Don& #39;t plug gunshot wounds with tampons! DO locate the source of bleeding with a gloved finger and pack the site with gauze.

Don& #39;t do chemistry in people& #39;s eyeballs! DO use water to rise chemical weapons from eyes.

DON& #39;T pack a chest or abdomen wound with gauze. DO make a seal by taping a flexible airtight material down on THREE SIDES (seen ppl use an empty bag of chips, credit card, anything). MONITER THEM CLOSELY. Remove if breathing rapidly worsens- this is a rare condition but happens.

DON& #39;T think you aren& #39;t experienced enough to help! DO know the limits of your knowledge. Get creative within what you know rather than trying to do something you don& #39;t know how to do. This is how a bad day turns into the last day of someone& #39;s life

One last thing that YOU can do to save someone& #39;s life from a piercing gunshot wound-- Apply FIRM, direct pressure to the site of the bleed. Use a t shirt, rag, towel, gauze... It is the difference between life or death. Do this (or direct someone to) before you do anything else!

Great point from the replies: unless there is *major bleeding* or the person& #39;s heart or lungs have completely ceased functioning, your priority is usually to get them out and to the hospital.

Other tips y& #39;all have??