(Emergency Medicine) Anyone ever do any type of emergency treatment?
Hey all, thanks for checking out my question. Well, because this is yahoo question, I figured, why not ask a question LOL.
So here it is. The other night I be talking with a friend of mine who was a combat medic within the Army, sufficed to say, he had some pretty amazing stories about emergency treatment he did. I will convey you his story, but I would like to ask any and all of you guys, have you ever have to do somthing like this? I wanna hear your stories.
So here it is: My friend said that after being fired on by Iraqi insurgent in Tikrit, one of his soldiers lost a substantial amount of blood. This threw the soldier into circulatory shock, and as a result the blood vessel constricted, the only way to give this man an IV be to preform a procedure called a "venous cutdown" where the large capillary in or around the ankle is exposed and use to run Normal Saleen to prevent loss of blood. The procedure required the boot to be cut off, the socks to be cut off, and a lateral incision be made just to the left of the vein (barely perceptible after shock), the vein was then helpfully pulled out, and used to run an IV.
Please tell me your stories to all that have some. Thanks guys
Answers:
Running saline, glucose, or serum is pretty adjectives in someone who has had deeply of blood loss. My only guess is that the procedure may be different in a triage situation approaching that than in the hospital where they can IV bag you. Perhaps it also have to do with the amount of blood lost. I doubt they have "blood banks" out in the area.
As far as similar stories, my friend was a sniper, so I doubt my stories would be similar to yours. XD
That is pretty standard and commonplace in any Emergency department. Less common, initial the chest with one large cut, reaching in an pumping the heart by foot.
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So here it is. The other night I be talking with a friend of mine who was a combat medic within the Army, sufficed to say, he had some pretty amazing stories about emergency treatment he did. I will convey you his story, but I would like to ask any and all of you guys, have you ever have to do somthing like this? I wanna hear your stories.
So here it is: My friend said that after being fired on by Iraqi insurgent in Tikrit, one of his soldiers lost a substantial amount of blood. This threw the soldier into circulatory shock, and as a result the blood vessel constricted, the only way to give this man an IV be to preform a procedure called a "venous cutdown" where the large capillary in or around the ankle is exposed and use to run Normal Saleen to prevent loss of blood. The procedure required the boot to be cut off, the socks to be cut off, and a lateral incision be made just to the left of the vein (barely perceptible after shock), the vein was then helpfully pulled out, and used to run an IV.
Please tell me your stories to all that have some. Thanks guys
Answers:
Running saline, glucose, or serum is pretty adjectives in someone who has had deeply of blood loss. My only guess is that the procedure may be different in a triage situation approaching that than in the hospital where they can IV bag you. Perhaps it also have to do with the amount of blood lost. I doubt they have "blood banks" out in the area.
As far as similar stories, my friend was a sniper, so I doubt my stories would be similar to yours. XD
That is pretty standard and commonplace in any Emergency department. Less common, initial the chest with one large cut, reaching in an pumping the heart by foot.
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