My department has recently conducted training and part of it was officer rescue. Linked to this I asked why arent we trained in any kind of Ballistic first aid, we get basic red cross first aid but then nothing else.
The suggestion was in the event of clearing a building in which a suspect may be, to call for EMS on standby in the event of medical assistance being needed...which is good, but I'm more worried about the worst case scenario and that 5 minutes if not more until medical aid is with you.
So having read some peoples excellent postings about war bags I did a bit of research on Quickclot which seems to be commonly carried....and to be honest the results were'nt good. Many of the subjects in Iraq who had Quickclot used on them bled out as the exothermic reaction which Quickclot depends on didnt work in time, causing the blood to spray the material everywhere. Now I havent served in Iraq or Afghanistan, and thanks to those who have, so my results are not from firsthand experience.
My question is if your dept gives you ballistic first aid training what does it consist of, or if they issue medical kits what are they?
Any ideas?
The suggestion was in the event of clearing a building in which a suspect may be, to call for EMS on standby in the event of medical assistance being needed...which is good, but I'm more worried about the worst case scenario and that 5 minutes if not more until medical aid is with you.
So having read some peoples excellent postings about war bags I did a bit of research on Quickclot which seems to be commonly carried....and to be honest the results were'nt good. Many of the subjects in Iraq who had Quickclot used on them bled out as the exothermic reaction which Quickclot depends on didnt work in time, causing the blood to spray the material everywhere. Now I havent served in Iraq or Afghanistan, and thanks to those who have, so my results are not from firsthand experience.
My question is if your dept gives you ballistic first aid training what does it consist of, or if they issue medical kits what are they?
Any ideas?
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