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How do you apply torniquet on infected wound?
You don't. A tourniquet is a really tight fitting band intended to compress tissue and vessels to the point where there's no blood flowing past the tourniquet. It's useful to stop heavy bleeding, but doesn't do any good at all for an infection. As the goal of a tourniquet is to stop all blood flow, it will also begin to starve the healthy tissue "downstream" of the tourniquet of blood, which will lead to further damage fairly fast. Only use them when there's really no other option.
Would the Riester ri-clip Tourniquet for Blood Stasis make a good Tourniquet in a emergency first aid situation?
It would. Remember, almost anything that can cut off blood flow will make a good tourniquet in an emergency. Just don't leave it on too long.
Can surgical spirit be good for acne?
is surgical spirit good for the skin
What is a tourniquet used for?
A lightly applied tourniquet is used to engorge your veins prior to venipuncture. While a tourniquet can be used to stop catastrophic blood loss, it rarely is used for this and probably should be used less than it is. Here's why: If you have a bleeding forearm, a tourniquet proximal to the wound can be cranked down to stop ALL bloodflow. The good news is the bleeding has stopped. The bad news is all the blood distal to the tourniquet is quickly deoxygenating, and the blood and the tissue it was feeding is now in the process of dying. So are agents of the immune system in that area. And, as there's an open wound, the risk if infection is high, and increases every second. There quickly comes a point where the contents of the forearm below the tourniquet are quite septic. At this time, releasing the tourniquet floods a compromised body with a surprisingly heavy bacterial and viral load as well as a quantity of deoxygenated blood which will oxygenate very quickly indeed, which is clearly undesirable. The alternative is amputation. If there were no alternative, we could discuss this in sepulchral tones and figure we're saving a life at the cost of a limb. But we aren't. Nearly ANY wound on an extremity can be controlled by direct pressure. This includes guillotine amputations and a variety of other horrors. I imagine that somewhere out there, there's a wound so bad that I'd need to tourniquet it, but then I'd have to wonder if even a tourniquet would be enough? At that rarified point, there may be no good answer. In short, once the staple of battlefield medicine, the tourniquet is rarely used in a first aid context except for venipuncture nowadays.
How you treat your patient with gun shot?
First you establish and maintain an open airway, good breathing, and good circulation/heartbeat. The bleeding must be controlled with pressure and possibly a tourniquet. High flow oxygen as well as two IVs to replace the fluid lost by bleeding. Any other treatment depends on where the wound is on the body. Gunshots are definitively treated with surgery, our job is to keep them alive until they reach the hospital.
How long is a surgical consent good for?
In the state of Louisiana if a surgical consent is signed prior to surgery how long is that consent good for?
Is surgical spirit good for the hair?
no
What is a good adverb for the word bleeding?
When there is a lot of bleeding, it is often said that the person in question is bleeding profusely. Otherwise, perhaps this person is only bleeding slightly.
Explain why must the tourniquet being removed immediately after the blood started to fill the syringe?
to allow the blood to continue flowing. the tourniquet backs up the blood and makes the veins more big and firm. After the needle is in ur good to go. but the blood has to flow
What is a surgical technologist salary like?
A surgical technologist assists in surgical operations. The technologist is crucial in operations and pays about $40,000 a year ($20.00 an hour). Good luck!
Your ear is bleeding from inside. you have a cold. Is ear bleeding bad?
Well, its probably not good.
Why should a tourniquet not be left for more than one minute?
The reason to use a tourniquet is to stop blood from going out of the body, or to stop contaminated blood from reaching the general circulation (other parts of the body). You might apply a tourniquet "above" where a person has been bitten by a snake or spider to stop the venom from spreading to other areas of the body. For example, if the bite is on a hand, you would apply the tourniquet on the arm...where biceps/triceps are...or forearm if you are really quick in banding the tourniquet. The most common reason to use a tourniquet is to stop the flow of blood from a severed artery. For example, if you are first on the scene of an accident and you see a person on the ground with blood spurting out of an ankle, you would immediately apply a tourniquet to the lower leg ...you can use a belt. Here is where is gets dangerous. If you do not apply pressure, the person will most likely "bleed out" or go into shock from blood loss, etc...so, by applying a tourniquet, you may save the person's life; you can let up on the pressure for a few seconds to allow blood to flow to the foot/lower leg....BUT, in a severe gash in a leg...severed femoral artery (huge pipe)...the person will die if you do not apply a very tight and permanent tourniquet. The larger the diameter of the artery that is sliced, the faster the patient will go into shock and bleed out. In this case, unless the person gets to a cardiovascular surgeon immediately, the leg will most likely have to be amputated. This typepf pressure cuts off all the blood to every part of the body that is "south of" or distal to the tourniquet. Continuous pressure is necessary..and hopefully you will have your cell phone and a free hand to dial 911. The order of events is always dial 911 FIRST...but if you know what you're doing, you can formulate a plan to stop the bleeding WHILE you call 911... Hopefully Good Samaritan Laws will apply if you are ever put to the test! If you are interested in helping in emergencies, I hope you will go to your local fire department and sign up to take the CERT training..(Certified Emergency Response Team). You will learn a lot of first aid, CPR and how to interact with the public in a crisis.
