GSWs (cops and .mil please don't answer)

[BravoMike]

Stop the Bleeding
Start the Breathing
Protect the wound
Treat for shock

USMC mantra....

I always carry a GSW trauma kit in my vehicle. Most of the places I go for sport shooting are nowhere near a hospital.

What does a good GSW Trauma kit consist of?

 

[VUPDblue]

IBDs, gauze, tourniquets, shears, tape. Decomp needle if you know how to use it and aren't close to medical treatment.

 

[gvonpaul]

IBDs, gauze, tourniquets, shears, tape. Decomp needle if you know how to use it and aren't close to medical treatment.

All very good.

 

[williamnewman1]

does veterinary field count as in "the business of dealing with GSW"? i see gunshot wounds sometimes weekly (dogs mostly , but cats as well) , some fresh, some not so fresh .......... hate to say it but my staff knows how to immediately deal with them its become commonplace ........ that being said i know animal vs. human is different , but i feel moderately prepared if need be for a human

 

[themadmedic]

does veterinary field count as in "the business of dealing with GSW"? i see gunshot wounds sometimes weekly (dogs mostly , but cats as well) , some fresh, some not so fresh .......... hate to say it but my staff knows how to immediately deal with them its become commonplace ........ that being said i know animal vs. human is different , but i feel moderately prepared if need be for a human

Lots of overlap....after all we use animal tissue in training.

 

[country69]

i got shoot in my leg with a .25.....it hurt like hell burned mostly..apply pressure to the nearest joint and call 911

 

[VUPDblue]

pressure to the nearest joint? could you elaborate on that?

 

[jwfuhrman]

I just want people (non EMS people) to know that they CAN use a tourniquet without fear of causing the loss of a limb and without fear of legal reprisals.

Oh I completely know that. Just up here(Adams Co and the surrounding Counties, well last I knew the surrounding counties) the TQ is a last resort..... that needs to be updated to the national standard.

A TQ is the most logical thing instead of doing a damn arterial pressure point.....

The logical choice isn't always the legal way for everyone.

 

[gvonpaul]

pressure to the nearest joint? could you elaborate on that?

If you're talking about pressure points, it means go above the next proximal (closer to core of your body) joint and apply pressure to the artery there. For example, if you are bleeding from the wrist, go above the elbow and apply pressure to the brachial artery there. It requires having a rough idea of where the artery is located.
We are taught that you can use a blood pressure cuff (inflated) to apply pressure there.
Fun fact: I once controlled heavy bleeding from inside a guy's penis (I can say penis right?) by using an inflated pediatric BP cuff. Worked like a charm.

 

[churchmouse]

Seen more than a few and dealt with 2. Pressure to the wound to control bleeding until properly equipped and trained support on sight. Been a good while and if I never see this again I am OK with that.