What would you do if you were out with your buddies having some fun shooting on their property and one of them got accidentally shot? Would you be equipped with the lifesaving tools you need?
I was out to lunch with my buddy today and he was telling me about the last time he was up in the backwoods of Tennessee having some fun shooting with a bunch of friends. They all brought their different guns and were having a ball.
They were easily hours from any hospital. I asked him if they had any sort of trauma kit with them in case there was an accident. His answer was no. Kinda what I expected his answer to be.
It got me thinking. How commonplace is it that this goes on? Living here in South Carolina, there are boatloads of places where people can shoot on their own property. And, yes, I am a little jealous. We have a good amount of rural country out here.
Are you one of these lucky people that is able to shoot on yours or a friend’s rural piece of property, or even at an outdoor gun club where many times it might just be you and one other person on the property?
If the answer is yes, do you carry a trauma kit just in case there’s an accident and you or someone else gets shot? If not, I don’t think I need to tell you how foolish that is.
Throughout our daily lives, we take precautions to avoid injury or equip ourselves with equipment to resolve a situation. Some of us keep a fire extinguisher near our grills. We wear seat belts. We wear safety glasses when shooting, or edge trimming the lawn.
We wear ear protection when working with loud machinery or shooting at the range. Yet, most of us do not invest as little as 50 bucks to equip ourselves with a trauma kit should somebody get shot while enjoying our hobby.
If this is you, please take a moment and buy one, and add it to your range bag. It very well could save someone’s life should the unthinkable happen. This is just one scenario where equipping yourself with a trauma kit is a wise idea.
Until next time… Be safe,
Joe Shahoud
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Joe Shahoud is the owner and lead instructor at Safe Family Defense LLC, a firearms training academy that serves the greater Columbia, SC area specializing in pistol, concealed weapons permits, and general education in personal safety.
Joe is also the owner of LANCE Tactical, an up and coming brand of products essential to the defense-minded individual, and an online retailer that specializes in fast-access smart gun safes and other essential gear.
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