Adam Beasley One time I accidentaly stabbed myself into leg with a knife. First there is sharp intensive pain. Then it doesn't pain so much for few minutes. And after it was treated it started to be painfull as fuck for few weeks.
@fierfox121 You are 100% correct about treating for shock. I forgot to mention it during the video and we even talked about it after the video! Remember to lift the legs, over with a blanket and placed the patient on 02 if you can.
The plastic you used for the sucking chest wound looked really thin. I know this is an old video but people still view it. You want a thick plastic with at least 2.5-3 inches away from the entry hole on all sides because that amount of suction is so strong it can actually pull the plastic into the body. Make sure it is thick strong plastic and use anything from an MRE wrapper to thick ziploc bags. Make sure it is thick plastic covering the wound. Also tourniquets are used for arterial bleeding anything else is not needed for a tourniquet. Also remember the time you put the tourniquet on because it is not good to leave the tourniquet on for extended periods of time.
@Springr1911 I get that all the time. I usually tell my patient that " I am not old enough to drive so I have to ride in the back". I have always used "I have to work days because I cant drive after dark.
Great Video! Very informative! I love the part of the video where Skinnymedic says these are some of the items you might need for a gunshot wound, and there is a Glock laying on the table. : )
In military environments, tourniquets are the go to. Also you can have a limb with a tourniquet applied, for something like 14 hours without risk of damage.
Lots of people prefer tourniquets, but most of the time an arterial bleed can be controlled with direct pressure, gauze and CELOX. Sometime pinch the artery off with fingers or used a hemostat clamp. Femoral arteries are difficult because its usually in the inguinal area where you cant use a tourniquet anyway. Arteries "retract" when severed cleanly, so you have to locate them to clamp off. You are correct, if bleeding is uncontrolled with direct pressure/gauze/CELOX then go to the tourniquet.
Company physician says he is not aware of an embolus problem with Celox. The older hemostatic agents had problems as well as heating burns, but I think Quikclot solved both. Great idea to use Kerlex to pack a chest wound. Monitor respiratory status. Once you've got the bleeding controlled remove some of it for lung expansion.
Bravo! Excellent topic and video. We ALL need this knowledge. I'm showing my wife and kids so they know, JUST IN CASE. One minor complaint: more close-ups needed. Hey, do it again, with more detail this time. We can't get too much of this stuff. Consider doing a series with skinnymedic. He sounds like he's got loaves of info to drop in us. Thanks sootch, and be blessed,my brother!
What everyone needs to know, is First Aid and Medical training. I'm not a licensed paramedic, but my father was a doctor, and I learned everything through him and took EMT classes. Best decision of my life.
As always Sootch.....fantastic video. It's been quite a few years since I took my NREMT exam. And, changing career paths, I've had no "real-world" experience since then. This vid is a great reminder to those of us that have had some medic training to "brush-up" and knock the dust off every now and again. And to those that haven't trained, this video is super-useful, real-world, know-how that EVERYONE can use. VERY well done, skinnymedic. Bravo to you and Sootch!! Cheers, MrWheelie19
Hello I just wanted to give my input. :) my training so far is Wildness First Responder, and currently going through EMT-B. Great video guys! I'll show this to my group. I just wanted to suggest doing a video on holding CSPINE while performing this. Most likely in my cases I will be with a group. EVERYONE REMEMBER. BEFORE AIDING YOUR PATIENT, REMEMBER SCENE SAFETY! Your buddy has been shot. Maybe your friend has hurt himself but there is probably a gunman in the area. Don't make two victims...
Great video, taking a class yourself is very important. One should never assume that a simple video is enough to prepare them for a first aid emergency. Check your local Red Cross chapter or even take a CERT class to prepare. I view concealed carry and first aid on similar level of preparedness for the world.
Hey Sootch00, I just sent this to some Thai's. Shit's getting crazy down there. Don't be surprised if you see this video pop up with Thai subtitles. It's for a good cause.
@5:25 When mentioning that same treatment on the back if the gunshot wound is on the back what would be the proper way to deal with a gunshot wound to the chest area in which the bullet passed through both the front and back creating both an entry and exit wound?
