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    Saving a hunters life

    I have spent many years in the back country hunting sheep and over the years I've become confident in my survival skills. And to that point I like to pass on one tip that may save your life or someone else's.
    Of course we all know that we should have basic survival skills when venturing into the back country how to treat a wound or deal with blood loss perhaps hypothermia and dehydration. My tip is that all hunters in the back country should know how to do CPR your hunting partner may have hypothermia or cardiac arrest or or trauma that stopped their heart knowing CPR may save their lives in fact it might be yours whose life is saved. Take a short course and learn it anyone can do it. As Note- the survival rate from cardiac arrest without medical intervention (defibrillator) is quite low but a few do survive .Administering CPR might be enough to save a life in the mountains
    Last edited by stoneramhunter; 01-26-2021 at 12:45 AM.

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    Re: Saving a hunters life

    I'd add that a bunch of baby aspirin should be in everyone's pack too. Super light and it can be a game changer during a cardiac event.
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    Re: Saving a hunters life

    Quote Originally Posted by albravo2 View Post
    I'd add that a bunch of baby aspirin should be in everyone's pack too. Super light and it can be a game changer during a cardiac event.
    Absolutely good idea they are in my pack as well.

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    Re: Saving a hunters life

    Quote Originally Posted by albravo2 View Post
    I'd add that a bunch of baby aspirin should be in everyone's pack too. Super light and it can be a game changer during a cardiac event.
    Aspirin 81mg is what is recommended.
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    Re: Saving a hunters life

    Yes we should all be able to perform a few basic life survival skills,
    no matter what we are doing,
    more so deep in the bush,
    ya never know!

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    Re: Saving a hunters life

    i corrected my thread I should have said cardiac arrest instead of heart attack and added the note that the survival rate is low but some have had survived with cpr intervention albeit low you have nothing to loose. In regards to hypothermic cardiac arrest CPR can and has been administered for 6 hours before heart started with no neurological damage. so yes definitely works for hypothermia

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    Re: Saving a hunters life

    Thank you for starting this thread it is important people take the course it may save a life!
    I for one can attest to it working having had the heart attack being brought back followed by a 6 bypass surgery.
    Carry the 81 mg aspirin it may save your life or someone else's.

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    Re: Saving a hunters life

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    Re: Saving a hunters life

    Great Thread !
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    Re: Saving a hunters life

    A great thread indeed srh! My contribution would be to suggest carrying an epi pen as well...The only issue that I've heard about is that you may have to have it prescribed by a doc before you can purchase one. I haven't researched to confirm yet.


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