3) Cleanse the wound, checking carefully to make sure that there is no part of the item left in the wound.
4) Apply salve generously around the wound
5) Carefully stitch the wound. Once again it might require more than one layer of stitching.
6) Apply more salve to the stitches and area around the wound.
7) Dress the wound.
Use the chest tube in med kit Insert between the ribs on side of injured lung Use a sharp trocar to make the hole (ask permission first..,it is an ice pick and can be considered a weapon) Then inserting chest tube between ribs, stab gently with firm pressure with a little twist Remove trocar, leave tube, blow hard on the end of the tube until you hear the lung pop back open Then pad the end to catch y drainage Stitch in place Remove the chest tube when lungs sound clear and stitch back together usually in 2 days
If airway is blocked due to smoke or blocked objects or a broken wind pipe and the patient can not breath, take a knife and cut a small hole at base of neck where the indentation is, just below adams apple for a man, then insert some tubing. The patient will be able to breath now Remove object or repair the broken wide pipe and sew back the trache If the problem is smoke inhalation, have the patient drink cool tea peppermint & sage for two days Sew back the trache when the patient can breath better
Shock is a condition of general body weakness caused by loss of circulating bodily fluids, such as loss of blood through internal or external bleeding, or loss of plasma from major burns, or through extreme pain or fear. Shock can be fatal if not treated and is often overlooked by the inexperienced. Even the experienced may become too engrossed in what seem more pressing activities to notice the symptoms of shock.
a rapid, weak pulsea cold sweat,
causing the skin to feel clammy;
pale, grey skin and occasionally blueness around the mouth;
weakness; nausea and occasionally vomiting;
extreme thirst and overwhelming fatigue, causing the casualty to yawn
severe breathlessness possible
loss of consciousness when the blood supply to the brain is cut off.
Step One ~ Have the patient lay down and elevate the legs slightly to encourage the bloodflow towards the major organs.
Step Two ~ Loosen any tight clothing, and ensure that the casualty does not move. All movement requires blood, and it is essential that the circulation is concentrated mainly in the areas which need them most, for example, the major organs.
Step Three ~ Cover the body with a single fur or blanket. Never allow a victim of shock to overheat or get too cold. The key is to maintain the body temperature as close to the standard 98.6 as possible.
Step Four ~ Keep the patient calm. Again, keep the patient calm.
Step Five ~ Do not give the patient food or drink.
Frostbite is freezing of the skin and body tissues just under the skin. It can occur when part of your body is exposed to temperatures or wind chills at or below freezing.
Frostbitten skin may:
feel prickly or have no feeling
be hard, pale (white or blue), and cold
become red, swollen, and painful as it warms upbecome blistered
or turn black if frostbite is severe.
Thaw the affected area by one of these methods:
Immerse the area in warm water (about 105 degrees F, or 40 degrees C).
Dry and cover the area with warm clothes and then layers of blankets.
Warm the area with warm parts of the body, such as the armpits or abdomen. The person with frostbite should drink hot fluids such as coffee or tea. Never drink alcohol. Never rub, apply snow to, or put intense, direct heat on the frostbitten areas. If the feet or toes are frozen, do not walk on them and keep the feet raised.
Rewarming takes up to an hour and can be painful. Use a pain killer such as willow bark tea for pain.
Normal color and feeling should return to the skin. Cover the thawed area, which may become blistered, with a clean bandage or cloth.
1) Brace the patient.
2) Check to see if the bone (by feeling and looking closely) is still in place, meaning a simple fracture or crack. If it is not you have try and set the bone by moving it about.
3) Cast the break. (if there is an open wound there as well you can not cast it but have to splint it.
4) Apply ice to the area (meaning if it is on the leg below the cast apply ice and raise the leg for swelling not to occur. If on the arm the same thoughts apply... ice can help when applied to the area not casted, if in the same general area.
This should only be done by a trained Physician. Use sticks, rolled scrolls, boards, or any rigid, blunt edged material to make a splint.
Closed fracture or sprain:
does not penetrate skin, swelling of affected area is indicator.
TREATMENT - Splint and ice, if available, or mud pack.
Open Fracture:
One or more bone end protruding from skin.
TREATMENT - Control bleeding, splint and ice, if available, or mud pack. Contact Physician.
Dislocation:
Bruising, abnormal angle of joint are indicators.
TREATMENT ~ Treat as fracture with splint and ice, if available, or mud pack, and contact Physician.
Finger Splint - Use narrow bandaging to secure finger to next finger. Wrap thoroughly.
Forearm/wrist Splint - Use folded, clean cloth to protect skin, then apply splint and bandage.
Upper arm/ Collar bone, Elbow or knee splint - Do not attempt to reposition - Splint it as it lays naturally against the body.
Ankle/ foot splint - Pad with towel or pillow and wrap. Make sure pad supports the injured area.
