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Sidenote, while a band-aid won't help a sucking chest wound, an occlusive dressing to halt the progress of the pneumothorax can be improvised with a piece of pl
by sliverstorm 10y ago
Sidenote, while a band-aid won't help a sucking chest wound, an occlusive dressing to halt the progress of the pneumothorax can be improvised with a piece of plastic laid over the wound and tape on three sides.
- stephencanon 10y agoIn next week's episode of "HN or WFA", we'll either show you how to setup a new bootstrap site or how to take spine precautions when dealing with the victim of a fall in the backcountry.
- 464192002d7fe1c 10y agoWFA? I ask, because if there's a site that routinely discusses stuff like this (advanced yet practical medical stuff) i'd be very interested in reading it.
- sliverstorm 10y agoWFA, I assume he's talking about Wilderness First Aid, a medical certification.
- M_Grey 10y agoNow that's a perspective I didn't expect, yet appreciate greatly. TIL
- ashark 10y agoAh. Improvised 1-way valve. Love it.