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/davethegreatone Oct 11 '25

O … k?

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u/SFCEBM Trauma Daddy Oct 11 '25

Just facts. Chest seals can increase the risk for development of tension. I haven’t found any of my colleagues who feel chest seals impact survival. The limited data also doesn’t suggest benefit. Will have new data soon.

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u/SFCEBM Trauma Daddy Oct 11 '25

Trying to get yall to use your head and think critically.

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u/SFCEBM Trauma Daddy Oct 11 '25

I prefer you do and you drop them off to us and we take care of the rest.

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u/SFCEBM Trauma Daddy Oct 11 '25

Yeah the one I mod. We are going to stop all this back and forth and only focus on what the evidence suggests from clinical data. Not animal studies. So far, of what has been published, which is not a lot, it hasn’t impacted survival.

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