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Thank you for your kindness.
It’s a femoral artery hit, one can literally bleed out in 2-3 minutes, direct pressure,tourniquet ASAP, elevation (and hope to hell the ambulance is not far away!!!
Posted by Old NFO | October 24, 2012, 9:11 amAMEN to that!
Posted by guffaw1952 | October 24, 2012, 9:46 amOw.
Posted by ProudHillbilly | October 24, 2012, 11:11 amindeed!
Posted by guffaw1952 | October 24, 2012, 5:17 pmI tell everyone I shoot with that if someone ends up with a hole they weren’t born with, the gallon ziplock bag behind by passenger seat has the goodies to stop the bleeding and keep you breathing.
Virtually all bleeding stops in 6 minutes. Either from a: clotting mechanisms or b: the blood is all gone.
Try to avoid b.
If you are going to use a tourniquet, make it wide (if possible) and *tight*. Belts are useful and many will go around a lower limb twice. If you try the direct pressure route, use PRESSURE. When the patient screams in pain over what you are doing, and they will, tell them that it’s saving their life and deal with the problem.
Having been a Paramedic for 28 yrs has its advantages.
Posted by Retired FFMedic | October 24, 2012, 11:39 amConcur with FFMedic, if they aren’t screaming, it’s not tight enough!
Posted by Old NFO | October 24, 2012, 2:58 pmThanks!
Glad your comments made it through!
Posted by guffaw1952 | October 24, 2012, 5:18 pmThanks for your insights!
Posted by guffaw1952 | October 24, 2012, 5:18 pmThis post reminded me when I went grocery shopping last night – I bought diapers and sanitary napkins to add to the first aid kit for serious bleeds.
Posted by ProudHillbilly | October 25, 2012, 7:37 amGood idea! I think that’s where the whole concept came from – compresses in WWI.
Posted by guffaw1952 | October 25, 2012, 11:18 am