Posts by Shawn Ritchey
What is a Hemostatic Dressing? Watch and Discover…
What is a Hemostatic dressings? It is a wound-care treatment that can affectively accelerate the clotting process even with some severe bleeding. In most cases it is best to utilize these dressings along with quality direct pressure which I will demonstrate in the next video. Hemostatic dressings are my number 6 on my first seven…
Read MoreA Divine Hemostatic Dressing
And now a word from our sponsor! This video is a pause to my series titled, “The first seven essential items in my first aid kit,” so that you can ponder this thought; What is a divine hemostatic dressing? In this video I’ll offer a brief thought to this question. I welcome any thoughts you…
Read MoreWhat do Buildings and Burns Have in Common?
What do buildings and burns have in common? Well listen and find out. This is the 3rd in Shawn’s series titled, “The first seven essentials to Shawn’s first aid kit.” In this episode Shawn explains how cravats – AKA triangular bandages – can also be used for burn care. Yet the kind of cravat you…
Read MoreSeventh of My First Seven Essentials to My First Aid Kit is: Cravats! What’s a cravat, you say…?
Cravats, AKA, triangular bandages, have a variety of uses. In this video, I introduce using a cravat for wound care. This is particularly useful when the cravat is made from a muslin (cotton) material, so that it still has an absorbing quality. Cravats can be used initially for bleeding control, or to secure a pressure…
Read MoreFirst Aid kit; Do you have one? Do you know what’s in it? Consider these 7 essential items!
By definition emergencies are not planned, yet we can plan for emergencies. One way to plan is to have at least one first aid kit. If you already have one, do you know what’s in it? Do you know what would be good to have in it? This is the first in a series @shawnritcheyLIVE…
Read MoreHe Asked the Wrong Question…
This is the 9th and final episode in this series on the Good Samaritan. In this last episode I suggest the lawyer asked the wrong question of, “Who’s my neighbor?” before Jesus tells the story of the Good Samaritan. When asking, “Who’s our neighbor?” implies that someone is not our neighbor. I believe that allows…
Read MoreWho is My Neighbor? Have We not Pondered that a lot in This Series? Now Let’s Answer It!
In this 8th installment of the Good Samaritan parable we arrive at defining a neighbor through Merriam Webster, views in Jesus’ day, and finally through Jesus as Prophet, Priest, and returning King. How, then, should this influence our view of our neighbors? Do we include someone’s ethnic background or financial status or religion or “same…
Read MoreForeigner, hero, neighbor? The Good Samaritan is all of these.
Foreigner, hero, or neighbor? The Good Samaritan is all of these. This is now the 7th in this series on the Good Samaritan story. This video will explore why each of the above descriptions have some truth when referring to the Samaritan. We will also consider how and why Jesus described him. To learn more…
Read MoreLord Have Mercy! What’s up with That?
Lord have mercy! This is the 6th in my series on the Good Samaritan parable. In this post we learn why I’m even discussing the word, mercy, as well as the definition of it. This is not a random word, but the assessment a lawyer concluded about the person who offered first aid to a…
Read MoreThe Good Samaritan Story Told.
Good Samaritan, 5th in the series: Listen to the story with today’s vernacular to hear it anew. What was the message Jesus intended His audience to consider, and what is the message it has for us today? For more information on first aid, or God, or how they so intertwine, please go to: https://shawnritchey.com/first-aid-its-a-god-thing-biblical-guide-to-life-saving/ To subscribe…
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