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Hekate

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8. What sick hell is this, indeed. Sarajevo. Northern Ireland. Beirut. Syria. All places that descended

Sun Sep 1, 2019, 03:42 AM

Sep 2019

...into chaos at one time or another, with neighbors shooting neighbors.

America is geographically bigger than any of them, so the violence is spread out more. It's just all over the place now -- randomized terrorist attacks keeping us all on edge wherever we go.

Thanks Congressman Swalwell for saying it. This is effing not normal.

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An Odessa doctor is on cnn saying every American needs to learn how to compress a gunshot wound [View all] Demovictory9 Sep 2019 OP

And how exactly are we all supposed to learn this? PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #1

Look for "emergency trauma care" classes; companies in your area that focus on risk assessment, WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2019 #22

"Stop the Bleed" classes at your local hospital or EMS. (n/t) SMC22307 Sep 2019 #25

Cover the wound. Keep pressur in it. Elevate it above the heart if possible. underpants Sep 2019 #27

Its not hard. I keep this in my car. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #48

Interesting! JudyM Sep 2019 #52

it is basic first aid rampartc Sep 2019 #2

I saved a woman once with the Heimlich maneuver lunatica Sep 2019 #6

I saved my son with Heimlich maneuver, too. I'd only seen it on TV, never had a class. Liberty Belle Sep 2019 #9

My mom saved me with it when I was a little kid mucifer Sep 2019 #12

I took a combat life saver course for the Army Reserve. Tiggeroshii Sep 2019 #3

it is the sick hell we are in dweller Sep 2019 #4

No!!!!! I don't want to learn how to compress or sew gunshot wounds! Initech Sep 2019 #5

+1000 sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #21

+1,000,000 Canoe52 Sep 2019 #28

I feel exactly the same way. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #32

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #37

Right! DavidDvorkin Sep 2019 #53

Really... Newest Reality Sep 2019 #54

If it makes you feel better -- the same techniques work for wounds from other causes. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #55

There's only one solution: tough gun control laws. procon Sep 2019 #7

Yes. AllyCat Sep 2019 #16

What sick hell is this, indeed. Sarajevo. Northern Ireland. Beirut. Syria. All places that descended Hekate Sep 2019 #8

But we didn't in 1995, when gunshot wounds were twice as common? Recursion Sep 2019 #10

What? Where were gunshot wounds twice as common in 1995? AllyCat Sep 2019 #17

OMG yes. Law & Order was a plausible TV premise back then; it's absurd now Recursion Sep 2019 #19

Actually *more* than twice as common, across the country, in 1993 vs. 2011, and it's still dropping. sir pball Sep 2019 #35

Here is good advice on how to treat a bullet wound, if you must: Liberty Belle Sep 2019 #11

Thank you. nt oasis Sep 2019 #40

American Red Cross sells a kit. xmas74 Sep 2019 #13

The Red Cross should include it in their woodsprite Sep 2019 #14

We're well beyond that: schools are putting tourniquets in classrooms & teaching how to do so: hlthe2b Sep 2019 #15

There's nothing wrong with that or learning basic first aid. elocs Sep 2019 #18

More kids were getting shot in schools 30 years ago; we just didn't care Recursion Sep 2019 #20

So, we're all supposed to be happy about how things are going, these days? (nt) Paladin Sep 2019 #33

Of course not, it's still a huge issue that needs sweeping reforms sir pball Sep 2019 #36

You and I might not be so lucky..... Paladin Sep 2019 #39

And I'm far less likely to be lucky when I get in a car. sir pball Sep 2019 #41

Your expression of scorn for lesser beings is noted. (nt) Paladin Sep 2019 #42

I don't feel any scorn for anyone sir pball Sep 2019 #43

53 years ago, the mother of a schoolmate of mine was murdered. Paladin Sep 2019 #45

That's not an unreasonable response, especially when it did personally affect you sir pball Sep 2019 #46

It's good to keep your fears rational, but as the song goes, elocs Sep 2019 #59

Agreed, especially about the cycling. elocs Sep 2019 #58

Nice strawman argument you present just so you can easily knock it down. elocs Sep 2019 #57

Wow, I can't get anything past you, can I? (nt) Paladin Sep 2019 #60

Preparation is never a bad thing. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2019 #23

Trauma Room Scene (and they have all that equipment and know-how) Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #31

Devolution. spanone Sep 2019 #24

I ask myself this same question over and over again.... FM123 Sep 2019 #26

Maybe instead we should learn to get rid of guns DBoon Sep 2019 #29

You mean like those "how to survive a nuclear attack" guides? DBoon Sep 2019 #30

I wonder why the NRA isn't proposing this? gulliver Sep 2019 #34

It's NOT "where we are." But understandable if he's upset that Hortensis Sep 2019 #38

"Every American"? Fuck. Him. (and CNN) nt live love laugh Sep 2019 #44

I'ma public school teacher of young kids. This was part of our back to school training RayOfHope Sep 2019 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Sep 2019 #49

He is doing what he can. At least he's willing to offer up some ideas gldstwmn Sep 2019 #50

We have to become battlefield medics in our own communities. Historic NY Sep 2019 #51

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Everyone should have standard first aid training. Ms. Toad Sep 2019 #61

FYI, StopTheBleed.org and BleedControl.org have classes mitch96 Sep 2019 #62