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cpileri · December 5, 2005, 09:36 AM

gddyup and Capt Charlie,
This is not a complete list of what to do when you have a thoracic puncture, but to add to what you are saying:
After sealing the wound, lay with the WOUNDED side down! That way, blood will come OUT the wound and not fill the chest cavity, which would eventually kink off the blood vessels to the heart, killing you.

yes, laying on the wound will hurt.

But it also gets the blood to pool in your head, where you need it; forces you to lay down which slows your heart and respirations, lessening their impact on the ptx; puts you in one spot for rescuers to find you; etc.

C-

December 5, 2005, 09:36 AM	#19
cpileri Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2001 Location: Peoples Republik of Maryland, Sister State to Kalifornia Posts: 619	ptx gddyup and Capt Charlie, This is not a complete list of what to do when you have a thoracic puncture, but to add to what you are saying: After sealing the wound, lay with the WOUNDED side down! That way, blood will come OUT the wound and not fill the chest cavity, which would eventually kink off the blood vessels to the heart, killing you. yes, laying on the wound will hurt. But it also gets the blood to pool in your head, where you need it; forces you to lay down which slows your heart and respirations, lessening their impact on the ptx; puts you in one spot for rescuers to find you; etc. C- __________________ ___________________________ "Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." -- William Pitt (1783)