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  1. WesD
    Fair play mate, in those situations 90% of people will flap and not know what to do trained or untrained!! I know in the UK because of our NHS fast response ambulances will get to you before you could get to an A&E in most cases, (providing your in an area that can be accessed by the emergency services) so best practice would be to keep the casualty alive until someone more qualified gets to you. I can't comment if that would be the same in the rest of the world because I haven't experienced it. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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    Being ex British army a tourniquet would be your only option in that instance also once applied stopping the shock and keeping the casualty calm is a better resource than trying to lift and move the casualty onto a stretcher then moving them on a stretcher towards an ambulance that will already be on its way to you. You could potentially do more harm than good moving them causing shock from the pain. It takes 6 men to carry a stretcher effectively with regular changes to keep the carriers fresh, unless you have morphine to hand the casualty will probably pass out from the pain of being moved, bad idea!! Battlefield 1st aid is a great skill to be taught for an instance like your suggesting and unless you are in an area which 1st response can not access you would not move them on a stretcher. Also talking from 1st hand experience. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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    Pretty sure in this instance by the time you have them strapped onto a stretcher they are dead anyway?!?! Surely your time would be better spent trying to pressure/stop the bleed. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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    Thanks kc. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  5. WesD
    Yes I am going to go mechanical ZZ, LJ or SJ3 not sure which yet? Does the LJ self tend the rope? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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    What do you both think of the ZZ and LJ? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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    Use a wood dye for the colour required then Danish, Danish and more Danish oil. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk

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