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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Crowd control projectile caused bruising, fracture, or head injury.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Large bruise welt bleeding at impact site.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vomiting confusion after head strike.
Scene hazards: Continued firing, Escalating unrest
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cover head move crouching away from shooters.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Apply pressure if skin broken bleeding.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Head injury — do not leave alone 24 hours watch.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rib hit — shallow breathing pain — hospital for fracture pneumothorax rule out.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 if head injury vomiting seizure or eye hit.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Describe projectile type if known canister vs bullet.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Orbital fracture and brain bleed possible — CT if indicated.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Document injuries for legal medical record if victim chooses.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume rubber means harmless to head.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT return to front line after head impact.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rubber bullets cannot break bones or kill
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — At close range they fracture bones and have caused fatalities especially to head.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Underestimating head injury after crowd control shooting.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rubber bullets are less-lethal not non-lethal — can fracture skull.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Eye hits cause permanent blindness.