Tourniquet - A life saving device

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What is a Tourniquet?
A tourniquet is a device that is used to apply pressure to a limb or extremity in order to stop the flow of blood. It may be used in emergencies, in surgery, or in post-operative rehabilitation.

How to use it?
For life-threatening bleeding from an arm or leg and a tourniquet is available:

Wrap the tourniquet around the bleeding arm or leg about 2 to 3 inches above the bleeding site (be sure NOT to place the tourniquet onto a joint - go above the joint if necessary)

Pull the free end of the tourniquet to make it as tight as possible and secure the free end.

Twist or wind the windlass (rod) until bleeding stops

Secure the windlass (rod) to keep the tourniquet tight.

Note the time the tourniquet was applied.

Note: A tourniquet will cause pain but it is necessary to stop life-threatening bleeding.

Further Reading

How to Apply a Tourniquet - Emergency Management | Binghamton University

www.binghamton.edu

The crucial role of tourniquets in trauma care - Mayo Clinic

www.mayoclinic.org

Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T)

The CAT uses a windlass system with free-moving internal band to provide true circumferential pressure in the event of a traumatic wound with significant hemorrhage.

www.narescue.com

Tourniquet - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

www.sciencedirect.com

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

yeah, u gotta know how to use it properly
I took the 2 days Stop The Bleed class last year. Amazing skill to have!
in my task group, we had an EMT guy and he put one on each of my legs for the scenario we were doing. It hurt like mofo!
I did get back at him by hitting him with a fake amputated leg after I was done using it to scratch my back