First Aids Treatments You Should Do For Gunshot Injury.| Globecalls.Com

As the uprising in Ghana, Nigeria, and Africa as a whole is gradually growing with the police and military bent on preventing the civilians from protesting, let me share some quick gunshot injury first aids in case you or a friend got caught in a crossfire.

Follow these steps to save a gunshot victim from dying;

1. Secure your safety first!
2. Send a brief SOS call to alert others.
3. Look for any source of bleeding, you can remove the victim’s clothing if necessary.

4. Stop the bleeding with pressure – if no medical supplies, cover wound with clot, shirt, scarf, etc
5. Keep pressing down hard on the bleeding area with both hands. Press & press!
6. If the injury is very deep, press the cloth into it to pack the wound.

7. If a trauma kit is available and the gunshot injury is on the leg or hand, pull a tourniquet tight around the person’s arm or leg ABOVE THE WOUND!
8. Elevate the injured limb above the rest of the body!
9. If the victim is already losing consciousness or you can’t feel their heartbeat anymore, start CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) with chest compressions & rescue breaths.
10. While you’re doing all these, others around should be making fast arrangements to move victims to the nearest medical facility!!

And remember, never to let your fear too visible to someone who sustains a gunshot injury. Being too anxious or nervous can worsen things for them emotionally.

Death from gunshot injury is mainly due to loss of blood from the blood vessels/muscles, or damage of vital organs like the brain or heart.

About 4 to 8 minutes of bleeding from a penetrating gunshot injury can be fatal. Save someone with these tips if you can while awaiting health workers.