User:Sirdog/Advanced medical concepts: Difference between revisions

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# Are you currently bleeding? If so, how badly?

# Have you lost blood? If so, how much?

# Are you in pain? If so, is it hurting your combat effectiveness?

# Are you in pain? If so, is it hurting your combat effectiveness?If you are:

# Not actively bleeding; and

If you ~~see any limb is not grey,~~ and ~~you see the bleeding~~ indicator~~, go ahead and apply a tourniquet to all non-grey limbs. If not possible (i.e you don't have enough tourniquets or the bleeding~~ is ~~from a chest~~ or head wound), apply sufficient bandages on limbs ''without a tourniquet'' to get bleeding to stop. Use '''Field Dressing''' or '''Basic Bandages''' for larger wounds (Medium+), whereas you should use '''QuickClot''' for smaller ones. ACE will automatically have bandages apply to wounds in order from largest to smallest. In other words, if you have a mix of wounds from Large to Small, use the first two bandages types then, when only small ones are left, switch to '''QuickClot'''.

# Your blood loss indicator is yellow or grey; and

# You otherwise feel fine.

~~If you see a ''lot'' of wounds in your chest or head (this is mostly a vibe check), go ahead and call a medic~~.

~~If you~~ are:

You are usually okay to stay in the fight.

~~# Not actively~~ bleeding; and

If you ''are'' bleeding and you see any limb is not grey, go ahead and apply a tourniquet to all non-grey limbs. If not possible (i.e you don't have enough tourniquets or the bleeding is from a chest or head wound), apply sufficient bandages on limbs ''without a tourniquet'' to get bleeding to stop. Use '''Field Dressing''' or '''Basic Bandages''' for larger wounds (Medium+), whereas you should use '''QuickClot''' for smaller ones. ACE will automatically have bandages apply to wounds in order from largest to smallest. In other words, if you have a mix of wounds from Large to Small, use the first 2 bandages types, then, when only small ones are left, switch to '''QuickClot'''.

~~# Your blood loss indicator~~ is ~~yellow;~~ and

~~# You otherwise feel fine~~.

~~You are usually okay to stay in the fight.~~ If you ~~cannot get bleeding to stop (either at all or the number~~ of wounds ~~indicates it will take~~ a ~~long time~~), your blood loss indicator is ~~orange~~ or ~~red~~, or ~~your condition~~ is ~~causing~~ you ~~to otherwise be~~ combat ineffective, call ~~for~~ a medic. Generally, if you are using due diligence, it is better for a medic to state you do not need attention rather than for you to keel over because you misjudged your wounds.

If you see a ''lot'' of wounds in your chest or head (this is mostly a vibe check), your blood loss indicator is any color that isn't yellow or grey, or something else is otherwise making you combat ineffective, go ahead and call a medic. Generally, if you are using due diligence, it is better for a medic to state you do not need attention rather than for you to keel over because you misjudged your wounds.

After the firefight has ended, you should immediately call for a medic. They'll get you fixed up in a jiffy... usually. The medic may ask you to remove tourniquets yourself near the end of your treatment. This is because tourniquet removal results in the person removing it taking it.

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 # Are you currently bleeding? If so, how badly?
 # Have you lost blood? If so, how much?
-# Are you in pain? If so, is it hurting your combat effectiveness?
+# Are you in pain? If so, is it hurting your combat effectiveness?If you are:
+# Not actively bleeding; and
-If you see any limb is not grey, and you see the bleeding indicator, go ahead and apply a tourniquet to all non-grey limbs. If not possible (i.e you don't have enough tourniquets or the bleeding is from a chest or head wound), apply sufficient bandages on limbs ''without a tourniquet'' to get bleeding to stop. Use '''Field Dressing''' or '''Basic Bandages''' for larger wounds (Medium+), whereas you should use '''QuickClot''' for smaller ones. ACE will automatically have bandages apply to wounds in order from largest to smallest. In other words, if you have a mix of wounds from Large to Small, use the first two bandages types then, when only small ones are left, switch to '''QuickClot'''.
+# Your blood loss indicator is yellow or grey; and
+# You otherwise feel fine.
-If you see a ''lot'' of wounds in your chest or head (this is mostly a vibe check), go ahead and call a medic.
-If you are:
+You are usually okay to stay in the fight.
-# Not actively bleeding; and
+If you ''are'' bleeding and you see any limb is not grey, go ahead and apply a tourniquet to all non-grey limbs. If not possible (i.e you don't have enough tourniquets or the bleeding is from a chest or head wound), apply sufficient bandages on limbs ''without a tourniquet'' to get bleeding to stop. Use '''Field Dressing''' or '''Basic Bandages''' for larger wounds (Medium+), whereas you should use '''QuickClot''' for smaller ones. ACE will automatically have bandages apply to wounds in order from largest to smallest. In other words, if you have a mix of wounds from Large to Small, use the first 2 bandages types, then, when only small ones are left, switch to '''QuickClot'''.
-# Your blood loss indicator is yellow; and
-# You otherwise feel fine.
-You are usually okay to stay in the fight. If you cannot get bleeding to stop (either at all or the number of wounds indicates it will take a long time), your blood loss indicator is orange or red, or your condition is causing you to otherwise be combat ineffective, call for a medic. Generally, if you are using due diligence, it is better for a medic to state you do not need attention rather than for you to keel over because you misjudged your wounds.
+If you see a ''lot'' of wounds in your chest or head (this is mostly a vibe check), your blood loss indicator is any color that isn't yellow or grey, or something else is otherwise making you combat ineffective, go ahead and call a medic. Generally, if you are using due diligence, it is better for a medic to state you do not need attention rather than for you to keel over because you misjudged your wounds.
 After the firefight has ended, you should immediately call for a medic. They'll get you fixed up in a jiffy... usually. The medic may ask you to remove tourniquets yourself near the end of your treatment. This is because tourniquet removal results in the person removing it taking it.