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Old 08-14-2016, 09:35 PM   #19
Jeffrey S
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My wife and I were EMT's for 20 years. We give a talk on emergency medicine for coastal cruising boaters and have been doing it for 5+ years.

One of our scenarios is the typical husband pulling up the anchor. The wife hears him yell out and runs to the bow to see 3 fingers rolling down the deck. He's grabbing his hand with blood everywhere yelling for help, bandages, etc.

You're the wife. It's a serious emergency with more blood on the deck than you've ever seen in your life. What's the first thing you do to help?
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