Hey John/ASP Team,
I recall hearing in one of the videos that there would be some first-aid training. I believe it was trauma first aid? Is that going to be posted?
Thanks,
Aaron
John Bruns
Hi Aaron! Well, you know, I am not positive we have planned that. Not a bad idea, Steph and Neil and I went through trauma medical instructor level training last year to do just that. So we could put some stuff together for sure. Let me talk to them about it and how we might structure it!
Thanks John. That would be great. I do recall on one of the daily lessons you mentioning that you recently got the trauma training. Can't remember which video though.
I think the ASP community would find it very very useful.
Steven K. Mariner
John Bruns
Steven K. Mariner
Chris Cecil
I would like that as well. Several years ago I took a EMT first responder course at GCC in Glendale. That training was great but it was over 25 years ago and I am sure a lot of that information has been updated with present day technology and knowledge.
Rod
John Bruns
Steven K. Mariner
In the meantime, consider local Stop the Bleed training. Most locations have classes that are very low cost and cover the basics of tourniquet use and wound packing, the two most essential trauma first aid skills not taught in traditional community and scouting first aid classes.
Learn about the program and find local trainers at https://www.stopthebleed.org
Learn more about the program and how to become an instructor at
https://stopthebleedcoalition.org/
John Bruns
Steven K. Mariner
Dove tailing off what Mr. Aaron Fried said, I too would like to see some first aid videos as the busy ASP team has time for. Just retired as a weekend warrior from the Air National Guard. I will miss that Self Aid Buddy Care / Tactical Combat Casualty Care training. I think that training was actually pretty good. Looking for recurrent training from a source I trust and method of presentation I enjoy (ASP).
Also gear review; particularly interested in preventative safety gear /self defense gear and first aid gear reviews, ESPECIALLY best hemostatic agents/ products. Also I watched a video with Massad Ayoob talking about bullet resistant vests and other gear though I did see Mr Correia respond to one of my questions about bullet resistant gear being outside the overton window for normal people.
Also-Thank you to D. Cragin Shelton for that link.
I did a full career in the Air Guard myself, so congrats and thank you. My years were early '70s into late '90s, so I know your experience was quite different from mine.
And you are most welcome... I hope many take advantage of the program.
As for video training in trauma care, check out one of the ASP advertisers, Mountain Man Medicine, who offer some excellent video lessons on the site.
Steven K. Mariner
John Bruns
Oh very cool...(regarding the Air Guard connection). I was always a traditional. I'm a pilot in my "day" job. Guard wise; Aircraft mechanic, F-16s (last 2 years were in the Safety Office).
Speaking of experiences changing, and within the exact same branch/sub branch; I Joined in March of 2002. 9/11 had just gone down and everyone knew which way the winds were blowing. The guys in my unit at that time had never done a wartime deployment, not even the first gulf war. Shortly after I joined, the OIF/OEF deployments spooled up quickly. We were a tactical jet, so we were based within the warzone-Balad Iraq, Kandahar Afghanistan---other units in Bagram Afghanistan....I forget the other inside-Iraq airbases other tactical jets were at. Words I never thought would say in my Air Guard career; we were shot at...routinely. Mostly indirect fire like rockets and mortars but some times a bad guy would bum rush the gate and detonate or drive by the wire and spray bullets. Also volunteered at the Field hospital in Balad and Afghanistan. Seeing real war casualties was another thing I NEVER thought I would see. We carried M-16/(M-4) in country with loaded mags. And so...
...I noticed in a John Correia speech he referred to his Navy time and his very limited shooting experience. Surprisingly (to me) we Air Guardsmen shot a fair amount more live rounds in training initially and recurrently than the Navy does. We even got into limited shoot and move training. It was fun!
"Climate" wise the Guard has had a ton more women join since I joined. When I first got in the Guard, there was a lot of shall we say "brotherly chicanery" that has very largely gone away. It felt like being surrounded by the brothers or uncles I never had. It was fun but we were still passionate about the job and mission. The Guard has gotten a lot more politically correct over time...or whatever term you prefer, but I think the meaning still points in the same direction. Also as I think of changes-smoking- when I first got in smoking was common....now smoking is WAY WAY rare....which is good. I think the push against drunk driving is much stronger than say 30 years ago. Probably not surprising.
I love history, and I was always curious how things were at my 2 Air Guard units in the past (your time)...and yeah, it sounds like the Guard was way different during your time. "The times they are a changin' "
Steven K. Mariner
D. Cragin Shelton
Yeah we didn’t shoot at all in the Navy really.
Steven K. Mariner
John Bruns
Steven K. Mariner
The folks at Crisis Medicine have some great online courses: https://www.crisis-medicine.com/
Outstanding! Thank you
Steven K. Mariner
Steven K. Mariner
John Bruns
If anyone is interested, there's also a nice video recording of a Tactical combat Casualty Course on YouTube, courtesy of Carry Trainer:
Steven K. Mariner
Hey guys,
Thank you for all the responses here and for the interesting video material.
Although these videos provide a wealth of information, I do think it would serve the community here for ASP to do their own version with a "daily self protection for the average person" spin on things. It really doesn't have to be a drawn out course or even a two hour video. Even a half hour video showing the basics that everyone should know would be very worthwhile in my opinion.
Just my 2 cents.
Steven K. Mariner
"It really doesn't have to be a drawn out course or even a two hour video. Even a half hour video showing the basics that everyone should know would be very worthwhile in my opinion."
The free first aid videos at Mountain Man Medicine, an ASP sponsor, fill the bill quite nicely for what you are seeking.
As a broader comment, it is great that folks support John and want training from ASP, but remember there are quite a few other schools beyond ASP that teach skills John and Neil respect and recommend. Look at the many non-ASP instructors featured here in this site, as well as others that John and Neil have trained with and shown snippets on the ASP Extra YT channel. I have trained twice on the range and for two hours at a conference wlth John, and hope to again. But I also seek out other top level instructors for broad skills development.