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The patented Combat Application Tourniquet® (C-A-T®) has been the Official Tourniquet of the U.S. Army since 2005—and for good reason. Not only doe...
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Most commercial tourniquets are designed to accommodate one-handed operation. In a traumatic bleeding emergency, you won’t always have someone else...
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A gunshot wound to the arm may be less life-threatening than a gunshot wound to the chest or head, but it’s still life-threatening nonetheless—espe...
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Bleeding from a gunshot wound requires immediate intervention. The average ambulance response time is 7 to 10 minutes, but a serious trauma victim ...
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A gunshot injury to the leg is always a medical emergency and can be fatal in as little as five minutes if the bullet hits a major artery, causing ...
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The number of tourniquets you should carry depends on the likelihood you will need to use one, how many people you might need to treat, and how muc...
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Life-threatening bleeding can occur suddenly and without warning—usually from a traumatic injury—and immediate action is needed to prevent the pati...
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Losing blood for any reason can be frightening, but how much blood can you lose before you die? The answer to this question is usually expressed as...
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Arterial bleeding, also known as pulsatile bleeding, is the most dangerous type of blood loss, and knowing how to stop it can quite literally mean ...
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A ruptured artery can cause a person to bleed out quickly if the trauma isn’t brought under control. When we refer to “bleeding out,” we’re specifi...
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There are several kinds of tourniquet kits on the market that have been designed for traumatic bleeding control. All bleeding control kits contain ...
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When talking about tourniquet application, rescuers are instructed to feel for a "distal pulse"— or, more specifically, to confirm the absence of a...
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