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If I were you I'd grab him and GTFO. Even with a total airway obstruction (which it doesn't sound like he has) he'll be ok for the 60 seconds it takes to drag him to cover somewhere. Both airway and bleeding are going to be an issue for this guy. It might be easier to cric him then pack his wound with either a hemostatic gauze or just plan gauze. While I'll agree that you dont have to cric every dude with a missing face it Does make managing bleeding a lot easier if you secure his airway first, and then pack to your hearts content. You can clamp if you can ID the vessel, but in a field setting with ugly GSWs that are badly bleeding I have never been able to ID a vessel. At that point he is probably stable enought to get into your rig and start transporting while you start dealing with the rest of his issues.
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