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  2. Emergency tourniquet - Wikipedia

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    Correct use of tourniquet devices has been shown to save lives under austere conditions with comparatively low risk of injury. In field trials, prompt application of emergency tourniquets before the patient goes into shock are associated with higher survival rates than any other scenario where tourniquets were used later or not at all. [2] [3]

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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  6. Esmarch bandage - Wikipedia

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    Esmarch bandage (also known as Esmarch's bandage for surgical haemostasis or Esmarch's tourniquet) in its modern form is a narrow (5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in) wide) soft rubber bandage that is used to expel venous blood from a limb (exsanguinate) that has had its arterial supply cut off by a tourniquet. The limb is often elevated as the elastic ...

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    The 65-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, was swimming alone in the ocean at Rockaway Beach just before 6pm on Monday when a shark bit her left leg, the city parks department said ...

  8. Pathophysiology of nerve entrapment - Wikipedia

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    Complete ischema, such as the application of a tourniquet, is followed by hyperexcitability and then loss of nerve function over 60-90 minutes. [4] The ischema is immediately reversible when the block is released, as long as the duration of ischema is not too long, such as 1-2 hours. [2] [4]

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    Foods like cooked rice and potato salad that are left out for too long are also prone to grow the bacteria that causes foodborne illness. Common symptoms of food poisoning include stomach aches ...

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