency device you'll ever use, and almost everybody hesitates too long with it.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Take the free Stop the Bleed class before you need it

It runs about an hour, it usually costs nothing, and it teaches the one emergency where waiting on the ambulance isn't a plan.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

Moms6 min

A Boy Mom's Guide to Noise, Scrapes and Big Hearts

Outdoors6 min

What To Do When Somebody Gets Hurt Two Miles From the Truck

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The tourniquet everyone should carry, and how to use it

Bleeding control is a five-minute skill with a thirty-dollar price tag, and most people carry neither the gear nor the training.

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First Aid Skills Every Adult In Your House Should Have

The ambulance is coming. It just isn't here yet. These are the things a grown adult should be able to do in the gap.

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First aid in Skills

Latest news · First aid

Four emergencies, and the instinct that makes each one worse

How To Use An AED And Where To Find One First

How to stop serious bleeding before the ambulance arrives

Choking rescue for an adult, a child and a baby

Burns, Sprains And Deep Cuts, Handled In The Right Order

Spotting a stroke or a heart attack in the first ten minutes

CPR and choking rescue, in the order it actually happens

Build a first aid kit around the injuries you actually get

How to do CPR now, and what changed since your last class

What to do in the ten minutes before the ambulance arrives

The first ten minutes after something hits your eye

Cool him first, then drive him to the hospital

What to do when someone has a seizure in front of you

The Survival Gear That Actually Matters and What to Skip

Pull the tick straight out and watch the spot for a month

Naloxone is over the counter now and you should own some

The Go-Bag Items That Actually Earn Their Weight

The silver spray that earned a spot next to my razor

The outer thigh, three seconds, and then you call 911

Take the free Stop the Bleed class before you need it

A Boy Mom's Guide to Noise, Scrapes and Big Hearts

What To Do When Somebody Gets Hurt Two Miles From the Truck

The tourniquet everyone should carry, and how to use it

First Aid Skills Every Adult In Your House Should Have