Occlusive dressings are a special type of dressing used to secure a sucking chest wound. A sucking chest wound is basically a hole in the chest that penetrates the void where your lungs are kept known as the thoracic cavity. It allows air to enter this area and place pressure on the lungs. This pressure can potentially collapse a lung or both. The occlusive dressing allows air to escape the cavity when the person inhales expanding their lungs and forcing the air out from the cavity through the wound. When the person exhales and their lungs deflate the occlusive dressing then seals around the wound preventing outside air from entering the chest through the wound. After applying this dressing be sure to check the backside of patient for an exit wound. If there is an exit wound you should seal it completely off with a piece of plastic followed by a bandage as you did with the entry point using the occlusive dressing only tape off the entire bandage this time.
It is important that this type of dressing be applied as soon as possible if these signs are present:
1.) bubbles are forming in the blood directly around the hole
2.) if you hear gargling sounds in the chest
3.) the injured person complains of difficulty to breath or is gasping for breath
4.) if you see an obvious deformity of the chest such as one side appearing to be sunken inwards
Here is the video showing exactly what to do:
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Boy... that field medicine... she'll save some lives.
yeppers...
Got you with a resteem there fellow... thanks for the quick lesson.
thank very much :)
No problem.
I didn't know what to expect reading the title. After reading and watching the video, this post is very insightful. Thank you!
glad you enjoyed it...
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STOPInteresting, I have never been taught or heard to put gauze under the plastic for a hasty chest seal!
Just plastic and tape all four sides or use a purpose made vented chest seal such as a hyfin or halo.
Good info regardless of slightly different techniques! 🤙
ive seen it taught in both versions. i learned this way in the army as a combat medic. everything has different techniques i suppose.
Yea I know different things come and go depending on what studies were done and how they were interpreted!
They may well be teaching it just like this since the last CLS/TCCC course I took a year or so ago right before I got out. I've been too focused on nursing school to stay 100% up to date on the current guidlines👍
well i was taught this style back in 2000 in army lol so your style sounds to be the newest version :)
Well, at any rate, I think either version is gauranteed to be better than doing nothing!
I carried ,plastic wrap . I am not an E.M.P. ,,or a first responder. I was Only trained to be an On sight general Foreman. I was in charge,yes.
I blocked ,,people from doing Stupid acts.
And I stopped,,,,a lot of men,from doing Stupid things.
I try to help.
All Life is Precious .
:)
Saran-Wrap,or plastic wrap. Both can give Emergency MINUTES to First Respondents.
A few Seconds CAN make a HUGE difference, if it is = LIFE or DEATH.
Doc is ,a man that I would trust with my life in an emergency.
A ,,real,Trained MEDIC.
And a
you speak the truth :) and thanks...
good man,,All .
yep,,thats a period.
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Real world help in a Emergency. Bravo for your information.
thanks...
One man. Doc .
Thank you for your Knowledge and ,smart Insight!
I DO learn from you.
I am 25 years older than you.
Yet ,,I learn from someone younger than me. love that.
Never stop.
fork turd troyboy.
kiss💋Addie💋💋💋💋💋💋💏💐💑
happy days,,Troy is FROZEN ,,and iced over.
lol glad to be of assistance and addie has been kissed...
Great video Doc. Just bought a set of chest seals to keep in my range bag. Good info here.
those are simple and much easier than having to make one in a pinch for sure. hopefully you never need them though.
Addie,,looks a little "drained" in this vid,,ha ha ha 😊
shes all good now :)