Originally Posted By: Russ
What I think I’m reading here is that in some cases 5# of FAK does not necessarily mean a satisfactory outcome unless something more than an FAK is forthcoming.


Agreed 100%.

I was trained that there are three kinds of casualties:

  • People who will live even if you do nothing
  • People who will die no matter what you do
  • People who will live if you execute the right interventions in a timely fashion, and then get them to definitive care rapidly


For any situation where definitive care isn't available for some period of time, the third category gets smaller as the second category gets bigger.