Good Medic, taking my exit lab exam for my EMT here in Miami Dade College.. Everything you said is pretty accurate thanks for the recap! SkinnyMedic ha
got it backwards at 4:38. when he breathes IN the lungs expand and that's when you need to let the air cone out of the chest hole. when he breathes OUT the lungs will contract and that's when there needs to be a seal. every breath OUT sucks air into the chest and that's how you get a collapsed lung, or at minimum, and air pocket that will impede each breath because the air pocket prevents the lungs from fully expanding
The crab shell “quickclot” they issued us my first deployment was causing gang green. I don’t remember hearing about the burns, but that doesn’t surprise me either.
it is true and they actually do this in the military and in the hospitals.First they clear the pool of blood with a gauze, then they apply either the quick clot, H and H compressed gauze or other gauzes (normal roll gauze or compressed gauze will also suffice) and pack it inside the wound. Then you apply a bulky compressed dressing such as an Israely dressing or trauma dressing on top. You could also use 4x4 or surgical pad on top of wound and an elastic or ace bandage as the compressed dressing
Depends, some m9 bayonets have jagged edges for cutting wire, also a triangle bayonet has strait sharp edges but will not leave a wound that can be repaired with out great difficulty, which is the reason the geoneva convention has banned 3 edged weapons.
haha love the bloopers....Great info guyz....keep er coming. I have some medic training, so refreshing up just in case the SHTF and the crazies are out en masse....and Yes, God Bless the Republic--may she stand long and strong. Thanks again guyz.
Great video Sottch and Skiinny Medic. You guys should dosome updated instructional videos on stuff like this, perhaps GSW treatment under fire, and others, using stuff usually found in IFAKs or Blowout kits. Thumbs up!!.
Actually, According to the American Red Cross (2010), it is now shown through use in the military theater, as well as major city EMS and First responder situations that they allow the use of a tourniquet for up to 4 hours. That is well over the expected response time for EMS or even in an unsafe scene scenario. Just FYI not trying to start anything... Check it out!
Both sootch00 and skinnymedic have awesome medical/trauma videos.Very easy to understand,and taught to our national registry standards,no cowboy crap.Thank you guys so much for what you put into these.I'm a firm believer that more people need to have this skill set.It could very well help the outcome for survivors of such horrible events like what we've seen in the last decade. I'm off my soap box :-D
So you forgot a number of primary issues. 1. Danger, identify your area, terain, surrounds. 2 identify a body sweep, bullets go in, it must come out, so identify those areas or they will blead out. 3 send for Help, identify all details of the situation and your process so that when handing your patient over will help with increase of life. Everything else was great. Nice work team.
very informative video. it has a great overview of the basics. ive taken a first aid class last year and this video does go over the main things that would be an issue.
Thanks so much for the cooperative vid! Great information covered. Not sure if y'all covered this before, but maybe there can be a video of a little kit everyone should carry/have for hikes etc.
I thought tourniquets were supposed to be placed at the base of the limb ¬ just directly above the wound? Plus, couldn't tying it too close to the wound pull or tear the skin?
What would be the best way to learn how to treat/fix etc. These kinds of things during SHTF and there is no hospital? I know college and med school would be the first option, but say you couldn't afford to do this and you just want to know how to do these things? Like, diagnosing diseases/infections and treating them, basic surgeries, treating wounds, fixing broken bones etc. For the long term? I've heard medical textbooks is the best solution, would that be true?
great video, sootch! thanks for giving us helpful tips about these kinds of things, even if it may be a reminder on some parts, first aid is a great thing to know about.
Thank you sootch00 and skinnymedic for putting together this video. I really like the videos you guys put out there to help educate people. Keep up the good work and God bless.
So i had a question as far as how the sucking chest wound works, so from what i've always been taught is when the patent exhales it lets air come out? but would the lung shrinking down on the exhale create a suction on the wound that now trying to let air into the now more open cavity sense the lung is basically shrunken?
any dried green leafy material has the chlorophyll in it and applied to any wound will help clot the blood. I once cut my leg with a chainsaw and I wrapped a 1/4 lb of pot (shake leaves) with a cloth around the gash and since I was in N Calif redwood forest at the time shake leaves were easily accessable and within 5 minutes that long cut stopped bleeding. and i never got stitches either. It healed up nicely.
i have a question, if you take a gunshot to the sternum ans it goes all the way through, and its also a sucking chest wound, would you just cover both sides with the plastic bag?
Also, when we are expected to make the plastic sucking chest wound cover, once we have that in place how do we manage the blood loss in contrast to injuries to other body parts?
If you were to pull that knife out, that could have killed them. because there could be main arteries that are blocked by the knife. This could sace someones life.
Thank you so much for letting me be a part of this project! The bloopers are the best!
You neglected to mention that you can have a turnaquite on for 1 hour without causing damage to the limb
Glad there is a video for this. I treated myself after I got hit with a 9mm. This vid is literally a life saver.
