Thought for the day: Flight or fight response in biology terms.
Once our brain perceives danger, one circuit lays out sensory information about the danger, for example the sight of a gunshot victim or the sound of someone racking a pistol slide, to the cerebral cortex, the thinking part of the brain.
The cerebral cortex evaluates this information and makes a rational judgment about it (based on several factors, including level of experience VS training).
The other circuit relays the sensory information to the amygdala, which sends impulses to the autonomic nervous system. This system triggers something we identify as acute stress response (aka: fight, flight, freeze) even before the cerebral cortex (as mentioned above, the thinking part of our brain) has made sense of the information.
*Once activated, it increases heart rate, routes blood to muscles, releases stress hormones and glucose into the bloodstream among other sets of ongoing physiological changes, all to ensure your ability to handle this edge situation. But what is more interesting for us in the tactical context is, that today we know that self-preservation in fact overrides training. It simply means that during high – mid stress situations several areas, especially the long term memory of the brain, do not get deactivated. n simple English it means that under stress you will retract to the most experienced and rewarding skill/tool that you trained and you are familiar with. Nothing sexy or fancy, just default.
Yesterday’s work:
Weighted box step ups.
Seated leg presses.
Incline leg presses.
Heavy goblet squats.
Tire drags.
Skills:
Working drills and light sparring with the above mentioned PA during Krav Maga class.
Yeh, it ain’t life, no shit.
In that top flight ER I’m thinking they’d be using a clamping type set of pliers then sutures and sorts of fancy shit nobody in a field situation can pull off.
My evaluation of a jugular bleed in the field is, therefore now going to be:
FUBAR, move to next guy…
Question of the day: Read the article and ask yourself if you could have survived. There was no information on whether the gentleman had a go bag in his vehicle and since it was a remote area, not having water or a simple water purifier is just plain stupid. In areas with very hostile intentions, I always tried to have : weapons, transportation, communications, back up and basic food and water for three days. I really don’t understand why you would not apply those 5 things to anytime you are away from your home base.
Remember the “Survival Rules of 3” for a general guideline.
You can survive:
3 minutes without air or in icy water
3 hours without shelter in harsh environments
3 days without water
3 weeks without food
Now, your environment may dictate that you prioritize shelter over water (in extreme cold or heat, for instance) but in environments where the weather is fine and temperatures stay moderate, you can place your focus on water first or in equal measure.
While these may not be hard and fast rules like the name suggests, they are guidelines that it pays to keep in mind whenever you’re in a survival situation.
I had a subject with that wound to both sides. Used direct pressure with my hands on what ended up being a stack of gauze. The amount of pressure was challenging since using too much and you are applying a carotid restraint and too little is doing nothing. When the paramedics arrived, they started IV fluids to keep BP up then it was a ride to the closest ER. All the while I stayed clamped on the wound. The subject did survive.
Yeh I coulda survived. However, I concur that if he didn’t have a go bag in that Jeep, in what the article called “the Oregon Outback,” then it was stupid. You just don’t go in remote areas unprepared, unless of course you don’t care about surviving.
Also agree with your list of what one should have, BUT for communication, it sounded like the only thing that would work in that area is a SAT phone…big bucks, we can’t all have one, I’ll excuse his lack of a comm device here.
My question is why did no one who knew the guy wonder WTF and have someone searching? It was a random rescuer when a 73 yo dude shoulda been missed and had someone sent to intentionally find him.
Hell, regardless of age, people need to be aware and if there’s cause, track others. Did this man have no family or friends? Was it just the 2 dogs who gave a shit?? cause they had to be rescued too.
Yes, he should’ve had stuff in his vehicle to survive, no doubt. But his Jeep broke down, so i wonder if he was supposed to have been somewhere and then was not. Someone didn’t pay attention, or ignored the fact?
Whatever, back to our original question, could I survive?
Yes I could. Supplies in a bag, on my person, weapons on my person, etc. And if it came down to it, I’d eat my damn dog.
I am not affiliated with this place. I do not own a pair of these.
Just ran across the link, looks like the system has potential, designed by former LEO. Thought I’d share.
Maybe anyone here has seen, knows about these or has some?
Wat do u think?
A 1 second, 1 handed draw? No printing concealment with comfortable carry? I don’t know.
I DO know that a drop leg holster IS comfy and quick, but that’s external…I’d have to try these to decide & am not presently interested in doing that evaluation because I like my current system…but, what do YOU think?
Sadly, this is the case for too many older Americans.
Should have owned a Toyota. According to the article his Jeep got stuck. I would assume it was either not properly set up for driving in that terrain or the driver was not experienced in driving in that terrain. Some people think Jeep (in this case a Cherokee) and 4wd is all you need. The cyclist was smart though, as he had a GPS tracker.
This is only go to be worse with millennials as they have been raised in a country where they have an app for everything. Their first instinct is to call someone.
Millennials are age 24-39 now. Most of us grew up with cassette players, dialup or no internet, maps and no GPS, etc.
We definitely saw the advent of lots of tech, but the iGen/Gen Z generation (ages 7-24 approx.) is the generation that was immersed in it from the start.
You’re right. I always forget that there is a new labelled generation. My daughter corrects me whenever I call her a millennial. I tell her she’s lucky I don’t just call them all retards.
Thanks for posting this. Looks good, but, I would have to really try it before I buy, since, they can claim its secure, but, I don’t think you would know until you ran a sprint. Lot of experience with leg holsters and they are good overall, but, will move a lot if not secured around the leg.
Also, you would would need a real gun belt and not a dress belt or one of those cloth belts that guys wear with shorts. I use one from Bullhide belts that has worked good over the last year. Pricey, but will last a long time. Like you, I am comfortable with my current setup, but, always willing to change.
Train because your life depends on it. Train because the lives of your loved ones depend on it. Train because you want to, because it is your passion, because it is your job. Just find a way to train and do it often. Train hard. Train purposefully. Train to survive. Train to win.
A small incident happened in a large super market. A toddler started choking and basically turned the classic blue. Turned over with a few taps between the shoulder blades helped dislodge a small square piece of plastic used to hold the cellophane closed on a bag of bread. Familiarize yourself with these four life saving steps:
Start the breathing
Stop the bleeding
Protect the wound
Treat for shock
Now ask yourself: Could you save your child from choking? an adult?
2nd on scene on semi/suv accident on interstate yesterday.
Other guy l assisted was far more prepared for knocked out passenger, driver had dragged!?! to side of road.
But we rolled on side, monitored heart/breathing, shaded, and calmed driver until emergency personnel arrived.
Other guy was calm, active, and perhaps responsible for preventing more injury.
Incident made me resolved to up my skill in this area.
I managed this with my stepson when he was 11 or 12. I hadn’t ever trained a Heimlich maneuver, but I had at least read about it and did my best to act. I sent that big piece of unchewed bacon flying across the room on the first try. It was a very scary moment.
