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Hunting First Aid For Safety

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Hunting accidents are not uncommon and can cause many types of injuries. Being prepared is the only defense you have against a potentially disabling or even life-threatening injury. Knowing some basic first aid and using common sense when in the wild could save both life and limb.

CPR

If you don't know CPR, it's a good idea to learn it. Call your local hospital, EMS, or fire department and find out when and where you can attend a community CPR class. You never know when you may need to perform CPR on a friend, family member, or even a stranger. A few hours of your time could save a life someday.

Many CPR classes provide basic first aid classes as well. Check with your local provider to see if this option is available before registering for a class.

Safety Rules during A Crisis

The first rule of safety during a crisis may sound selfish but it's important -- take care of yourself first. Check the scene of an accident for unsafe conditions. Make the area safe for yourself and any bystanders before starting first aid. The reasoning behind this rule is that if you're injured or incapacitated, you wont' be able to help anyone else.

If you are injured, rescue workers arriving on the scene will have to take care of you as an added victim. A few seconds can make a major difference in a crisis, but take a few beforehand to ensure you'll be able to provide the help needed.

Basic First Aid

Healthcare personnel are know everything about first aid: Airway, Breathing, and Circulation. Your first concern is whether the accident victim has a clear airway. If the mouth or throat is blocked by blood, water, or objects, take care of this situation first. Next, see if the victim is breathing or is in danger of ceasing to breathe. The brain and vital organs can't last long without oxygen. Provide rescue breathing if necessary.

Next, check for a heart beat and any injuries that may be seeping blood. Apply pressure to any areas bleeding with a clean cloth if possible. Don't be afraid to press hard! If there are others present who can assist you, ask for their help in applying pressure to a wound. If the bleeding is profuse and the wound is located on an arm or leg, you can use your belt or a section of rope to wrap around the limb and secure tightly to restrict blood flow to the injured area and slow the bleeding. This is called a tourniquet.

Make sure you call for help immedidately! Once you've controlled breathing and provided an initial round of CPR, call for help and then continue CPR until rescue workers arrive. Performing CPR can be exhausting. If others are available to help, perform two-person CPR or trade off tasks frequently to prevent rescuer exhaustion.

If you or another hunter falls from a tree stand or other elevated area, don't move until you're sure there were no spinal injuries. Moving a person who has spinal injuries can cause shattered bone to cut through the spinal cord and result in paralysis. Ask the victim of a fall to move their fingers and toes only. If they're unable to do so, they've injured their spinal column and need special care in moving. If they're breathing and not bleeding profusely, leave them where they are and get help.

If they're able to move fingers and toes, gently turn them over onto their back if they aren't already positioned so. Try to turn them as if they were a log; keep the head, legs and torso aligned and stiff as you roll them. This will prevent any compression on the spinal cord should the vertebra protecting the cord be compromised.

Some falls and spinal injuries that affect the neck area can result in a person not being able to breathe on their own. If this happens, you must provide rescue breathing for them until help arrives.

Using firearm safety and common sense such as avoiding aggressive animals can go a long way to prevent hunting accidents. Educate yourself, hunt with others, and always tell someone where you'll be hunting and when you'll return. Keeping safe in the woods is everyone's responsibility. Be sure to do your part.

 

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