Man, out of curiosity, how much does that hurt? Glad this video helped you.
Adam Beasley One time I accidentaly stabbed myself into leg with a knife. First there is sharp intensive pain. Then it doesn't pain so much for few minutes. And after it was treated it started to be painfull as fuck for few weeks.
i got shot in the head my a sniper, i treated myself thx to this vid
How did you get shot?
Shiekhspeare 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@fierfox121 You are 100% correct about treating for shock. I forgot to mention it during the video and we even talked about it after the video! Remember to lift the legs, over with a blanket and placed the patient on 02 if you can.
The plastic you used for the sucking chest wound looked really thin. I know this is an old video but people still view it. You want a thick plastic with at least 2.5-3 inches away from the entry hole on all sides because that amount of suction is so strong it can actually pull the plastic into the body. Make sure it is thick strong plastic and use anything from an MRE wrapper to thick ziploc bags. Make sure it is thick plastic covering the wound. Also tourniquets are used for arterial bleeding anything else is not needed for a tourniquet. Also remember the time you put the tourniquet on because it is not good to leave the tourniquet on for extended periods of time.
You use what you have. Really simple. Knowing how to make improvised equipment is a necessity.
Thanks for making and uploading this, guys. If you save only a single life it will have been more than worth it!
Should stress to look for exit wound and keeping the patient warm.
He didn't check for or cover an exit wound on the gunshot wound to the chest.
Hey
@Springr1911 I get that all the time. I usually tell my patient that " I am not old enough to drive so I have to ride in the back". I have always used "I have to work days because I cant drive after dark.
Great Video! Very informative! I love the part of the video where Skinnymedic says these are some of the items you might need for a gunshot wound, and there is a Glock laying on the table. : )
Loosen the turnaquit every 10min for about 2min for blood flow so that you won't have to amputate
Great vid
In military environments, tourniquets are the go to. Also you can have a limb with a tourniquet applied, for something like 14 hours without risk of damage.
Yes! Finaly a good vid about this. Many thanks Scootch! Great quality vids also lately, keep em going!
Excellent. Never take an instructor of 'Dangerous Things' seriously unless they have studied First Aid also. Nice one Sootch.
I have wondered about this. Very informative! Thanks for making this video with the help of people outside your expertise.
Lots of people prefer tourniquets, but most of the time an arterial bleed can be controlled with direct pressure, gauze and CELOX. Sometime pinch the artery off with fingers or used a hemostat clamp. Femoral arteries are difficult because its usually in the inguinal area where you cant use a tourniquet anyway. Arteries "retract" when severed cleanly, so you have to locate them to clamp off. You are correct, if bleeding is uncontrolled with direct pressure/gauze/CELOX then go to the tourniquet.
Seeing this ten, almost eleven years later. Damn how things have changed. I forgot how little there was back then. lol
Great video Sootch. Definitely useful information for any person to have because you never know when you may need it.
Company physician says he is not aware of an embolus problem with Celox. The older hemostatic agents had problems as well as heating burns, but I think Quikclot solved both. Great idea to use Kerlex to pack a chest wound. Monitor respiratory status. Once you've got the bleeding controlled remove some of it for lung expansion.
this video could help a lot of people thx for uploading it
Bravo! Excellent topic and video. We ALL need this knowledge. I'm showing my wife and kids so they know, JUST IN CASE.
One minor complaint: more close-ups needed. Hey, do it again, with more detail this time. We can't get too much of this stuff. Consider doing a series with skinnymedic. He sounds like he's got loaves of info to drop in us. Thanks sootch, and be blessed,my brother!
Skinny Medic reminds me of the medic from Hacksaw Ridge. From the way he talks to the sound of his voice to his body frame.
Gentleman great job. Loved the vid. Thank you.
What everyone needs to know, is First Aid and Medical training. I'm not a licensed paramedic, but my father was a doctor, and I learned everything through him and took EMT classes. Best decision of my life.
As always Sootch.....fantastic video. It's been quite a few years since I took my NREMT exam. And, changing career paths, I've had no "real-world" experience since then. This vid is a great reminder to those of us that have had some medic training to "brush-up" and knock the dust off every now and again. And to those that haven't trained, this video is super-useful, real-world, know-how that EVERYONE can use. VERY well done, skinnymedic. Bravo to you and Sootch!!
