Post by wat on Mar 16, 2017 9:07:03 GMT -7
I want to share this story to make others aware. We talked about this sort of thing in the RSO class. I'm trying to make arrangements for RSOs to get first aid training. Please read the story.It's a friend of mine that this happened to. Sorry the pictures aren't there.
"If you look closely, you'll see the tourniquet on my arm. While taking his class< shooting steel, a piece of copper jacket ricocheted off the steel and went into my hand. as he was getting ready to wrap that wound, my husband took off my watch and then i got a squirter! IT HIT MY RADIAL ARTERY! So tourniquet, ambulance ride and surgery. i have 90% damage to 2 tendons and 90% to a nerve going to my thumb. I'll follow with a Dr here. ladies, i want to encourage you to WEAR your IFAK and tourniquet when on the range and rethink safety glasses. My left hand was in front of my face and the trajectory wound have been my left eye/cheek had i been shooting one handed. There are a few companies who make ballistic glasses. Your prescription ones wont cut it. Spend a little extra. This is a total FREAK accident and no matter how i look at it, not anybodies fault. nobody could have predicted it. The second pic is the piece of jacket that was lodged in my wrist. you can still see the rifling on it."
"If you look closely, you'll see the tourniquet on my arm. While taking his class< shooting steel, a piece of copper jacket ricocheted off the steel and went into my hand. as he was getting ready to wrap that wound, my husband took off my watch and then i got a squirter! IT HIT MY RADIAL ARTERY! So tourniquet, ambulance ride and surgery. i have 90% damage to 2 tendons and 90% to a nerve going to my thumb. I'll follow with a Dr here. ladies, i want to encourage you to WEAR your IFAK and tourniquet when on the range and rethink safety glasses. My left hand was in front of my face and the trajectory wound have been my left eye/cheek had i been shooting one handed. There are a few companies who make ballistic glasses. Your prescription ones wont cut it. Spend a little extra. This is a total FREAK accident and no matter how i look at it, not anybodies fault. nobody could have predicted it. The second pic is the piece of jacket that was lodged in my wrist. you can still see the rifling on it."
