I believe so, at least until better qualified medical personnel arrive.

Ditto to what El Gato said.

all of us on the boats

 

had enuff med training to keep a guy alive for half hour

 

after that a medevac had better be there

 

at nui cho chi

 

there wasnt anybody else there or i couldnt find them

 

so i took care of my own schrapnel wounds to both legs

There's a lot of "ifs" in this question.  With minimal First Aid equipment or something that could be improvised, I have enough skills from basic First Aid training and Combat Medical School, to render aid.  That said, you've got to get EMT's or ParaMedics on-scene as fast as possible.

 

Gunshot wounds are tricky things because until the victim is gotten to a trauma center or hospital, the extent and severity of the wound or wounds is not known.

 

Among the worst killers in the gunshot wound department are the lowly .22 short, long, and long rifle and the .25 ACP.  Why?  Because either of these low powered bullets when it hits bone, will follow the bone and do much more damage to soft tissue and muscle.  An ER doctor will confirm this.

 

1.  Stop (or contain) the bleeding.

2.  Protect the wound.

3.  Prevent or treat shock.

4.  Get medical aid immediately.

 

Any kind of wound can be serious, but there are many variables in a gunshot wound.  Real life is not like the movies or TV.  People who get shot are not up and running about by the next commercial.  Gunshot wounds are serious stuff and you've got to render immediate aid and get medical assistance for the victim as quickly as possible.