I'm going to assume that my response must have come across as arrogant or abrasive in order to elicit your response, so first off, neither of those tones were intended. You were blunt, so I'll be blunt in return but please realize I respect your experience and cautions, but you're being very quick to assume and condemn.
1) I Googled the issue prior to posting anything, and read some great material including
this article from the Emergency Medicine Journal - which discusses in some level of detail many of your concerns (which is also included in the CLS material). It didn't answer the question I had - which is an AO specific experience based question (see #3 for why in my case this is AO specific). And yes, I am familiar with indications and contraindications, how to place the bevel, nostril selection, etc etc. Can I explain it in the level of detail you can? probably not - I'm not a medic. Can I properly employ the technique and save a comrade who is bleeding out while I try to keep his airway open? Hell yes I can.
2)
I'M not impressed with CLS, and I certainly don't expect you to be - it's nothing more than a starting point. However, I know at least one guy I worked on solo who is still
alive today because of that starting point. Ironically, he did have contraindications to an NPA, so I didn't even pull mine out. And yes, I'm sure you've seen more trauma in a day than I have in any tour.
3) This was not intended to be a controversial post. I'm just a PSYOP guy who covers down on commo on civilian mobs, carries a ton of gear, and is not always by a medics side, and has very limited supply chains. I don't have the luxury of hauling one of everything every day, and
I know I'm not the first in these shoes in this region. That's why I asked for advice on what to stock my kit with.
4) I have the rare privilege of being along side my wife down range. I don't carry anything I am not confident enough in to use on her. Which leads me to my next point -
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Originally Posted by Brush Okie
Since you are to lazy to google it yourself here I did it for you just so you don't kill anyone. I am doing it for them not you.
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5) Please don't accuse me of being lazy, or suggest that without your post I would have killed somebody. You took it to personal attacks there that were unnecessary and inaccurate. I made it clear in my first response that I don't carry anything I'm not trained and proficient on. I've done my research, had a clarifying question, and asked.
I've learned a lot from reading your posts over nearly the last six years and respect you for your knowledge, but I'm not appreciative of your unfounded attack on my character and professionalism.
I think this thread has traveled it's due course - which wasn't at all where I intended it to go and honestly I don't see much use for. Mods, unless there is something productive to be done here can you shut it down?
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