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2. Emergency tourniquet - Wikipedia

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   Improvised tourniquet on an accidentally severed finger Emergency tourniquets are cuff-like devices designed to stop severe traumatic bleeding before or during transport to a care facility. They are wrapped around the limb, proximal to the site of trauma , and tightened until all blood vessels underneath are occluded.

3. This Army surgeon wants trauma training in local schools. He ...

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   It addressed basic trauma, first aid, tourniquets, pressure dressings, how to move an injured person, and initial triage. District nurses are certified in basic first aid and CPR.

4. Texas bill urges tourniquet training for elementary school ...

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5. Should 3rd graders learn how to use tourniquets for school ...

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   Texas mandates "battlefield trauma care" lessons in school where children learn how to apply tourniquets and chest seals in class.

6. Equipment of an American combat medic - Wikipedia

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   CAT, SOFT-T or improvised tourniquets. Tourniquets are used for the care under fire phase of tactical combat casualty care, to stop massive life-threatening hemorrhage. Noting that improvised tourniquets are seldom effective. Emergency Trauma Bandages, a newer version of the first aid pressure dressing.

7. Tourniquet - Wikipedia

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   Tourniquet being applied to an arm on a training dummy A combat tourniquet commonly used by combat medics (military environment) and EMS (civilian environment).. A tourniquet is a device that is used to apply pressure to a limb or extremity in order to create ischemia or stopping the flow of blood.

8. Emergency bleeding control - Wikipedia

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   Another method of achieving constriction of the supplying artery is a tourniquet - a band tied tightly around a limb to restrict blood flow. Tourniquets are routinely used to bring veins to the surface for cannulation, though their use in emergency medicine is more limited. Many armies carry a tourniquet as part of their personal first aid kit.

9. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The ... - The Huffington Post

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   In contrast to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which springs from fear, moral injury is a violation of what each of us considers right or wrong. The diagnosis of PTSD has been defined and officially endorsed since 1980 by the mental health community, and those suffering from it have earned broad public sympathy and understanding.