Impalement
One of your team mates turns his ankle and falls down a steep incline. He breaks a 1 inch diameter sapling and the broken end penetrates his thigh midway between the hip and knee and protudes4-5...
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I would hope to all get out that there is someone more qualified there than myself. My fear is that is would have cut across an artery and removing it would cause more issues than leaving it there for...
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Turniqit the leg above the thigh, cut the sapling free from benieth and secure it to prevent eccess movement that may cause more damage while at the same time applying pressure to the wound. Imobilize...
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Tell him to walk to it off. If it gets worse, evac the team leaving the WIA behind with a pistol and 1 bullet...He deserves it for having little girl ankles in the first place.
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Cool! I love these scenarios. It depends on if I have EMS to back me up. If we are two dyas walk and a mule ride away from definitive care or a few hours from the hospital. I'll assume a worse case....
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Well we know how to treat Trigger if he gets injured! MCZ and Bull, really good answers. Yes, cut the sapling from underneath and bandage in place, I have included a Gerber folding saw in the med kit...
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The Gerber saw is feather weight, inexpensive, and priceless for a number of uses. For making shelters and splints, or stretchers, the difference in time spent doing it with the saw, or hacking poles...
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When I say don't use a tourniquet I'm sure that there are circumstances when you would with this kind of scenario. If the person managed to pull himself off of the spear and large volumes of blood are...
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M4Trigger wrote:Tell him to walk to it off. If it gets worse, evac the team leaving the WIA behind with a pistol and 1 bullet...He deserves it for having little girl ankles in the first place.Shoot...
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