Anyways. Was just curious.

Anytime. If you want to PM me and talk or ask questions feel free.

Just wanted to know who I was dealing with.

Well, now you do.

@[LA] Zoomer Medi/k/ what does Tccc test for? I noticed the updated their list last year. Do they get a bunch of random ones or do they need to be submitted for testing like with DOJ armor.

It’s not a test.

They try a bunch out in the field if they think it shows promise.

If it holds up and does not have any negative effects on casualties for the most part, it’s a pass.

Do they have a list of failures?

I’m not sure.

The CoTCCC board members are active in the community, I can’t remember their names off the top of my head but you could literally just ask them

True.

Hi, I'm an RN and am looking into getting extra classes, how do you all feel about the American red Cross first aid for severe bleeding. It's on sale and doesn't seem like a huge time commitment so I can do it online.

i read somewhere that modern superglue was developed by the US military to seal wounds in Vietnam, im pretty intermediate with first aid so i would consider myself proficient, but no expert. would modern superglue be a practical thing in a first aid kit for sealing wounds or would it be something that by today's standards would be considered a last resort? (i mean cyanoacrylate)

@Young Spaghetti it would be decent information.

@Potion Seller theres still a medical glue used to seal some stuff, seen it used a few times. as for if its super glue I dont know and it wouldn't really be a replacement for stitches if you're asking.

@Young Spaghetti I would look for a stop the bleed class of some sort to at least get some hands on. I dont know what area you're in but if you happen to be nearish to a medical college sometimes they have a class for relatively cheap to learn advanced skills. For example, for $150 theres a college near me that lets you practice surgical crics on cadavers.

Community Colleges also tend to have classes.

Howdy y'all

This be my place lol

And superglue yes

Stop the bleeding first. If the wound is actively bleeding you can't do shit. Pressure! Pressure! Pressure!

If the bleeding is controlled and suture material is not availability, pour all the crazy glue you can in that go and push the flesh together

*available *ho

If the bleeding is by any means hemorrhagic, PACK THAT SHIT WITH HEMOSTATIC GAUZE

Every second of hemorrhagic bleeding is a diminished chance of survival after prehospital care

Super glue is for superficial wounds that need help, just like sutures.

You can do all the correct interventions and be dummy slow at it and your patient will still die because of the lowered chance of survival from traumatic injuries

I thought any bleeding is hemorrhagic?

I was EMT-I but I let it go

TQs that are thin, like the RATs, can cause nerve damage upon usage.

> If the bleeding is by any means hemorrhagic, PACK THAT SHIT WITH HEMOSTATIC GAUZE
@RaginMedic23

TQ any wounds that are able to be TQed. Any others, such as at junctions, should be packed and then wrapped with a pressure dressing.

> If the bleeding is by any means hemorrhagic, PACK THAT SHIT WITH HEMOSTATIC GAUZE
@RaginMedic23

Hemorrhage is bleeding. Did you mean arterial bleeding?

Yes. I was taught arterial bleeding as traumatic hemorrhage

Raginmedic have you asked for a role yet?

I have not

@Zerbelicious EMT?

Again who here is a Practicing medic?

I’m not certified in anything but I know a thing or two.

What do yalp mean by "pack" the junctions