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medical:selfaid [2020/06/05 02:45] hinds [Step 4: Hold Security] |
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| + | //We have a pretty nasty set of leg wounds and a fracture. Once we bandage (or tourniquet) the wounds, we can splint the fracture.// | ||
| Now that you know the wounds you are dealing with, you can address them. Limbs can be immediately addressed by using a tourniquet on them. Torso or head will need to be bandaged. **Make smart use of the resources at your disposal**: if you only have one tourniquet, use it on the most-wounded limb to address all of that bleeding at once. Remember: if you're treating someone else, you use their supplies first (default setting), so you potentially have access to an extra tourniquet and so on. | Now that you know the wounds you are dealing with, you can address them. Limbs can be immediately addressed by using a tourniquet on them. Torso or head will need to be bandaged. **Make smart use of the resources at your disposal**: if you only have one tourniquet, use it on the most-wounded limb to address all of that bleeding at once. Remember: if you're treating someone else, you use their supplies first (default setting), so you potentially have access to an extra tourniquet and so on. | ||
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| ===== Step 4: Hold Security ===== | ===== Step 4: Hold Security ===== | ||
| - | Once you're done treating yourself or the casualty, you should immediately return to a **protective posture**. Even if there are others in need of treatment, remember that **someone needs to be on security**. Unless another casualty is going to die because you don't help them, you should be on security since you've already spent some time treating yourself or another. | + | Once you're done treating yourself or the casualty, you should **immediately return to a protective posture**. Even if there are others in need of treatment, remember that **someone needs to be on security**. Unless another casualty is going to die because you don't help them, you should be on security since you've already spent some time treating yourself or another. |
| All the usual things apply: prioritize cover over concealment, watch your spacing within your team, and maintain all-around three-dimensional defense. If you have a critical weapon system (the automatic rifle, the anti-tank launcher, a marksman rifle, etc) try to deploy that in a location that addresses the enemy's most likely or most dangerous course of action. If you need help deciding where to go, ask your team leader. However, it could be your team leader who is unconscious, so being able to make these determinations on your own (or with the aid of those around you) is a definite advantage. | All the usual things apply: prioritize cover over concealment, watch your spacing within your team, and maintain all-around three-dimensional defense. If you have a critical weapon system (the automatic rifle, the anti-tank launcher, a marksman rifle, etc) try to deploy that in a location that addresses the enemy's most likely or most dangerous course of action. If you need help deciding where to go, ask your team leader. However, it could be your team leader who is unconscious, so being able to make these determinations on your own (or with the aid of those around you) is a definite advantage. | ||