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health advisory Hospital Alternative Medicine 2007-11-16 3:11:21

Can you treat it with leaves? Ocean water?

I am doing a research for surviving in the Everglades. It would be nice if you give me plenty of information.

Answer:

use you clothes and tied it on the bleeding spot. wash it with water if you have any. Get some kind of leaf then chew it then put it on then bleeding spot. Yeah you could use leaves and ocean water.

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If your bleeding you can tear whatever clothing you have and make a tourniquet. Or if you have a severed artery and you can see it you'll have to plug it with your finger. That will give you a few minutes until help arrives.

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Check airway, and breath before circulation.

If you evidence hemorrhage, stop it with pressure (use a cloth or a tourniquet) and rehydrate. (If you have normal saline, obviously, you use it IV)

If you want to keep hydration, and the person is conscious, melt some snow if you are on a mountain or drink the water of a river, if there is one. Sea water is too salty, and hypertonic, and it will dehydrate you more.

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Intense bleeding would only respond to "direct pressure" over the wound with any article of clothing,and application of direct pressure over a pulse point like the side of the neck,wrist,under the arm etc.,and elevation of the affected area,and as absolute LAST resort,a tourniquet to stop the hemorrhage,you must release that every few minutes to allow blood flow to the tissues below it. Leaves and ocean water would not have any effect with a hemorrhage.Using material like leaves would be a great source of infection Always carry a Fist Aid kit,and a GPS locator for such emergencies when your camping or away from the "beaten path"!Take care. SW RNP

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It depends on the type of cut...