Always worth doing a refresher on first aid procedure now that we're basically always in the cool zone.
This is great and definitely something you can use to help someone in a trauma emergency.
But don't forget to practice CPR as well. The older you get the more likely you will be to perform CPR.
The most common person on which you will perform CPR is an older family member.
Most people do not perform adequate CPR. Remember to push hard and fast, and don't stop.
If they aren't responding and aren't breathing, Start CPR
Put your hands center chest at the nipple line
You should be compressing 110-120 times per minute which is very fast. You should be pushing quite hard, enough to compress the chest 1/3 of the depth.
Most arrests are primary arrests, so forget trying to do rescue breaths. Just compressions.
Take a CPR class you could save a life.
Remember tourniquets are only if you cannot control the bleeding with direct pressure. Tourniquets come with their own down sides, such as nerve damage, and ischemia. They are really a life over limb thing. They are also extremely painful.
This is from the BLM protests of a person with a wound in their leg from a rubber bullet. They are not bleeding at all, and they certainly don't need a TQ applied. Someone gets a little too excited and straps one on. You can hear how painful it is, since he starts screaming. A belt is used in the video actually, not a manufactured TQ, which is much less effective than an actual TQ
Don't be that person, You can and should bring first aid supplies to protests, but know how to use them or you will hurt someone.
Tourniquets come with their own down sides, such as nerve damage, and ischemia. They are really a life over limb thing. They are also extremely painful.
This has been deprecated in recent years. I believe the current wisdom is that a tourniquet is fine as long as you get them to a hospital within 8-10 hours. Double check me, but I believe it's currently advised to use a tourniquet to control serious bleeding if you have one available and let the surgery team worry about it later.
Note: I'm just some guy, please watch videos from reputable sources (red cross, hospitals) and check with your street medics.
