A person can die from blood loss within five minutes. It's often the nearest bystander who has the best chance of saving that person's life. Stop the Bleed i...
Always worth doing a refresher on first aid procedure now that we're basically always in the cool zone.
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.
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.