/MEDG/ medical general thread

>>33261386
>>33261386
A corpsman once told me that he had the training that would allow him to take a flock of sheep, skin them, and use the skins to make anthrax

Are all corpsman this insane?

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uh, I don't know if this is medicine-related or fieldcraft or survivalism or whatever. Probably not military procedure, but I've read that puffball mushrooms can be sliced thin and applied to a wound to act as a styptic.

>>33261386
What do medics actually do in modern times?

Do they get to perform battlefield surgery?

Are there any good how to's for fixing ballistic wounds and knife cuts?

Pulmonary/critical care physician here. Ask me anything

>>33261927
would swallowing one single .44 lead ball affect my health in any appreciable way?

>>33261956
Not that anon, but if you like chronic neurological damage sure go for it.

>>33261927

were doing acls codes in class and it focuses a lot on pacing and cardioversions.

so how many times have you actually had to do a synchronized cardioversion in the field?

>>33261984
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I'm not gonna do it, obviously. I just looked at a box of lead ball I have the other day and thought, "what if I just ate one?" Y'know, random thoughts and stuff. "What if I microwaved something for 30 years?" "Can I train my cat to use a knife?"