Cheers,
MrWheelie19
God rose Jesus from the dead 3 days after his crucifixion. Proving his love for us regardless of what we have done he still has hope so should u. ✝️❤️
Hello I just wanted to give my input. :) my training so far is Wildness First Responder, and currently going through EMT-B. Great video guys! I'll show this to my group. I just wanted to suggest doing a video on holding CSPINE while performing this. Most likely in my cases I will be with a group. EVERYONE REMEMBER. BEFORE AIDING YOUR PATIENT, REMEMBER SCENE SAFETY! Your buddy has been shot. Maybe your friend has hurt himself but there is probably a gunman in the area. Don't make two victims...
I love my tourniquets tight around my neck to cease the pain. Really helpful video.
Awesome tips, thanks guys!
@ConditionRedDawn just sprinkle it on till it stops, its been used for years for cuts. Seems to scar less as well
I'm an EMT myself and you were great
Good stuff, Sootch and Skinny !
"The Glock is for cover or return fire..." LOL!
Great video guys, thanks and keep up the good work!
-- Semper Fi
Sootch00 videos are a must watch for surviving the zombie apocalypse. Thumbs up!
Great video Sootch and Skinny! Good team up!
great information, sootch00! I've been waiting for a video like this. Thanks so much, man. Great ending, dude :))
I think managing shock will be very important as well, especially if your far from help
Thanks guys great job
excellent, straightforward tips. Thanks so much!
Great video, taking a class yourself is very important. One should never assume that a simple video is enough to prepare them for a first aid emergency. Check your local Red Cross chapter or even take a CERT class to prepare. I view concealed carry and first aid on similar level of preparedness for the world.
a very well made video and especially about not removing tree limbs or knife and about taping over the hole with plastic
Hey Sootch00,
I just sent this to some Thai's. Shit's getting crazy down there. Don't be surprised if you see this video pop up with Thai subtitles. It's for a good cause.
@5:25 When mentioning that same treatment on the back if the gunshot wound is on the back what would be the proper way to deal with a gunshot wound to the chest area in which the bullet passed through both the front and back creating both an entry and exit wound?
Good Medic, taking my exit lab exam for my EMT here in Miami Dade College.. Everything you said is pretty accurate thanks for the recap! SkinnyMedic ha
I have a question about the plastice. Why would you do that instead of applying pressure?
got it backwards at 4:38. when he breathes IN the lungs expand and that's when you need to let the air cone out of the chest hole. when he breathes OUT the lungs will contract and that's when there needs to be a seal. every breath OUT sucks air into the chest and that's how you get a collapsed lung, or at minimum, and air pocket that will impede each breath because the air pocket prevents the lungs from fully expanding
well done. the tourniquet treatment will stay with me for life.
The crab shell “quickclot” they issued us my first deployment was causing gang green. I don’t remember hearing about the burns, but that doesn’t surprise me either.
it is true and they actually do this in the military and in the hospitals.First they clear the pool of blood with a gauze, then they apply either the quick clot, H and H compressed gauze or other gauzes (normal roll gauze or compressed gauze will also suffice) and pack it inside the wound. Then you apply a bulky compressed dressing such as an Israely dressing or trauma dressing on top. You could also use 4x4 or surgical pad on top of wound and an elastic or ace bandage as the compressed dressing
@SkinnyMedic Priceless; take care bro and I hope to see you in more videos down the road. Take Care
Great video guys.
That was a great informative video! Thanks for the share!
Depends, some m9 bayonets have jagged edges for cutting wire, also a triangle bayonet has strait sharp edges but will not leave a wound that can be repaired with out great difficulty, which is the reason the geoneva convention has banned 3 edged weapons.
haha love the bloopers....Great info guyz....keep er coming. I have some medic training, so refreshing up just in case the SHTF and the crazies are out en masse....and Yes, God Bless the Republic--may she stand long and strong. Thanks again guyz.
Awesome great info.
Great video Sottch and Skiinny Medic. You guys should dosome updated instructional videos on stuff like this, perhaps GSW treatment under fire, and others, using stuff usually found in IFAKs or Blowout kits. Thumbs up!!.
very helpful. from now on every time i go hiking or go in the forest, ill bring my first aid kit, good vid
I've looking for a good vid on this subject for a while. Thanks man.
Excellent information, I really appreciate your time and service.
Great video, still relevant today in 2021.
Thanks Sootch. This is very good information. With the way things are going (economy, etc.) we may all benefit from knowing the basics.
Very helpful video. We will never know where and when will chaos strike.
@lloydieworld cayenne works great for small cuts
Actually, According to the American Red Cross (2010), it is now shown through use in the military theater, as well as major city EMS and First responder situations that they allow the use of a tourniquet for up to 4 hours. That is well over the expected response time for EMS or even in an unsafe scene scenario. Just FYI not trying to start anything... Check it out!
