The perks of war
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Re: The perks of war
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“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” ― Edward R. Murrow
"Remember Politicians are like babies diapers they both need changing often for the very same reason" - Mark Twain
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
"Remember Politicians are like babies diapers they both need changing often for the very same reason" - Mark Twain
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
Re: The perks of war
Thought of this thread while enjoying some light reading on my night shift. The paper of choice was 'Management of bleeding and coagulopathy following major trauma: an updated European guideline' available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056078/
Recomendation 2 is "We recommend adjunct tourniquet use to stop life-threatening bleeding from open extremity injuries in the pre-surgical setting"
The tourniquet should not be released until reaching surgery, no maximum time limit though the least the better. Times of 6 hours plus have been recorded without loss of limb. Pain is not considered a factor.
Traditional occlusion of blood flow through a single artery is mostly ineffective.
Kneeling on someone's groin to stem a lower limb bleed, for example, is waaaaaaay out.
Tourniquets are great at the right time but that time is pretty rare. Personally I have one with my chainsaw gear as that's when I foresee myself possibly needing one as an everyday fak item when you want it, you'll really want it but I wouldn't go out of my way to carry it normally.
Recomendation 2 is "We recommend adjunct tourniquet use to stop life-threatening bleeding from open extremity injuries in the pre-surgical setting"
The tourniquet should not be released until reaching surgery, no maximum time limit though the least the better. Times of 6 hours plus have been recorded without loss of limb. Pain is not considered a factor.
Traditional occlusion of blood flow through a single artery is mostly ineffective.
Kneeling on someone's groin to stem a lower limb bleed, for example, is waaaaaaay out.
Tourniquets are great at the right time but that time is pretty rare. Personally I have one with my chainsaw gear as that's when I foresee myself possibly needing one as an everyday fak item when you want it, you'll really want it but I wouldn't go out of my way to carry it normally.