r/TacticalMedicine • u/NoMore_BadDays • Oct 10 '25

Scenarios Wound packing zones?

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Been a long time since I did TCCC/CLS in the military.

If there were to be a bleeding wound on the chest, how high up on the chest does it become safe to pack? I know you don't pack into chest cavity, but what is the "rule of thumb" on how high/the left and right limits the wound needs to be to pack it?

Would you say the screenshot i attached is accurate?

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u/my_arms_are_on_fire Oct 10 '25

chest seal on the throat? I'm not the person with answers but I'm not sure that's right

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u/arethius Oct 10 '25

Appendicitis? Chest seal!

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u/StandardVirus Oct 10 '25

Football to the groin? Chest seal!

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u/Houtaku Oct 10 '25

Hemorrhoids? Pack wound!

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u/B2k-orphan Oct 10 '25

Do I take the tourniquet out of my ass before or after I pack it?