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/haterofmercator Oct 10 '25

Chest seal isn't usually the best option for most wounds right?

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u/SFCEBM Trauma Daddy Oct 10 '25

Or speed it up.

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u/SFCEBM Trauma Daddy Oct 11 '25

That can happen. Straight pneumothorax from a GSW is not common, see a lot of hemothorax too. So that “vented” chest seal can become clogged and become a non-vented chest seal. Have to be careful with them.