point of wounding care
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Point of Wounding Care. Point of Wounding Care. 90% of all firefight casualties die before they reach definitive care. Point of wounding care is the responsibility of the individual, his buddy , the , and the Tac Medic. Point of Wounding Care. Causes of death in a firefight: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Point of Wounding Care
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Point of Wounding Care
• 90% of all firefight casualties die before they reach definitive care.
• Point of wounding care is the responsibility of the individual, his buddy, the , and the Tac Medic.
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Point of Wounding Care
• Causes of death in a firefight:– Penetrating head trauma 31%– Uncorrectable torso trauma 25%– Potentially correctable torso trauma 10%– *Exsanguination form extremity wounds
9%– Mutilating blast trauma 7%– *Tension pneumothorax 5%– *Airway problems 1%
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Penetrating Head Trauma
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Penetrating Torso Trauma
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Mutilating Blast Trauma
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Extremity Hemorrhage
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Tension Pneumothorax
Air pushes over heart and collapses lung
Heart compressed not able to pump well
Air outside lung from wound
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Airway Trauma
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Causes of Firefight Wounds
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Point of Wounding Care
• Primary causes of preventable death
– Hemorrhage from extremity wounds
– Tension pneumothorax
– Airway problems
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Point of Wounding Care• Historically, firefight injuries result from more
traumatic mechanisms such as penetration, blast, and burn as compared to a higher incidence of blunt force trauma seen in the civilian pre-hospital environment. We have also seen that for firefight casualties who survive the initial injury event, approximately 15% die from potentially correctable causes before reaching a definitive care facility: exsanguination from an extremity wound (9%), tension pneumothorax (5%), and airway occlusion (1%).
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Point of Wounding Care• There needs to be a shift in our thinking, the days of
not providing self aid and laying there and yelling “Medic” are over. We must have the ability to assess our own wounds, provide self or buddy aid if needed, and continue the mission if able. The bottom line is a capability at the point of wounding, who is equipped and trained to decrease preventable firefight death. This strategy will increase the unit’s effectiveness and it’s survivability. If we could make some minor changes in our common medical skills training, we can improve the survival rate of 15% of all firefight deaths.
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Self aid/ Buddy aid
• Rapid Casualty Assessment
• Control Hemorrhage
• Treat penetrating chest trauma
• Maintain airway
• Package casualty for transport
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Assessment Task
• Perform a rapid casualty initial assessment:
• Airway
• Breathing
• Circulation
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Airway Tasks• Provide Airway support in an
unconscious casualty using a NPA
• Place the casualty in the recovery position
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Nasopharyngeal Airway
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Breathing Tasks
• Place an occlusive dressing, or an Asherman Chest Shield, on a penetrating chest wound
• Relieve a tension pneumothorax (as necessary) by needle chest decompression in an already existing penetrating chest wound.
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"Asherman Chest Seal"
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Needle Chest Decompression
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Needle Chest Decompression
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Bleeding Tasks Self aid
• Control hemorrhage using a tourniquet, or an emergency trauma bandage (Israeli bandage).
Combat Application TourniquetCombat Application Tourniquet
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Hemorrhage Control
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• The team member must be provided with an upgraded “First-aid Kit” that will provide the required medical supplies to render that care.
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Improved First Aid Kit
Weight: 1.08 lbs Cube: 128 ci
Israeli Pressure Dressing (IPD) aka: Trauma Dressing
$4.204” Kerlix
$ .98
14g Needle $ 2.50
Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT)
$27.28
Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA) $
1.66
2” Tape $1 .38
Exam Gloves (4) $ .32
MOLLE Type Pouch
$ 15.00 (max)
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1 ea. Trauma Dressing (commonly referred to as the Israeli Dressing), NSN 6510-01-492-2275, unit cost approximately $4.20. 2. 1 ea 4” Kerlix (NSN 6510-00-105-5807, unit cost $0.70)3. 1 ea Combat Application Tourniquet (NSN 6515-01-521-7976), unit cost $18.004. 1 ea Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA) (unit cost approximately $2.50)5. 1 roll 2” tape cost @ $1.506. 1 Pair exam gloves cost @ $.658. Weight 1 lb 4 oz
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Combat Lifesaver Training
• Combat Lifesavers are primarily shooters, they are not junior medics. They should be trained to provide Lifesaving Care as the tactical situation permits. We know what the most common causes of preventable death are. They should be trained to treat these conditions.
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Combat Lifesaver Tasks
• Rapid Casualty Assessment
• Control Hemorrhage
• Treat penetrating chest trauma
• Maintain airway
• Initiate Saline Lock
• Package casualty for transport
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IV Infusion Tasks Combat Lifesaver
• Initiate an IV infusion with a saline lock in a casualty suffering from hypovolemia
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Evacuation Tasks• Package a casualty for evacuation
using an improvised, Sked or Talon litter
SKED LitterSKED Litter
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Evac Care
Talon LitterTalon Litter
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Point of Wounding Care
• The only place in the continuum of Firefight care where we can directly influence survivability is at the point of wounding. By training every Team member to provide point of wounding care we can save more lives.
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