Templar soldiers

[ysi_maniac]

Templar Soldiers

Historic documentation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar

[ysi_maniac]

[NARSES2]

Very neat, I like those 

[rickshaw]

Nice aiming point, right over the heart there on the chest...   

[Riksbar]

Nice aiming point, right over the heart there on the chest...         

I was thinking the same thing.   I can't help thinking the first thing actual operational troops would have that covered in Gods camp paint (mud) pretty quickly.

[Old Wombat]

Actually, it's a bit high & to the left but a sucking chest wound is no laughing matter, either.

[zenrat]

Actually, it's a bit high & to the left but a sucking chest wound is no laughing matter, either.

We were taught how to deal with them in one of my first ever adult First Aid training courses (credit card, surgical tape, make a basic flap valve).  I always wanted to try it out.  I'm glad I haven't ever had to but I still remember what to do.  They dropped it from later iterations of the course.
Kit would love doing an Australian First Aid course.  The section on how to deal with bites and stings takes ages.   

[PR19_Kit]

Kit would love doing an Australian First Aid course.  The section on how to deal with bites and stings takes ages.   

A whole WEEK even, as there's such a huge chance of getting one or the other down there!

[rickshaw]

My first ever First Aid course was through the Army.  I haven't had to treat any bullet wounds since then, though.  If anybody gets wounded, please call on me.  I remember all the stuff, even if it was over 40 years ago...   

[zenrat]

I was taught the sucking chest wound treatment in London.  It wasn't included in the 'strayan courses.  Prolly left out to make room for treating Blue Ringed Octopua bites and Cone Shell stings...

[Old Wombat]

I was taught how to treat sucking chest wounds with any type of plastic (preferably soft-ish, plastic lunch bags, even cling wrap & baking paper can be used) & tape but I can't remember if it was a standard Senior First Aid course or RAN training.