Alpo Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 He has been shot. Birdshot, but he has been shot. He is taking aspirin for the pain. But he has actual holes in his arm, from which blood issues. Aspirin is a blood thinner, and should therefore make him bleed more, or at least easier. Would aspirin be a good or a bad choice for a painkiller for a gunshot wound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 14 minutes ago, Alpo said: He has been shot. Birdshot, but he has been shot. He is taking aspirin for the pain. But he has actual holes in his arm, from which blood issues. Aspirin is a blood thinner, and should therefore make him bleed more, or at least easier. Would aspirin be a good or a bad choice for a painkiller for a gunshot wound? Bad choice, very bad choice. Aspirin is an antiplatelet and as such will make bleeding hard to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Tylenol would be a much better choice. I'd be more concerned about lead poisoning than the bleeding, however. It clearly warrants capable medical attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 He went to the hospital and had the shot removed (Proof, Dick Francis). This is the next day, and he's taking aspirin for the pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 With birdshot I wouldn’t worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 I’ve been shot with birdshot before, 7 1/2 and the next day it didn’t even feel like I’d been shot. The most painful part of the whole deal was when the veterinarian that I was hunting with dug the birdshot out with tweezers and forceps and washed the holes out with alcohol. My practice wife wasn’t impressed when I got home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: With birdshot I wouldn’t worry about it. Wouldn't worry about the amount of blood you would be losing through birdshot holes? Or wouldn't worry about the pain from such a puny little wee-pon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Alpo said: Wouldn't worry about the amount of blood you would be losing through birdshot holes? Or wouldn't worry about the pain from such a puny little wee-pon? Oh I always worry about pain. I practically faint if I get snapped with a rubber band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORNERY OAF Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 throw away the aspirin, break out the bourbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 A real gunshot wound, as opposed to a few pellets, isn't going to be amenable to aspirin anyway. If you have one of those inflicted, get treatment for the wound and worry about analgesia afterwards. And anyway, the analgesia for a wound is narcotics. I've been shot! I need an aspirin! Don't think so..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Jose Cuervo and a bottle of Percocet will work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 When I was about 11 years old, a friend and I hiked back thru woods behind the house in Summerhill N.C. Looking for snakes. There was a family that lived deep in the woods and was a pig farmer. We started harassing the pigs by throwing sticks at them. Before we knew it, the man that lived there showed up with a shotgun and began shooting at us. i had a hard time explaining to my mother at the hospital, just how I ended up with rock salt in my butt. Not sure I’ve ever cried so hard for so long. Never harassed another animal since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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