Basic first aid

[Shadow 7D]

Luigi, you might want to update your trauma, as the military and other 'trauma' services have found that as long as the 2" or wider tourniquet is used, you have 4-6 hours to reestablish perfusion,

when an major artery is hit, you have 2-4 MINUTES to control the bleeding...

 

[gun guy]

Alot of thoughtful insight, many valid points, The whole area is a crime scene, very good observation, any attempt to help the victim, could be seen as,,tampering with evidence, yet another good observation. what if in the process of kicking the gun away, you accidentally kicked the BG in the head ? that could be so eaisly misconstrued as well. Most people have a good heart, and would understandably be upset but months later in court, things could be presented quite different, than the actual events of the day.

 

[P.shooter]

I'm certified in CPR, AED and basic first aid, and planning on a wilderness first aid class at the end of the year. Next year I would like to get basic EMT.

If I ever had to shoot someone I would aim for center mass till they went down and were no longer a threat. At that point I would disarm & secure them, then do my damndest to save their life.

 

[boostedxt]

An EMT-I or an EMT-P can start an IV if a Physician authorizes it you can not just decide that a patient needs IV therapy and go for it. That's called practicing medicine w/out a license

Unless you are a healthcare provider in a clinical setting (IOW you are on the clock at work) you do not have a legal duty to respond anywhere in the United States

Correct..however once the care has been started I must continue whether I am on duty or off duty. If off duty I am a trained individual so the standards of care I give should be and are better than an untrained person.

As for IV Therapy....every state is difference. I have never had to call our medical director for starting an IV to run NSS or TKO. If I plan on pushing drugs through that IV I need to call in unless its a standing order.

joe

 

[Demitrios]

Basic first aid goes as far as diagnosis, for example as a former EMT if I saw a bone sticking out of someone's arm I'm only allowed to report a, "Possible broken arm." because I'm not considered a professional.

Another point is that as an EMT, while I am trained and have trained my nerves and reactions to high stress situations regarding physical injury and/or life threatening situations one thing I've always known was that I'm really only as good as my equipment.

You have your basics, scene safety (don't run over a downed wire for instance), body substance isolation or BSI (wear rubber gloves) and airway, breathing, circulation (A.B.C.'s). However if someone is bleeding out you would go for some form of gauze, say a t-shirt or a rag. If a man is having a heart attack on the other hand there's really only so much you can do after calling 911.

In short being prepared is always good but understand that mortality is a fact and there really is only so much you can do and you need to accept that the worst can happen.

All I'm offering are little techniques and piece of mind on a very small scale, do with them what you will.

 

[boostedxt]

Last person I came across that was having a heart attack I confirmed they had a past of it, checked the meds and gave them some nitro. Check the persons wrist and kneck...look for ID bracelets. Alot of people who have a past of something carry their meds right on their key chain.

Joe