All About Gunshot Wounds

Guest Paul Gomez and I discuss Gunshot Wounds
http://www.gomez-training.com/

Category:

Education

Tags:

• trauma first aid pneumothorax
• tourniquet

[MrJonagikster]

Can't find any actual credentials for this guy anywhere

[ThePatriotNurse]

@MrJonagikster If you are really interested in learning, you should visit the website.

[Ionracas85]

@DrixDZanth Good advice. Its kind of funny though, there are commercialy made products for sucking chest wounds but we are mostly taught the seran wrap way. Its cheaper and more accessible. We carry seran wrap on our ambulances

[noBuzzkillin]

I watch all of Pual's videos. He seems like a truly great teacher.

[teb0atoz]

As an ex Navy corpsman it is refreshing to find a nurse that know his/her level of training. Thanks for the great videos.

[61loneviking]

Some good info, but it's going to take much more than a short vid. to cover this topic. I notice he missed one important task. If the person has a center mass hit, turn 'em over to look for exit wounds. They can bleed out, they can have sucking wounds on the back that can prove fatal. No exit wounds, then the bullet stayed inside and likely traveled around a bit. If the pt. is getting shocky fast, with poor color and fast respirations then they likely have serious internal bleeding.

[DrixDZanth]

@HunterKiller308

To treat sucking chest wounds (if you don't have the supplies and time is of the essence) you can use clear plastic film (e.g. Saran wrap). Take a square enough to cover the wound. Tape down three of the four edges. The reason it works is because a wound causes the pleural cavity (around the lung) to remain the same pressure as outside air during inspiration. The plastic film prevents this by plugging the hole. Excess air can escape through the 4th edge, re-inflating the lung.

[HunterKiller308]

could you please go into more detail on how to treat a sucking chest wound?

Thanks

[MrJonagikster]

@ThePatriotNurse I am. I went to gomez-training (I assume this is the correct website) and it mentions his "involvement in the private sector training community" but no academic qualifications in medicine. Also, his business seems to be primarily in the field of small arms skills as opposed to medicine. In order to be prudent, I'd just like to verify his competency.

[LaneMaddox00]

what do you do after the fact say if there was no er to go to...can you do a video on that