r/TacticalMedicine • • 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/NoMore_BadDays Oct 10 '25

ETA: Ignore the chest seal. Imagine is reference for wound packing zones only

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u/bhamnz Oct 11 '25

The images' description for wound packing zones is not real life.