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swordtart · 08-06-2020, 11:07 AM

My understanding was the golden hour was only applicable if some first aid was applied immediately (all servicemen carry field dressings).

I appreciate that the human system starts to close itself down to protect the organism without aid - during the English Civil war one of the generals survived with not treatment as his body was looted and his fine clothes stolen, hypothermia prevented him from bleeding to death).

Are we saying that our RR case left entirely alone on the field of battle to bleed out for 10 minutes can be recovered 50% of the time? Or are we assuming he is patched up with a paramedic within the 20 seconds anyway?

08-06-2020, 11:07 AM	#5
swordtart Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: Contest Of Skills: Paramedic and "The Golden Hour" My understanding was the golden hour was only applicable if some first aid was applied immediately (all servicemen carry field dressings). I appreciate that the human system starts to close itself down to protect the organism without aid - during the English Civil war one of the generals survived with not treatment as his body was looted and his fine clothes stolen, hypothermia prevented him from bleeding to death). Are we saying that our RR case left entirely alone on the field of battle to bleed out for 10 minutes can be recovered 50% of the time? Or are we assuming he is patched up with a paramedic within the 20 seconds anyway?