Amidst the terrible nationwide homicide surge, it's worth keeping in mind that those providing the initial first aid to shooting victims are often cops. Compelling @DanRodricks account of one recent rescue: baltimoresun.com/opinion/column…
"Coursey arrived and found Torres with his hand on the victim’s chest and a finger in a bullet hole. Coursey pulled the scissors from the first aid kit strapped to his leg and started cutting the victim’s shirt away. 'Get a chest seal,' Torres said, telling Coursey to pull..."
"...from his kit a round plastic sticker to close the victim’s sucking chest wound. Torres pressed the seal against the man’s chest, but there was a lot of blood, too much for the seal’s adhesive to take hold..."
"...Torres told Coursey to open another one, then used some gauze to dry the area around the wound. Torres applied the second seal and it stuck hard against the man’s chest and filled the wound.
Next, Torres wanted a tourniquet for the victim’s upper left leg..."
Next, Torres wanted a tourniquet for the victim’s upper left leg..."
"...and that came from Coursey’s kit, too. The rookie had some trouble getting the tourniquet to work. It was too loose, for starters, but Torres showed him how to adjust it, and they got it right."
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