How to Stop the Bleed With a Tourniquet
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- čas přidán 4. 05. 2020
- May is Stop the Bleed Month and aims to raise awareness on the importance of bleeding control. One of the most valuable tools you can keep on-hand to control bleeding is a reliable tourniquet.
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To apply a tourniquet, orient it so that the direction of pull is toward the midline of the body. Place the tourniquet as high as possible on the injured limb, but never place it on a joint. Grab the natural loop of the tourniquet and pull toward the centerline. By not grabbing the tail of the tourniquet first, you’ll prevent it from spinning and control it much better during one-handed application.
Next, pull the tail of the tourniquet to remove as much slack as possible. If there’s still slack left, grab and move the base of the tourniquet and remove the remaining slack. Now turn the windlass of the tourniquet until the bleeding stops. Anchor the windlass by locking the end into the retention clip or D-ring. Lastly, remember to note the time that the tourniquet was applied so that higher echelon care can take note.
Practice is important and so is having your tourniquet ready to use. Consider checking out our patent-pending TourniQuick® Pouch and remember, seconds count when you’re bleeding out.
What you added in the last few seconds is so important...NOTE THE TIME! even use a sharpie in the limb is BEST, a card might get lost. . I have been a ED nurse for 19 years.
Love your vids, keep them coming (nice watch)
Dude I miss the "knot a week"! Where'd they go!?
so thats why its called a "turn" a kit
just for anyone who sees this... a lot of the "cheap" tourniquets shipped in cut rate survival packs, or even some name brands, have been found to break before applying to the correct tension. It's worth it to find an AORN rated tourniquet that is tested and proven to actually save lives.
Also important to note you should get tourniquets from known sellers. We've seen counterfeits from eBay and Amazon. ~ Rob
Great video. What clips are needed for mounting to a duty belt (short or long)?
William Freeman the best option on the market right now is the Eleven10 belt mounted tourniquet case.
If you're running it through a standard duty belt, the 4-Way Mounting System™ will allow you to mount it without clips. Vertically using the large pass-through or horizontally using the ONEWRAP straps. ~ Rob
Does a belt count because that's all I carry for this problem because because I'm too lazy to buy a proper one
What ever you use, make sure it's 3 plus inches wide. To thin and you can do even more damage the surrounding tissues.
Don't forget to release the torniquet about every 15 - 30 seconds, otherwise the limb will not get enough blood and the limb will die. This channel is dishing out incomplete information. If you going to learn how to use a tourniquet, learn from a professional not a youtube channel which covers to many topics. Jack of all trades, master of none.