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Although millions took the streets today to demonstrate against Donald Trump's power grab, there was only one shooting, in Salt Lake City. Nonetheless, it is important to learn what you can do if a person is shot near you at a demonstration. Please read this guide. crimethinc.com/gunshotwounds 🧵⬇️

crimethinc.comA Demonstrator’s Guide to Responding to Gunshot WoundsEven if you have no medical training, there are things you can do to maximize the likelihood that a person who is shot in your vicinity will survive.

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Today, there were vehicular attacks targeting demonstrators in San Francisco and Culpeper County, Virginia. Republican media outlets and politicians have spent years promoting and even seeking to legalize using vehicles to murder demonstrators. They are to blame. crimethinc.com/VehicularAtt...

crimethinc.comThe Culture of Vehicular AttacksThe murder of Deona Marie Erickson in Minneapolis was the result of years of right-wing efforts to normalize—and even legalize—vehicular attacks.

We give thanks that neither the mercenaries in uniform nor the fascists who support them succeeded in murdering anyone in the street today, despite their carelessness and brutality. Even when protesting together is dangerous, it's not as dangerous as silence and submission. Stand up for each other.

Suzette Smith@suzettesmith.bsky.social

Vincent took a less lethal to the eye. He’s says he’s an ER nurse. Protesters call him an ambulance.

This is valuable instruction. I’m an RN who has no ER experience or any basic first aid training, or any experience in protest-related injuries. Thank you for the link—I’ll be reading it again and looking for other resources as well.

Many local street medic collectives host trainings, structured like workshops, which can help you learn and practice these skills. If you can't find something from street medics and you can afford the fee, take a stop the bleed course. More comprehensive and expensive is prob emt training