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Paper cups aren’t dangerous like?

What are they going to do?

Imagines a paper cup holding a knife

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I don’t know if paper cups can trip you. Also, why would you bring a paper cup to a cliffside?

@HighPockets group

I think people don't like putting shot in the butt in their books because it sounds too comical

Bec and I talked about it early in the thread bc a character can be shot there and have a low risk of dying.

@HighPockets group

Once time someone in my class gave a presentation on how to make Play-Doh, and the dye from the dough bled into the tabletop and I removed it using hand sanitizer and a wet wipe. My speech (I was in 6th grade) was about how to make a Tooka doll, because I'm a nerd.

@HighPockets group

But seriously, if anyone has gunshot wound care advice….I'm in need of it. One story is a war story and characters get grazed a lot but usually not much more than that (save for Nich and Therese), and the other is realistic fiction, specifically detective-y.

@TheGoldenLegend

But seriously, if anyone has gunshot wound care advice….I'm in need of it. One story is a war story and characters get grazed a lot but usually not much more than that (save for Nich and Therese), and the other is realistic fiction, specifically detective-y.

Where I got this info- http://thesurvivaldoctor.com/2012/07/26/gunshot-wounds/
Herbs for wounds or cuts- http://medicinalherbinfo.org/000Herbs2016/dis-eases/wounds/

"Before you begin treating the wound you need to assess the severity of the damage. You have to look for the bullet and even may have to remove it, so you can safely clean the wound. If the bullet remains in the wound an infection may progress and make the victim’s condition far worse.
In other cases, there may be small shards from the bullet that have remained around the wound, but it may cause more damage by trying to remove them, rather than if you just leave them there. If you’re in the surgery and medical personnel can do the operation, then they can also remove all pieces from the wound.
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For a Gunshot Wound in the Head
Think about: the airway.
Tips:
Attempt to control the bleeding with direct pressure as best you can (no tourniquets around the neck).
Make sure the blood doesn’t choke the person. You can have a conscious person sit up and lean forward, or turn an unconscious person on their side and bend the top knee forward to keep them that way.
If you believe a carotid artery (that large artery on either side of the neck that supplies the brain) is nicked, you can apply soft direct pressure, and include an occlusive dressing. (See the box to the right.)
How to Make an Occlusive Dressing out of a Driver’s License
For an open, or “sucking,” chest wound, you want to keep air from getting in but also let excess air escape.
One makeshift way to do this is to lay a driver’s license or plastic wrap on the wound. When the diaphragm contracts and pulls in air (the same mechanism that makes us breathe), the vaccuum will suck the object onto the wound. But if air needs to escape, it can easily push the object up.
You could also use Vaseline gauze or put petroleum jelly on gauze. No petroleum jelly? Try any type of ointment or even honey.
The victim needs other treatment, such as a chest tube, right away. The occlusive dressing is just a temporary treatment to keep the situation from getting worse.
Learn how to treat other wounds when there is no doctor in The Survival Doctor’s Guide to Wounds.
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For a Gunshot Wound in the Chest
Think about: air sucking, spine injury.
Tips:
Open chest wounds are also nicknamed sucking chest wounds because they suck air in and can lead to a collapsed lung. You can help stop the sucking by closing the open wound with an occlusive dressing.
Remember the spine is also included in the back of the chest. Be very careful about movement of these victims. You want to keep them as still as possible and not damage the spinal cord.
If the heart, the lungs, the spine, or a large blood vessel is damaged, there’s not much you can do outside getting immediate expert medical care.
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For a Gunshot Wound in the Abdomen
Think about: organ protection.
Tips:
If the wound is open and you can see the intestines, find a moist, sterile dressing to place on top of the wound (to protect the organs).
If the intestines are ripped open, the victim needs immediate medical care. If they don’t bleed to death, they’ll likely die of the coming severe infection.
The victim should take nothing at all by mouth until the pain lets up, and then wait a day or two. This is obviously a difficult situation, but this step is very important and a time when a slow drip of IV fluids would be useful.
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If an arm wound won’t stop bleeding despite direct pressure to the wound and elevation, press on the brachial artery around the place where the arrow in the left picture is pointing (below the armpit). Do this by grabbing underneath the person’s arm, wrapping your fingers to the artery (inner arm), and pressing firmly on it with your fingers. You’ll know you probably have it right when the bleeding slows down. If it’s still not controlled, try pressure nearer to the heart.
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For a leg wound that won’t stop bleeding, apply pressure to the femoral artery, shown in the picture on the right. The best place to do this is in the middle of the bend between the front of leg and the hip. (This is not the place where the arrow is pointing; it’s above it.)
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For a Gunshot Wound in the Arms or Legs
Think about: bones.
Tips:
Direct pressure, elevation, pressure bandage—in that order. Elevate the wound above the heart, and apply a pressure bandage. Then if it’s still bleeding, take your fingers and apply pressure to the brachial artery for the arm or the femoral artery for the leg. (See the box to the right.)
If all else fails in an extremity, go to a tourniquet. (It may come down to “lose a limb or lose a life.” See The Survival Doctor’s Guide to Wounds for dos and don’ts of tourniquet use.)
If the area is rapidly swelling, that’s a sign of internal bleeding. Also, consider that a bone might have been injured, even shattered. If you suspect this, the area needs to be splinted.
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For a Superficial Wound
If the gunshot wound is superficial, clean it as much as you can and follow the steps in “Puncture Wounds” in my e-book The Survival Doctor’s Guide to Wounds. Start antibiotics when you’re finished taking care of the wounds.
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One More Thing: What About the Bullet?
In most circumstances, you don’t want to remove an implanted bullet. It’s almost impossible to find, and it may actually be corking up a big blood vessel.
Thousands of military members live daily with shrapnel in their bodies. Unless there’s initial infection from the wound itself, the body adapts to most metal without much serious problem.
Gunshot wounds can run the gamut. Some people are too severely injured to save. Get expert treatment as soon as possible."

@TheGoldenLegend

Ok that's helpful too!! How does one remove an arrow from another's arm?

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100810220237AANGREf&guccounter=1
This answer I got is not in the arm, its the face but the tactic is the same I suppose - "You should read up on Henry V. When he was sixteen he was shot in the face by an arrow. Wounds like that would often mean death back then.However his life was saved. First of all the slowly removed the wooden part of the arrow, so that just left the metal part stuck in his face, The his doctor made a special metal tool that fitted in to the arrowhead and slowly screwed it out, The wound was treated with honey and alcohol that worked as an antiseptic which prevented him from dying of an infection."