• @[email protected]
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    23 hours ago

    As far as I understand you don’t really want to remove something that stabbed you yourself if possible since it’s slowing down how fast you’re bleeding. Better let the medics remove it themselves

    Just realized I misread your comment, oops

    • @[email protected]
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      1522 hours ago

      Even the medics save removing that shit for the hospital unless absolutely necessary. We even go so far as to add stuff to the puncture to make sure the offending object stays stable during transport. Source: am medic

      • @PM_Your_Nudes_Please
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        620 hours ago

        Yup, medics will just wrap the entire hand in tape and gauze to keep it stable, then transport to the hospital. Because it’s always possible that removal will require surgery, so they want to be near an operating room before they try.