Gunshot Wound First Aid.pdf - Grey Goose
Gunshot Wound First Aid.pdf - Grey Goose
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12/25/2009 How to Treat a <strong>Gunshot</strong> <strong>Wound</strong> - Guns…<br />
8. Unconscious victims should be placed in the recovery position.<br />
9. Do not elevate legs to treat for shock if the gunshot wound is above the waist (unless the gunshot<br />
wound is in the arm). <strong>Gunshot</strong> wounds to the abdomen and chest will bleed more quickly once the legs<br />
are elevated, making it harder for the victim to breathe.<br />
10. Do not give the victim anything to eat or drink, including water.<br />
Tips:<br />
1. <strong>Gunshot</strong> wounds are puncture wounds and are typically treated the same. Don't expect to be able to tell<br />
the difference between entrance and exit gunshot wounds. There's no reliable way to tell and it doesn't<br />
matter.<br />
2. Bullets are unpredictable, and can bounce around the inside of a victim. A gunshot wound on one side of<br />
the body that lines up with a gunshot wound on the other side of the body may or may not be<br />
connected by a straight line. Various dynamics affect the path a round may follow.<br />
3. The tissue damage (overall injury) caused by a projectile is determined by multiplying the mass (weight)<br />
of the round by the velocity of the round squared. Since the speed of the round is squared in this<br />
equation, doubling the speed quadruples the energy and the damage.<br />
4. Handguns produce significantly slower velocity projectiles than rifles, and therefore typically cause less<br />
severe injuries. That's not to say that handguns are not dangerous, just that rifles cause bigger holes.<br />
5.<br />
Sources:<br />
Henry, Mark C., and Edward R. Stapleton. EMT Prehospital Care. 3rd Ed. 2004. Mosby/Jems.<br />
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