How to Apply a Tourniquet.(Illustration)Fine, Kenneth C
Learning how to apply a tourniquet correctly can save a life by stopping or slowing bleeding until 911 emergency help arrives. Tourniquets are bands that are tied around an arm or leg when bleeding is uncontrollable due to a severe wound like agunshot, stabbing, or heavy machinery accident. I...
Tourniquets are no longer a last resort. If you feel like the amount of blood pouring or spurting out of a limb (tourniquets are only for limbs) is serious, then use a tourniquet. You can always remove it later. The point of a tourniquet is to cut off blood flow before it leaks ou...
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Apply a dry bandage Take an over-the-counter pain reliever Call a family member Worksheet PrintWorksheet 1. If a grease burn causes a blister to form, what should a person do to the blister? Pop it Leave it alone Cut it open with a knife or scapel ...
The surgeon would knock out the patient with a chloroform-soaked rag, and then quickly apply a tourniquet above the injury site before using a sharp knife to slice through the skin andmuscle. The bones were next sawed through -- earning Civil War surgeons the nickname "Sawbones" -- and the...
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20. Fist clenching.Instruct the patient to clench and unclench his or her fist to compress distal veins and distend them; this helps in the venous filling. 21. Use the multiple-tourniquet technique.By using two or three latex tourniquets, apply one high on the arm and leave for 2 minutes...
THIS COURSE WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO: Perform CPR. Save people from choking. Use of AED- Automated External Defibrillator (found in public places). How and when to apply different bandages tourniquets and dressings. Treat bleeding and trauma injuries. ...