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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. 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 Emergency Trauma Bandages, a newer version of the first aid pressure dressing.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

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. Types of PTSD: From Symptoms to Treatment - AOL

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   Experiencing trauma can sometimes lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This serious mental health condition is marked by changes in mood, intrusive memories, avoidant behavior, and a ...

9. Tactical Combat Casualty Care - Wikipedia

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   As an enemy is suppressed, casualties can move or be moved to more secure positions. The only medical treatment rendered in CUF is stopping life-threatening hemorrhaging (bleeding). TCCC actively endorses and recommends the early and immediate use of tourniquets to control massive external hemorrhaging of limbs.