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Mikeyboy · December 5, 2005, 12:12 AM

+1 for Gddyup

If gauze is not available, fabric or cloth will do (t-shirt, bedsheet, etc).

You want to stop the bleeding and not cause more damage. If the wound is at a limb elevate it above the heart

Tampoons???? Can any ladies help me out here. If you put a tampoon or a diaper in water it expands A LOT. This may rip the wound open more, or expand down into the wound. Sure it might stop the bleeding, but now you have a foriegn object spreading deeper into the wound, causing internal damage.

Finger in the bullet hole, sure if it fits, but again you don't want to cause more damage. Stop the bleeding, but don't shove your finger in past the first knuckle.

December 5, 2005, 12:12 AM	#11
Mikeyboy Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2005 Posts: 1,231	+1 for Gddyup If gauze is not available, fabric or cloth will do (t-shirt, bedsheet, etc). You want to stop the bleeding and not cause more damage. If the wound is at a limb elevate it above the heart Tampoons???? Can any ladies help me out here. If you put a tampoon or a diaper in water it expands A LOT. This may rip the wound open more, or expand down into the wound. Sure it might stop the bleeding, but now you have a foriegn object spreading deeper into the wound, causing internal damage. Finger in the bullet hole, sure if it fits, but again you don't want to cause more damage. Stop the bleeding, but don't shove your finger in past the first knuckle.