In our race to use tourniquets for controlling hemorrhage, we often lose sight of the value of good direct pressure as a hemorrhage control technique.
Proven commercially available tourniquets are almost always going to be better options for controlling significant extremity hemorrhage than direct pressure because tourniquets can be made “hands-free” once secured in place. Additionally, you can carry many more tourniquets than you have hands. However, dedicated medical equipment may not always be available and even when present, takes time to put into action. See the article for more information.
Note, this block is not taken from our professionally filmed courses, but we felt it was so immediately applicable you’d want to see it right away.
The Airway, Breathing, Circulation model fails in root cause analysis: The ultimate goal of having an open airway is to oxygenate blood, which is best done while still in the body. Stopping massive bleeding must be the first priority because failure to do so would render the remaining priorities pointless if the casualty dies of massive hemorrhage.
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