WarDance
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Medically speaking, yep, dead or stable by the time you get to them, for the most part. Our team is more minimalistic in our gear and we travel light when it comes to medical gear. Find em, get em warm, bandage up any wounds, and get em out... there is little you can do for them in the middle of nowhere. Most only carry a ziplock sized bag of medical gear. I carry a little more, but when you are searching for hours and days in crappy terrain, you learn to leave the O2, splints, and BP Cuff in the truck. If it is a pure rescue (know where they are now get to them) we try to use helo, horses, or OHV to get to them and get em out, but humping it in is often the only way... expect to carry tech packs, medical packs, and a litter (w/ a patient) in addition to your 40+ lbs of gear. GOT TA LOVE IT!
Do you guys use a RIT team in search situations? We carry a "hasty med" during the search but once the patient is found the RIT team responds and brings us more medical gear.