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To: dfwgator

“Must have gotten the artery. Pretty much curtains unless a medic squeezes it off right away.”

Arteries are quick and you just can appreciate how quick. Over the weekend I was working around the house and got a puncture on the palm of my hand from a finishing nail. I could not believe it. Blood squirt 10-12 inches in spurts and there was lots of it. I did apply pressure for about 15 minutes until it stopped. Luckily I had a tetanus shot around Xmas.


15 posted on 07/19/2018 11:31:02 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (Chivalry is not dead. It is a warriors code and only practiced by warriors.)
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To: BuffaloJack

Look at the size of your thumb from the back of your hand fir width and from the end of the thumb for the diameter. That is the approximate size of the femoral artery


17 posted on 07/19/2018 11:36:54 AM PDT by shotgun ( .)
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