In the field, this is a dangerous, last ditch effort to control bleeding in an extremity by mechanically compressing blood vessels leading to and from said extremity. The underlying intent is to save the patient's life, perhaps at the expense of the limb.
A tourniquet is placed on a bleeding extremity in the case that bleeding can not be stopped by any other mean.
Application of pressure points well depending on the extrimity or use a tourniquet.
Application of pressure points well depending on the extrimity or use a tourniquet.
If you are trained and have materials available, that's criteria for a tourniquet.
If you are trained and have materials available, that's criteria for a tourniquet.
The correct spelling is torrential (in a torrent, a sudden deluge).
If these two actions do not control the bleeding and it is located on and extremity the use something called a tourniquet to stop all blood flow to the extremity. Please look up the proper way to use a tourniquet because if used improperly, a person could loose a limb.
Pressure point. Then if the bleeding still isn't controlled, tourniquet. But check with your local protocols (if you're working in EMS)
Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT)
until the bleeding stops
Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT)
what artey pressure point will stop bleeding in arm