Stop you from bleeding to death?

Answer 1

In almost every situation, Direct Pressure is the stop-bleed of choice. It works extremely well and doesn't create coplications other methods bring to the table. * Get a large sterile sponge (ideally -- but a towel or even a T-shirt will do). * Press hard against the wound, pressing hardest at the place where most of the bleeding occurs. If the sponge soaks through, don't replace it unless you must -- instead, place another over it. * You can enhance the effect of direct pressure by: * ** Elevating the limb ** Pressing on pressure points (areas where the blood vessel comes near the surface). * Tourniquets are Dangerous. Do not use one unless there is absolutely no other way to control bleeding. When you tie off a tourniquet, do so with the knowledge that this may easily cause the loss of a limb. To use, tie off the tourniquet proxiimal to the heart and as close to the wound as possible, and tighten with a windlass -- a stick placed inside the loop, twisted to tighten the tourniquet only until bleeding stops. Tie off the windlass, note the time on a piece of paper and pin it to the victim. DO NOT leave the vicitm if at all possible. Do not remove the tourniquet if there's a possibility of transport or turnover to a physician in the next few hours. Tourniquets are a last resort -- avoid if at all possible.

Answer 2

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