pain
Bruising. But if you needed a tourniquet, bruising is the least of your problems.
Its one of my turns
It does work .... unless the wound is too high to place the tourniquet above it.
I tried to kill the pain But only brought more I lay dying And I'm pouring Crimson regret and betrayal I'm dying, praying, bleeding and screaming Am I too lost to be saved? Am I too lost? My God, my tourniquet Return to me salvation My God, my tourniquet Return to me salvation Do you remember me? Lost for so long Will you be on the other side? Or will you forget me? I'm dying, praying, bleeding and screaming Am I too lost to be saved? Am I too lost? My God, my tourniquet Return to me salvation My God, My tourniquet Return to me salvation (Music) (I want to die) My God, my tourniquet Return to me salvation My God, my tourniquet Return to me salvation My wounds cry for the grave My soul cries for deliverance Will I be denied Christ, tourniquet? My suicide (My soul tonight)
It should never be loosened. That defeats its purpose. You should check to ensure it is still tight
because it is stupid.
In phlebotomy, the tourniquet should be tight enough to obstruct venous outflow, but not tight enough to obstruct arterial flow. Anything less than the systolic blood pressure is ok (i.e. will not obstruct arterial blood flow), but typically much less pressure is needed as veins are a low pressure system.
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.
According to CLSI the tourniquet should not be left on for more than a minute. If a suitable vein has not been found, remove the tourniquet, leave it off for two minutes, then reapply the tourniquet to look for suitable veins and/or perform the venipuncture.
When applying a tourniquet, you should place it approximately 2 inches above the wound, with enough pressure to stop the bleeding but not so tight that it cuts off all circulation.
Mama Too Tight was created on 1966-08-19.
With a properly applied tourniquet (i.e. "Pull the band very tight..." - per the instructions), you will not need to turn the windlass more than 3 rotations to achieve full occlusion of blood flow to the extremity.