JohnW

Martyn H, in article <91f2358b-dccf-4930-8cee-6d21efc45d1c@
34g2000hsh..com>, says...

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>DO NOT REMOVE A FOREIGN BODY FROM A WOUND

That's what I was taught many years ago in my first-aid
course. The first instinct should be to never remove anything
from a wound, since it might be the object that is stopping a
real nasty blood-flow. If you must apply a dressing, use a
ring bandage (made from a sling to look like a doughnut) and
apply it round the wound to it presses the flesh towards the
object if anything.

Of course, if it is a splinter of something of similar size,
then it is unlikely to cause further problems removing the
object.

If the object is preventing movement of the casualty, like
it's part of the boat, then you should look at cutting the
boat away from the person, leaving what is plugging the wound
to continue to do its job.

One shortage in the average First-aid kit is plenty of
bandages of sling-size. These can be used for all smaller
tasks whereas a small bandage, typical of kits, can never be
made larger

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