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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Knife or sharp object wound — object may still be in place.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Visible blade or puncture with blood soaking clothes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Difficulty breathing if chest involved.
Scene hazards: Assailant still present, Chest or abdomen internal bleeding
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Stabilize object if impaled — pad around it tape in place.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Pressure direct if no object — both hands on wound.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Chest — sit upright if breathing easier. Abdomen — knees up if shock.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Monitor consciousness and breathing continuously.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 — stab wound location object in or out breathing status.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Clear path for ambulance stretcher.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Operating theatre required for most torso stabs.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tetanus and antibiotics in hospital.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT remove knife or glass from wound.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT probe depth with fingers.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Pull the knife out quickly to reduce pain
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Removing object removes plug — accelerates bleeding.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Exsanguination before ambulance arrives.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Knife may tamponade vessel — removal releases fatal bleed.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Chest stab can collapse lung.