Show mum f B bj TW ted komir kan each year approximately 2250 people die of accidental gunshot injuries deaths due to firearms rank seventh among the list of accidental deaths only one fourth of all firearm accidents occur while hunting twice as many occur in the home about 80 per cent of all firearm accidents are nonfatal of those that are fatal a goodly percentage die needlessly because of faulty or inadequate emergency treatment many of these bleed to death i thesa these grim statistics were revealed in an article by dr A M in sports afield magazine what makes it all the more tragic is that there is nothing CO complex copler or mysterious about the emergency treatment of gunshot wounds there are but three vital steps to fix in your mind 1 stop the bleeding 2 protect the wound 3 prevent shock your first and immediate concern is to stop the blee bleeding dino if there is only oozing and dripping of blood put a large dress ing over the wound and apply steady and pressure 9 with palms of both hands un are cure sure the bleeding has a stopped li if f there is serious bleeding you will have to a apply pac 1 ay iy a tourniquet which very few w people know how to do effectively the principles are simple ample you must put the tourniquet where it will cut off the entire circulation to the arm or leg this means high up where the main artery enters the limb it should be no lower than one handbreadth from the armpit or from the crotch all ali first aid manuals caution you to losen the tourniquet f for 0 r five minutes every half hour dont doret do this if the bleeding is serious your patient will bleed to death leave the tourniquet on tight if it great bleeding occurs as you loo senIt your second step to protect the wound v means team to keep your hands and fingers off it cut off the clothes around the wound and co cover ver it with a sterile or clean dressing keep the wound covered at all times the third step is to prevent shock you do this by 1 making our patient comfortable 2 keeping beeping him warm 3 lowering his head and shoulders to increase the flow of blood to the brain chest and abdominal wounds require special attention for c chest hest wounds through which air is sucking you must plug up the wound pack it with a dressing and then cover with a piece of raincoat or other material bind this tightly with belts or strips of of torn clothing around the chest hest have the injured person lie on his wounded side for a belly wound 1 I cover the wound and 2 treat for shock use a sterile or clean dressing and fasten it securely if the intestines te are protruding dont touch them or try to put them back dont dorf t give anything by mouth no water no foods A western railroad has completed tests of f what Is said to be the worlds first propane mated turbine electric locomotive ti va a sponsors say a stogie unit produces more horsepower than three standard diesel units |