Gun+wound+healing+Myths

First Aid- Treating gunshot wounds with wisky Ever wonder if those gun healing myths on television are real and if they are real life techniques? Well her is the truth… ‘While the alcoholic drink might do some good in sterilizing the external wound, it would probably be quite painful. The hot knife would only cauterize the surface part of the wound while the rest of the bullet track could still be bleeding. The best prehospital treatment would be direct pressure over the area to stop the bleeding and allow the blood to clot. This could buy you time until you could get the victim to a hospital for proper care. The hot knife would only cauterize the surface part of the wound while the rest of the bullet track could still be bleeding. Therefore, if it were a graze it would indeed be perfectly possible and no complications would normally arise. But if it does make a hole inside you, cauterising would definitely cause more problems than solve the one 'wound problem'.’ 



Roger Eib - 9/25/2009 Copyright © 2008 About, Inc. AllExperts, AllExperts.com, and About.com are registered trademarks of About, Inc. All rights reserved.