PLEASE BOOST -- #MassShooting #SchoolShooting #FirstAid #StopTheBleed #CPR #FirstResponder #EMT
This is my six item trauma kit list for gunshot wounds.
RECOMMEND:
Tourniquet (Cat7, RATS), x2
Chest seals, 6"x6", with vent, x2
"Israeli-style" compression bandages, 6-inch, x2
Kaolin infused (Quik-Clot) packing gauze, at least 4 feet
EMT Shears, x1
Emergency Blanket (cold/shock), x1
You can't wait for help to arrive, YOU ARE THE HELP.
Learn how to use these items.
@jeffowski Also:
* Tampons => Pokey Wounds.
* Maxi Pads => Slashey Wounds.
They *work* (used both in the field in a pinch) and they're usually handy.
I see in this thread much pearl-clutching vis-a-vis Shootings, but all of these tools work for Everyday sort of stuff, like say, a construction site, or extended camping trip. People get hurt and bleed all the time from things other than gunshot wounds (tampons and packing tape).
Ever seen a hiker fall and get skewered by a stick?
@elfin -- Don't Lie...
If you can go onto YouTube and see many examples of how this doesn't actually work, coming onto this thread to claim: "They *work* (used both in the field in a pinch) and they're usually handy" is outright IRRESPONSIBLE.
@jeffowski I have not done it with bullet wounds. I HAVE done it with pokey wounds (people falling on things, usually metal.
My point was to ADD them to A Medical Kit to Augment the bullet wound list.
I did not Lie in anyway, I offered additions to any First Aid Pack for puncture wounds. I think I said that.
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