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Reading a very informative article by Greg Elifritz on the Best Tourniquets, I saw this simple graphic that explains what to use when in case of blood loss.
The image comes from a Homeland Security paper: First Responder Guide for Improving Survivability in Improvised Explosive Device and or Active Shooter Incidents
Semi-retired like Vito Corleone before the heart attack. Consiglieri to J.Kb and AWA. I lived in a Gun Control Paradise: It sucked and got people killed. I do believe that Freedom scares the political elites.
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Another excellent source for information and infographics on this subject is Stop the Bleed, https://www.stopthebleed.org/resources-poster-booklet, also associated with Homeland Security (but I don’t hold that against them). Attend the class if you have the opportunity.
Skinnedknuckles. Agree completely. We went to a tourniquet class put on by Stop The Bleed and learned a bunch.
There is a tourniquet in the range bag, one in each car, and one in the knife drawer at home.
I suggest you buy the bright orange tourniquets as they are much easier to find when you are stressed, and add a small permanent marker to the kit.
Nice and clear.
It’s funny about tourniquets. My father’s boy scout handbook talked at length about the use of tourniquets. When I took first aid as a scout myself, tourniquets were out, you weren’t supposed ever to use them. Now they are back.
Is pressure on the artery (upstream of the wound) ever practiced or taught anymore?
Yes. Tourniquet school also covered when direct pressure should be used as well as when you should pack the wound.