:stretcher: Anyone here a doctor, veterinarian, or have a very good working knowledge of advanced first aid and or bodily injury treatment and care?

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[therick]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[therick]

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[Bobbie]

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[Ed SW Fla]

.... handed out aspirins and band aids, gave flu shots ... entered the mess hall after hours to help reduce the hunger of my friends with medicinal food .... does that count?

 

[Magyar]

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[Ed SW Fla]

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[Ed SW Fla]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

[size=large] I'm putting some medical packs together for a "you're on you own scenario". If I needed to clean out a large scrape, cut, gash or puncture wound of dirt, leaves, etc with an irrigating syringe, what would be used as the cleaning agent in the syringe? And if need be, could a very soft brush be use in assistance with the syringe to brush out clinging debris? What does a cleansing syringe for such a job look like? I'm sure I could find it on ebay.

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Butch in Colorado]

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[Bobbie]

The cheap meat injection syringes that you can buy in the grocery store would work just fine.....they are big (50cc) and easy to purchase, throw away the injection needle. Once you attach medical to anything the price sky rockets for the same item. There is no need for it to be sterile. Gentle soapy water to clean out the topical dirt to start with, rinsing with clear water and then you can proceed with hydrogen peroxide to help remove the dead blood cells and tissue, rinsing again with clear water, patting it dry with a clean gauze. An ointment like neosporine or triple antibiotic can be applied after the cleaning, then a loose clean dressing like a 4X4 gauze pad with tape. Make sure all Tetanus shots are up to date especially if there is dirt in the wound. The days of having everything sterile are gone, research has shown that wounds heal faster when a clean technique is used, verses a sterile technique.

 

[charlie (ky)]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Magyar]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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