Would you use quick clot if you were in in the middle of the forest w/o assistance for sometime? It first caused burns, what has changed with it?
Sootch you said once it enters the body you wont know where it traveled, what if its through n through?
Great vid Sootch...I would love to see a series of these.
U also did not mention to apply the seal on an exhale
Both sootch00 and skinnymedic have awesome medical/trauma videos.Very easy to understand,and taught to our national registry standards,no cowboy crap.Thank you guys so much for what you put into these.I'm a firm believer that more people need to have this skill set.It could very well help the outcome for survivors of such horrible events like what we've seen in the last decade. I'm off my soap box :-D
Glad 🙂 to see the video about how to treat gunshot wound of knife 🔪 wound .
For the chest wound do you apply gauze over the plastic or how do you stop the bleeding after you apply the plastic?
Gsw to the chest you have to apply the plastic when the patient inhale or when the patient exale?
So you forgot a number of primary issues. 1. Danger, identify your area, terain, surrounds. 2 identify a body sweep, bullets go in, it must come out, so identify those areas or they will blead out. 3 send for Help, identify all details of the situation and your process so that when handing your patient over will help with increase of life. Everything else was great. Nice work team.
very informative video. it has a great overview of the basics. ive taken a first aid class last year and this video does go over the main things that would be an issue.
Thanks so much for the cooperative vid! Great information covered. Not sure if y'all covered this before, but maybe there can be a video of a little kit everyone should carry/have for hikes etc.
tremendously informative!!!!!!
This was a great vid!
I thought tourniquets were supposed to be placed at the base of the limb ¬ just directly above the wound? Plus, couldn't tying it too close to the wound pull or tear the skin?
What would be the best way to learn how to treat/fix etc. These kinds of things during SHTF and there is no hospital? I know college and med school would be the first option, but say you couldn't afford to do this and you just want to know how to do these things? Like, diagnosing diseases/infections and treating them, basic surgeries, treating wounds, fixing broken bones etc. For the long term? I've heard medical textbooks is the best solution, would that be true?
Great video, and I love the bloopers at the end.
Very good and trained professionals and opinions in any medical wounds. Thx for the advice always wear gloves too,
when would you use Cayenne or another clotter VS. direct pressure?
I've always wanted to know how to be a first responder to these type of things. Thanks!!
great video, sootch! thanks for giving us helpful tips about these kinds of things, even if it may be a reminder on some parts, first aid is a great thing to know about.
Thank you sootch00 and skinnymedic for putting together this video. I really like the videos you guys put out there to help educate people. Keep up the good work and God bless.
Do u think u could use a stick for the turnicate?
Sooch,
Thanks for the great video, and for the great channel suggestion.
Great Video Scootch
If someone gets shot or stabbed in the chest near their heart,and they are loosing a pulse do you go into CPR? Or could that further the injury?
Superb information and demonstration!
Thank you for helping save lives!
Very clear. Great Presentation !
NICE VIDEO WITH THE BASIC INFOS, KEEP ON TH GOOD VIDEOS
So i had a question as far as how the sucking chest wound works, so from what i've always been taught is when the patent exhales it lets air come out? but would the lung shrinking down on the exhale create a suction on the wound that now trying to let air into the now more open cavity sense the lung is basically shrunken?
any dried green leafy material has the chlorophyll in it and applied to any wound will help clot the blood. I once cut my leg with a chainsaw and I wrapped a 1/4 lb of pot (shake leaves) with a cloth around the gash and since I was in N Calif redwood forest at the time shake leaves were easily accessable and within 5 minutes that long cut stopped bleeding. and i never got stitches either. It healed up nicely.
i have a question, if you take a gunshot to the sternum ans it goes all the way through, and its also a sucking chest wound, would you just cover both sides with the plastic bag?
Also, when we are expected to make the plastic sucking chest wound cover, once we have that in place how do we manage the blood loss in contrast to injuries to other body parts?
is a quick-clot when you burn the wound shut? or just the vessels? not sure what a quick-clot is but sounds like a good last resort for major bleeding
Good info and good reminders from EMT-B classes long ago. Thanks again :)
If you were to pull that knife out, that could have killed them. because there could be main arteries that are blocked by the knife. This could sace someones life.
Great video would love to see more on 1st responder 1st aide treatment!
Great vid guys. Perfectly done as an informative reference vid.
Fav'ed.
-TEW
awesome video. great practical advice and memorable too.