Tourniquets

[Eagle92]

One of the best FA events I ever saw was at a camporee where the DE used his resources to get corpsman from the local Marine base to not only judge, but supply the victims and realistic wounds. I thought it was awesome, especially the squirting blood from one wound, but apparently there were complaints and the SE said no more.

[Scoutfish]

I was in a tri county disaster drill way back wehn on Topsail Island . I was one of the victems of the tornado that threw a telephone pole through the windshiled of the car I was driving.

 

So we also had a life flight helicopter anbd crew there as well. I was the "guest passenger" of teh helicopter.

 

Anyways, one of the coordinators has a really cool moulage kit. Not one of the ones you buy, but homemade.

 

For wounds, he used silly putty with blush brushed over for a real; skin color. He used Kayro Syrup with food coloring for blood ( thick and sticky - not runny watered down stuff).

 

He's use blue and black makeup ( maybe eye shadow?) and lightly smear in on different places them go over it with white chalk dust to create brused, banged up or pale skin.

 

Matter of fact, I did scratch myself nicely after crawling into the car (after they used to Jaws of Life to "cut me out" ) and somebody commented that the tech didn't do such a good job with that particular wound because it didn't look realistic enough.!

 

 

Yeah, blabbing away again.

 

Just meant to say that using moulage and fake wounds and hands on training just can't be beat.