SURGICAL cautery is a different kettle of fish from John Wayne cautery. There is almost no conceivable situation in which hot iron (etc.) would be used for field bleeding control. Tourniquets, deep packing, direct pressure, and hemostatic agents can control survivable bleeding until surgical repair.
Carrying bundles of matches to cauterize a wound is only slightly smarter than sticking same in your butt to cure hemorrhoids. NO ONE in the Army is being taught that. I highly doubt anyone has done this in Astan or that the reporter is even in the Army. I'd love to see proof of both, along with the medical case report. Please ignore this 'poster.'
Tourniquets, deep packing, direct pressure, and hemostatic agents can control survivable bleeding until surgical repair.
For small wound REPAIR and surgery, cautery can be quite helpful, with appropriate training.
Carrying bundles of matches to cauterize a wound is only slightly smarter than sticking same in your butt to cure hemorrhoids. NO ONE in the Army is being taught that. I highly doubt anyone has done this in Astan or that the reporter is even in the Army. I'd love to see proof of both, along with the medical case report. Please ignore this 'poster.'
Tourniquets, deep packing, direct pressure, and hemostatic agents can control survivable bleeding until surgical repair.
For small wound REPAIR and surgery, cautery can be quite helpful, with appropriate training.
