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To: Atom Smasher

How about tampons? Excellent to use for gun shot wounds.


85 posted on 04/02/2010 5:57:37 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Thinking of using 911 for protection? Google "Brittany Zimmerman")
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To: Red in Blue PA

“How about tampons? Excellent to use for gun shot wounds.”

yeah I heard the little OB ones are the best??


88 posted on 04/02/2010 5:59:50 PM PDT by NurseZac
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To: Red in Blue PA

Heh lol! You gotta be kidding me?


92 posted on 04/02/2010 6:03:40 PM PDT by Atom Smasher
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To: Red in Blue PA; NurseZac
How about tampons? Excellent to use for gun shot wounds.

I think the idea of dressing on a gun shot wound is to stop the bleeding and protect against infection. So you will need a regular sterile dressing against the wound to help the blood clot and be sterile so as to protect against infection (I don't think tampons are sterile).

The tampon is designed to absorb blood, so I would think it would be ok after the sterile dressing, but not against the wound itself.

109 posted on 04/02/2010 6:17:48 PM PDT by Screaming_Gerbil (...he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one... Luke 22:36)
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To: Red in Blue PA

What about tampons-

I remember using them on occasion when someone came into ER with serious nose bleed. Ready made for the situation.


205 posted on 04/02/2010 8:05:49 PM PDT by handmade
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