BLEEDING CONTROL
There are 2 ways to control bleeding. You will need to choose the best method based on the severity of the bleeding and the circumstances you are in. Minor wounds may only require one type of bleeding control, whereas severe wounds may require multiple methods, or perhaps both!
DIRECT PRESSURE
The simplest and most effective method for controlling external bleeding is to place a dressing over the bleeding site and apply direct pressure with your gloved hand. A venous bleed usually stops in a couple of minutes, while an arterial bleed may take 5-10 minutes or possibly even longer. Serious arterial bleeds will not clot no matter how long you hold them, which means you must maintain continuous direct pressure.
If the dressings become soaked with blood, do not remove them. Instead, layer on several more dressings and reapply pressure. In effect, this creates a clot. Once bleeding has stopped, you can place a bandage or tape over the dressing to hold it in place.
TOURNIQUET
Tourniquets' play an important role critical role in bleeding control
According to the Mayo clinic, tourniquets have been used in varying forms since the time of Sushruta, an Indian surgeon, around 600 B.C. Another instance of early tourniquet use involved Dr. Etienne Morel in the 1674 Battle of Flanders — considered the beginning of the modern tourniquet.
Tourniquets have a long and somewhat conflicting 66 Trauma
history. in a 2001 report to The Red Cross, a well- known physician called tourniquets "an instrument of the devil that sometimes saves a life." Recently, tourniquets have been viewed as an invaluable lifesaving tool, provided they are applied at the right time and correctly.
A tourniquet's primary purpose is to stop life- threatening external bleeding, most often from trauma. Emergency medical services regularly use tourniquets today alongside other bleeding control methods. Tourniquets are useful as it is often difficult to maintain consistent pressure for an extended time using simple direct pressure; and tourniquets both avoid disrupting clot formation and allow safer patient transport.
Tourniquets can be misunderstood and misapplied up to 25% of the time according to an article in Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.
Having a tourniquet is great, knowing how to use it is way better!
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