Re: emergency response to our matches.
It's 13 Interstate miles to UMC Trauma Center, more like 15 from Magnolia to the UMC Doors. With little traffic that is a 20 minute minimum IF you left immediately and did not wait for an ambulance. I've been in law enforcement almost 21 years, lost the partner I was riding with and knew 5 others who were shot and killed as well as others who were shot and lived. It's a good idea to know where UMC Trauma Center is located, but shooting in a rural area has inherent dangers that must be understood. Rifle and shotgun wounds are bad no matter what is destroyed, handgun rounds are more like being stabbed with an object the same diameter as the projectile, ie no hydrostatic shock as seen with high velocity rifle rounds.
I've known of people shot 1 inch below their bulletproof vest, severing the femoral artery who didn't last 30 seconds, and I have walked into the ER to see a friend who was shot twice and the first thing he said was he wouldn't be able to meet me in the mornng as scheduled.
When it's your time, it's your time, and all the prepping in the world won't bring you back. That's why more firearm owners should listen and learn about safety, primarily do not point a firearm at anything you do not wish to destroy. A Missouri State Police sniper had a .308 that when loaded, would go off on it's on, due to a build up of WD-40 on the internal parts causing the internal parts to slip and the firearm to fire. The best of plans will run afoul in an emergency but a quick call to 911 with good directions for an EMT team to follow, are a good start. I always carry a first aid kit with me in each vehicle and another in my small backpack that is in the vehicle, and have had basic first aid training. Best thing is to avoid a gunshot wound at all costs, if it happens, deal with it expeditiously but understand you can't unring the bell.
It's 13 Interstate miles to UMC Trauma Center, more like 15 from Magnolia to the UMC Doors. With little traffic that is a 20 minute minimum IF you left immediately and did not wait for an ambulance. I've been in law enforcement almost 21 years, lost the partner I was riding with and knew 5 others who were shot and killed as well as others who were shot and lived. It's a good idea to know where UMC Trauma Center is located, but shooting in a rural area has inherent dangers that must be understood. Rifle and shotgun wounds are bad no matter what is destroyed, handgun rounds are more like being stabbed with an object the same diameter as the projectile, ie no hydrostatic shock as seen with high velocity rifle rounds.
I've known of people shot 1 inch below their bulletproof vest, severing the femoral artery who didn't last 30 seconds, and I have walked into the ER to see a friend who was shot twice and the first thing he said was he wouldn't be able to meet me in the mornng as scheduled.
When it's your time, it's your time, and all the prepping in the world won't bring you back. That's why more firearm owners should listen and learn about safety, primarily do not point a firearm at anything you do not wish to destroy. A Missouri State Police sniper had a .308 that when loaded, would go off on it's on, due to a build up of WD-40 on the internal parts causing the internal parts to slip and the firearm to fire. The best of plans will run afoul in an emergency but a quick call to 911 with good directions for an EMT team to follow, are a good start. I always carry a first aid kit with me in each vehicle and another in my small backpack that is in the vehicle, and have had basic first aid training. Best thing is to avoid a gunshot wound at all costs, if it happens, deal with it expeditiously but understand you can't unring the bell.
